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3.00 Credits
This course examines the broad philosophical as well as practical nature and function of the legal system, and introduces students to the legal and social responsibilities of business.The course includes an introduction to the legal system, the federal courts, Constitutional law, the United States Supreme Court, the civil process, and regulatory areas such as employment discrimination, protection of the environment, and corporate governance and securities markets.(Prerequisite: junior standing) Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys issues arising out of federal laws designed to protect the environment and manage resources.It considers in detail the role of the Environmental Protection Agency in the enforcement of environmental policies arising out of such laws as the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Clear Air Act, among others.The course also considers the impact of Congress, political parties, bureaucracy, and interest groups in shaping environmental policy, giving special attention to the impact of environmental regulation on business and private property rights.Three credits.
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This course examines the components of common law contracts including the concepts of offer and acceptance, consideration, capacity and legality, assignment of rights and delegation of duties, as well as discharge of contracts.The course covers Articles 2 and 2A of the Uniform Commercial Code relating to leases, sales of goods, and warranties.The course also considers personal and real property, and bailments.(Prerequisite: BU 211) Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course offers an analysis of legal principles related to the law of agency, sole proprietorships, partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies, and other business forms.The second half of the course addresses several sections of the Uniform Commercial Code, such as negotiable instruments, bank collections and deposits and secured transactions.Finally, the course examines the law of suretyship, debtor-creditor relationships, and bankruptcy.(Prerequisite: BU 211) Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines a variety of legal issues related to the workplace including the doctrine of employment at will, employee privacy, and the history and development of labor unions and the legal protections afforded by the National Labor Relations Act.A study of the role of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in eradicating discrimination based on race, sex, religion, national origin, age, and disability occupies a major portion of the course.Other employment issues include affirmative action, worker safety, and compensation. This course meets the U.S. diversity requirement. Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the development of American law relating to women and gender, and its interrelationship with women's status and achievement in the workplace.The course focuses on how social concepts of gender have impacted law and work in the United States.Topics include: the historical context: the "cult of true womanhood;" the early feminist challenges; and early protective legislation; Constitutional development of the ideas of gender equality; equal employment opportunity laws; family issues including family leave, pregnancy, and benefits protection; current theoretical perspectives on women in work and law; and special issues regarding women of color, women in blue collar jobs, women in management, and women as entrepreneu rs.This course meets the U.S. diversity requiremen t. Three credits
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3.00 Credits
This interdisciplinary study of these two aspects of the business environment is cross-listed as AE 391.Topics focus on the interaction of law and ethics, and the regulatory public policy issues in such areas as multiculturalism, work and family, the environment, product safety, international business, and advertising.This course is the capstone experience for students earning a minor in business law and ethics.(Prerequisites: AE 291, BU 211, two other courses in either law or applied ethics, or permission of the instructor) Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This seminar investigates ethical dilemmas of business management, primarily as encountered in real cases.Themes vary from year to year.Format: guest presenta-tions by members of the business community, followed by discussion.(Prerequisites: two courses in philosophy or religious studies) Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This basic course in engineering graphics coordinates and is taught simultaneously with 2D AutoCAD application.Board work covers geometric constructions, theory of orthographic projection, perspective and visualization, dimensioning, tolerancing, sections, assembly drawing, and geometric tolerancing.The course stresses esthetics and technical sketching.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course, which uses the most up-to-date version of AutoCAD software, begins with an overview of computer-aided drafting, covering the fundamentals in orthographic projection; the creation, modification, and manipulation of geometry in the two-dimensional and three-dimensional environment; dimensioning; layering; and view and world coordinate systems.The course includes wire frame and solid model construction and the application of CAD to engineering drawings.(Prerequisite: CD 211) Three credits. Courses offered through the School of Engineering are described below.Course descriptions for all other required courses in mathematics, physics, computer science, humanities, and fine arts can be found in the appropriate departmental listing under the College of Arts and Sciences section of this catalog.
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