Describe the American legal system and the role of government in business.

Course Description:
This course is an introduction to law and ethics and outlines the ethical responsibilities managers face when conducting business. This course includes vulnerability to lawsuits and litigation. American and international perspective and interpretations of laws and ethical standards are discussed.

Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

• Describe the American legal system and the role of government in business.

• Explain Anti-trust law-restraint to trade, employment law and their impact on business.

• Discuss the role of internet law and ethics in the changing environment of business.

• Differentiate true situations that show how business law impacts organizations and individuals.

• Explain the legal principles that can be used in business.

• Compare the frameworks that can be used to analyze and resolve legal issues in business decision making.

• Summarize the legal frameworks that influence decisions making in business.

• Explain the importance of government regulation of business.

Textbooks & Resources:

MCADAMS (2012). LAW, BUSINESS AND SOCIETY (10th ed.). McGraw-Hill Publishing.

Course Overview:

This course is broken into 9 modules. Each module represents 1 week. Each module will consist of lectures on course material and 3 assignments: Discussion, Task, and Lesson. You should plan to spend a substantial amount of time a week to complete the Discussion, Task and Lesson Assignments.

Assignments:
This course will consist of weekly lectures tasks, lessons, and discussions. Each student has a responsibility for the following:

1. Read the assigned course material.

2. Regular attendance (See Online Attendance Policy).

3. Active participation in online discussion forums.

4. Participation in all tasks and lessons.

Additional readings may be assigned at the instructor’s discretion.

All assignments must be typed and double-spaced and uploaded to the proper online drop-box. Email submissions will not be accepted. Your assignments should be constructed with the intent of presenting them to the owner and/or board of directors of the company. All assignments should be written in a professional manner free of spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors. Your instructor, in his or her discretion, may deduct points for any such errors. Since most senior management and owners skim memos and correspondence looking for main points, your submissions should be concise and to the point. Reports that are too verbose may be disregarded resulting in ideas never come to fruition.

Finally, your instructor will not offer extra credit opportunities other than that specified in the syllabus. The total points that the student finishes with at the end of the semester constitutes the grade he/she will receive.

Discussions.
The discussion section is where we learn from one another, challenge each other, and think critically about the subject matter.

During the first week of the discussion, students are to upload an initial post in response to the discussion question. The initial post should be a minimum of 300 words and is due on Sunday at 11:59 pm EST. Please be sure to utilize the reading materials (and any outside sources) to support your position(s) and include proper APA citation (in-text and reference list) in your post.

During the second week of the discussion, students are to upload two reply posts in response to their classmates’ initial posts. Each reply post should respectfully agree or disagree with the position(s) taken by your classmate and state the reasons for your position. Each reply should encourage further discussion from the author of the initial post and be a minimum of 100 words. The two reply posts are due on Sunday at 11:59 pm EST. Please be sure to utilize the reading materials (and any outside sources) to support your position(s) and include proper APA citation (in-text and reference list) in your post.

Tasks.
The Task is an assignment to be completed by utilizing the course content (and any outside sources) pertaining to this Module. Work through the materials, do some research on your own, and complete the assignment.

Lessons.
The Lesson is where you apply what you learned. You may be asked to do a project, write a paper or complete another activity.

Students have one week to complete the Task and Lesson assignments in each module. Assignments are due at 11:59 PM US ET on SUNDAY unless otherwise indicated. Week 10 assignments are due at 5:00 PM US ET on FRIDAY of the final week.

When completing assignments (Tasks, Lessons, Case Studies and papers), please upload a document in MS Word, Excel or PowerPoint format as per the assignment requirements. PLEASE DO NOT post your assignment in the discussion block of Moodle – assignments must be posted as a file and not as text. If you have any questions regarding this process, please ask your instructor immediately. Please use course content or outside sources to provide support for the conclusions contained in your assignments.

Academic Integrity:
The use of APA citations (in-text and reference list) is required in all assignments submitted in this course. Proper citation of outside source material is an important component in the avoidance of plagiarism. The website http://www.bibme.org/apa is a great tool to utilize when creating these citations. In addition, my expectation is that outside material should be paraphrased, not copied directly from the outside source. Proper citation is required when the information is paraphrased in the same way it would be if the outside source information was directly transcribed. Please review the following information regarding Plagiarism and APA format:

SAMPLE SOLUTION

The American Legal System and the role of government in business
In the US, laws are made both at the federal and state levels. The laws adopted by all the legislative bodies i.e., the congress and state legislature are referred to as statutes which are enforced by federal and state courts (Ziolo & Ghoul, 2019). The US government has a remarkable role to play in business. Firstly, it protects consumers by ensuring products meet the required standards and the prices are reasonable. Secondly, when a vendor fails to adhere to the guarantee, the law provides a recourse in law for the purchaser. The government also regulates prices through tax systems to reduce over-exploitation.
Anti-trust law restraint to trade, employment law and its implication
The anti-trust law restraint is the prevention of free competition in business by imposing conditions like creating a monopoly or fixing of prices. The employment law…