Introductory Business Law CLEP

Business CLEP Introductory Business Law CLEP

Overview Study Program
BUS205: Business Law & Ethics
By Saylor.org
Open Courseware
Self-paced
Workload: 132.75 hours

This course will introduce you to the laws and ethical standards that managers must abide by in the course of conducting business. Laws and ethics almost always shape a company's decision-making process: a bank cannot charge any interest rate it wants to charge - that rate must be appropriate. Car manufacturers must install hardware and develop new technologies to keep up with regulations designed to reduce pollution. By the end of this course, you will have a clear understanding of the legal and ethical environment in which businesses operate.

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An Introduction to American Law
By The University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
Scheduled MOOC
Workload: 6 hours

This course will give you a glimpse into six different areas of American law: Tort Law, Contract Law, Property, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, and Civil Procedure. You will gain insight into the complexities and dilemmas that arise from the application of law in different settings, and what is distinctive about American approaches.

Syllabus
  1. Tort Law
  2. Contract Law
  3. Property Law
  4. Constitutional Law
  5. Criminal Law
  6. Civil Procedure
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Law for the Entrepreneur and Manager
MIT
Open Courseware
Self-paced

This course provides a basic understanding of legal issues that corporations face during their existence. The course starts by providing the basic building blocks of business law. We then follow a firm through its life cycle from its "breakaway" from an established firm through it going public.
The materials covered during 15.647 (the first half of the semester) emphasize the organization and financing of the company. In the second half of the course we examine a broad array of law-sensitive issues relating to intellectual property, product development, M&A transactions, international trade, the duties of directors and officers, business disputes, and bankruptcy and reorganization.

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Company law in context
By The Open University via OpenLearn
Online Course
Self-paced

The legal issues involved in setting up and running a business can be complex and confusing, especially when some of the terms used don't seem to have clear meanings. This unit from the College of Law gives a basic introduction to the legal concepts of companies, partnerships, assets and liabilities.
After studying this unit you should be able to:
Part A:
  • describe in general terms what a business is;
  • demonstrate an appreciation of the concept of capital.
Part B:
  • identify the main types of business medium;
  • demonstrate an understanding of the key characteristics of businesses run as sole traders;
  • demonstrate an understanding of the key characteristics of businesses run in partnership;
  • identify in broad terms where the risks of business failure lie;
  • determine what are the assets and liabilities of a business using numeracy skills.
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