Solano Community College
School of Career Applied Technology & Business
Fall Semester 2014
Business 18 – Legal Environment of Business
Instructor: Kevin Anderson, J.D.
Office: Building 500, Room 515
Office Hours: MWF 8:30-9:00; Tu Th 8:30-9:30; Wed 12:00-12:30;
Th 5:00-6:00 PM (Vacaville)
Website: http://connect.mheducation.com/class/k-anderson-crn-80452-fall-2014-930-am
E-Mail: kevin.anderson@solano.edu
1. COURSE DESCRIPTION
A comprehensive introduction to the study of law, with specific emphasis on the legal environment of
business. Includes the legal process, legal institutions, contracts, agency, torts, employment, consumer
protection, government regulation and alternative dispute resolution (ADR), along with ethical concerns,
current public policy issues and a Bill of Rights introduction.
2. COURSE INFORMATION
This is a University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) transfer course,
however, I will not lower the standard that has been established by the Business Division. To
receive an A in this course UC and CSU academic ability is expected from you.
3. COURSE GOALS
To introduce you to the nature of law, legal institutions, legal reasoning, and legal ethics. It is
understood and expected that you have no experience in law studies.
To teach you specific and useful information about Law in the Business Environment, including
contracts, agency, torts, sales, debtor/creditor rights, partnerships, corporations, property,
employment law, criminal procedure, consumer law, computer law, and First and Fourteenth
Amendment Constitutional issues.
To teach you strategies to enable you to avoid and/or mitigate various business law problems in
both your personal and professional life, and to convince you to consider various alternatives to
traditional methods of resolving legal disputes.
To enable you to analyze and understand the legal questions, and legal reasoning involved in past
and present significant (and often controversial), legal issues and decisions, in both California and
the United States.
Solano Community College
School of Career Applied Technology & Business
Fall Semester 2014
4. TEXTBOOK (In Digital Format): Dynamic Business Law 2e by Kubasek © 2013
McGraw Hill Irwin. We will also use the Connect software for homework and exams.
5. COURSE POLICIES
Student Conduct: To create a comfortable learning environment for all students, I expect all
students enrolled in this class to attend the entire class promptly and consistently. I also expect
you to treat other students and the instructor with respect, follow the instructor’s directions for
appropriate classroom discussions and participation. I also expect students to avoid disrupting the
class in any way.
Academic Dishonesty: Cheating is a serious offense and may be punished by failure on an exam,
quiz or project; failure in the course and/or expulsion from the college. For more information refer
to the Solano Community College Catalog page 36, or the Solano Community College Student
handbook.
Need for Assistance: If you have a condition such as a physical or learning disability, which will
make it difficult for you to carry out the work or will require accommodations, please notify me
as soon as possible. You may also contact Disability Services Program (DSP).
6. EVALUATION PROCEDURES, GRADING POLICY AND SCALE
10%
25%
30%
35%
Class Participation
Midterm Exam
Homework
Final Exam
7. STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
Describe and recognize legal aspects concerning business and demonstrate the ability to make
informed and reasonable legal analyses of current public policy issues.