Nov 23, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2019-20

BUSL 2550 - Corporate Responsibility in a Legal Environment


Conceptual approach to origin, nature, structure, functions, and procedures of law, with study of corporate responsibility and ethics and introduction to constitutional, administrative, criminal, tort, product liability, contractual, international, property, agency, partnership, corporation, and employment law including equal opportunity.

Requisites: COB only and (Soph or Jr or Sr)
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
  • To acquaint students with the fundamental legal landscape in which individuals and businesses operate, with a focus on corporate responsibility and ethics.
  • To equip students to identify possible legal problems, formulate and understand legal arguments, read and understand legal materials, and ultimately identify situations in which legal assistance is needed.
  • To familiarize students with the essential processes by which law and regulation are created and changed, and through which legal disputes are resolved.


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