This course presents a broad introduction to legal environment of U.S. business. Develops a basic understanding of contract law, agency, and government regulation. It is the first of two semester courses designed to familiarize the business student with the relationships of law and business enterprises. This segment is designed to explain the origins and purposes of law in general. It is also designed to give the student a practical understanding of Contracts, Sales, Agency, and Employment Law. The course is required in the Business Management, Accounting, Marketing, and Real Estate curricula.

This is not a self-paced course. You will be expected to follow a schedule for submitting assignments.

If you do well in this course, you will be able to:

• Relate the role of law in society and the business environment;
• Explain the function of the legal adviser as part of the management team and the business community;
• Exhibit enhanced managerial potential as the student recognizes legal problems and solutions related to business activities;
• Cope with future career related legal problems;
• Become conversant with the essentials of law in drafting and executing contracts;
• Demonstrate familiarity with the law of sales;
• Display a working knowledge of the legal basis of warranty of goods;
• Understand the legal principles involving consumer–merchant transactions;
• Use applications of the legal aspects of product liability;
• Develop an understanding of the law pertaining to principal-agent relationships;
• Demonstrate basic knowledge of the principles and essential elements of contract, sales, agency and employment law by achieving a passing grade on exams, class projects and written assignments.

The required textbook and related materials for this course are:

• Essentials of Business Law.  Liuzzo, A.  7th Edition, McGraw-Hill.

• View "A Civil Action" - starring John Travolta and Kathleen Quinlan.
• View videos on Annenberg Media (http://www.learner.org/index.html)

For information on how to order your textbooks, go to http://eli.nvcc.edu/books/ 

The course grading criteria are listed below:

There are four (4) online proctored exams in this course. You are expected to take your examinations at one of the NVCC campus Testing Centers. Be sure to allow enough time to complete your exam before the Testing Center closes; Testing Centers have specific policies relating to the administration of ELI exams. You will need to take a photo ID, your NovaConnect empl ID number, and the appropriate Exam Pass when you go to the Testing Center.  

NOTE:  For BUS 241, you must pass at least two exams in order to pass this course, regardless of how well you do on the other assignments. 

For Testing Center locations, hours of operation and policies, click here.

For information on taking exams outside of the metropolitan area, click here.

I am here to help you succeed in this course. Occasionally questions or problems may arise. Here is how to contact me when they do:

E-mail : ftannenbaum@nvcc.edu
Telephone: 703-878-5712

You may also call me to schedule a meeting in person, either at ELI or my Woodbridge campus office. 

1. Use your web browser to connect to http://www.nvcc.edu/bbstart. Follow the directions to determine your email, Blackboard and VIVA account user names and passwords.
2. Access your email account and make sure you know how to use it; you will be required to use this account for all course-related email.
3. Log on to Blackboard at http://learn.vccs.edu.
4. Click on this course under "My Courses." Review the entire course to make sure you understand what will be required of you. Then start completing the assignments.

Please note that account generation takes approximately one week from the time of your paid registration. If you cannot log on after one week, contact the IT Help Desk. If you can log on to Blackboard, but your course isn't listed, please contact ELI or your instructor.