BUS& 201 - Business Law

Description :
- Legal institutions and processes in a business society; law as a system of social
thought, behavior and resolution. Meets business administration transfer
requirements for most institutions.

Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Read and analyze fact patterns in accordance with the legal professional case
analysis method; apply appropriate vocabulary and substantive legal principles; and
then analyze, compare and evaluate the logic, reasoning, and arguments of other
students in accordance with established legal principles.

2. Read, analyze, compare and evaluate the merits and logic of the arguments
presented in a case and critically examine how social/cultural attitudes and values
affect and are affected by the court’s holding in a case.

3. Work cooperatively and as a team with other students in debating ideas, including
listening attentively to other opinions, viewpoints, and cultural perspectives and
weigh the merits of same.

4. Describe the basic principles of business law subjects such as constitutional authority
to regulate business; common law contracts; the Uniform Commercial Code; agency;
business associations; real and personal property and business related torts.

5. Demonstrate an understanding of the law, its historical development, judicial process

and the role of law in a complex social system, with emphasis on the American legal
system and its institutions.

6. Analyze and evaluate ideas of ethics, social responsibility, and justice, and, when
confronted with an ethical dilemma, weigh the arguments for alternative courses of
action and logically persuasively argue for a particular course of conduct.

CMST& 101 - INTRODUCTION TO COMMUNICATION:CD

Description :
An overview of the field of communication with an emphasis on the interpersonal approach,
small group communication, mass communication, and public speaking.

Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the elements and the transactional nature of

communication.

2. Identify influences of perception, empathy, language, and nonverbal communication

on relational dynamics.

3. Develop new listening habits and active listening skills.

4. Develop a personal, constructive approach to dealing with conflict situations through

speech communication strategies of conflict resolution.

5. Practice the principles of effective group communication, identify the various roles
and norms in the group communication process, and understand the characteristics
of leadership.

6. Construct speech outlines incorporating a thesis statement and specific purpose.

7. Demonstrate the ability to create audience-centered messages.

8. To demonstrate an understanding for how media shapes our sense of self and our
core identities (ex. gender, race, age, ability, etc.) and our understanding of the world,
and practice evaluating those messages.