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WNC Catalog 2007-2008: Business 273
Course Description and Outline


BUS 273: Business Law I


2007-2008
Credits 3
Schedule of Classes Fall 2008
Spring 2008
Schedule History
(See when this course was offered over the last 3 years)
Academic Discipline Business
Academic Division Business and Computer Technology
Prerequisites none
Recommended BUS 101 or BUS 108
Transfer Information Courses with numbers 100 to 299: This course is designed to apply toward a WNC degree and/or transfer to other schools within the Nevada System of Higher Education, depending on the degree chosen and other courses completed. It may transfer to colleges and universities outside Nevada. For information about how this course can transfer and apply to your program of study, please contact a counselor.
Programs of Study This course can be found in the following programs of study:
I : Catalog Course Description
Teaches the nature and sources of law. Studies the court systems and law as related to contracts, negotiable instruments, sales, insurance, and agencies.
II : Course Objectives
  1. Recite where laws come from, how they are applied, and how they may be changed.
  2. Apply the knowledge regarding a legally enforceable promise (contract obligation).
  3. Contrast the difference between ownership, title, and possession of property.
  4. Apply the various methods of disposing of property.
III : Course Linkage
Linkage of course to educational program mission and at least one educational program outcome.

This class meets a requirement of the following: AAS-Accounting Emphasis, AAS- Applied Accounting Emphasis, AAS- General Business Emphasis, AAS- Management Emphasis, AAS- Paralegal Studies, and AAS- Real Estate Emphasis.

BUS 273 (Business Law I) addresses Student Learning Outcomes:

1. know the subject matter appropriate to the emphasis of the degree.

2. have developed managerial and personal skills essential to the current business environment.

Sections II and III were prepared on April 25, 2006. Please contact the Business and Computer Technology division for more information.
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