COLLEGE OF BUSINESS

Bachelor of Science in Accounting Information System

COURSE SYLLABUS

The ICT-ED College of Business is committed to produce graduates who:

1. Demonstrate understanding of business concepts and principles such as, but not limited to economics,
marketing and management;
2. Think critically, communicate effectively and act decisively, imbued with business ethics and the values
of social entrepreneurship;
3. Manifest teamwork and collaborative skills in formulating and carrying out solutions to domestic and
international business issues;
4. Utilize research and updated technology in partnership with internal and external stakeholders to bring
about innovation in the dynamic global market; and
5. Promote human welfare and dignity alongside sustaining a prosperous world economy.

LEGAL - REGULATORY FRAMEWORK & LEGAL ISSUES IN BUSINESS

Prerequisite : NONE
Type of Course : Lecture
Units :

1. Course Description:
The legal environment of business is defined as: the attitude of the government toward business, the
historical development of this attitude; current trends of public control in taxation, regulation of commerce
and competition; freedom of contract, antitrust legislation and its relationship to marketing, mergers and
acquisitions; and labor management relations.

2. Learning Outcomes:

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

LO1.To improve your ability to recognize and manage legal risks in business decision making.
LO2.To assist you in making more ethical decisions, individually and as an organization.
LO3.To introduce you to legal processes and substantive legal topics affecting business, including
employment relationships, business formation, international law, contracts, etc.
LO4.To encourage critical thinking in order to examine all sides of a discussion.
LO5.To enhance students analytical skills and refine their skills in criticizing and evaluating secondary
sources.
LO6.To learn the laws regarding different properties
LO7.To enhance the learnings about global condition and international laws.
3. Learning Plan:

LO Topics and Readings Class Schedule Learning Activities

[Weeks]
Legal Foundations
- Lecture
 Guide to Understanding Cases and
Week 1 - Individual Activity
Finding the Law
- Reporting
Business, Societal, and Ethical Contexts of
Law
 Business Ethics
 Ethical Culture in which Managers
LO1
Operate
- Lecture
 Principles-Based Approach
Week 2 - Individual Activity
 Consequences-Based Approach
- Reporting
 Common traits of effective ethical
programs in business
 Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR)
 Business and the Constitution - Lecture
 The Constitution Of The Republic Of Week 3 - Individual Activity
The Philippines - Reporting
Preliminary Examination Week Week 4
LO2 The Philippine Judicial System
Overview
- Lecture
Jurisdiction
Week 5 - Individual Activity
Venue
- Reporting
Litigation
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Overview and Language of Contracts
 Contract Formation
- Lecture
 Contract Performance
- Individual Activity
o Conditions Week 6
- Reporting
o Breach
o Remedies
LO3
Contracts for the Sale of Goods
Torts and Products Liability
- Lecture
 Agency
Week 7 - Individual Activity
 Employment Relationships and Labor
- Reporting
Law
 Employment Discrimination
Midterm Examination Week Week 8
Choice of Business Entity
 Limited Liability Companies and
- Lecture
Limited Liability Partnerships
Week 9 - Individual Activity
 Corporations
- Reporting
LO4  Regulations of Securities, Corporate
Governance, and Financial Markets
Administrative Law - Lecture
 Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy Week 10 - Individual Activity
 Consumer Protection Law - Reporting
Criminal Law and Procedure in Business - Lecture
LO5 Week 11 - Individual Activity
- Reporting
Pre-Final Examination - Lecture
Week 12 - Individual Activity
- Reporting
Personal Property, Real Property, and Land - Lecture
LO6 Use Law Week 13 - Individual Activity
 Intellectual Property - Reporting
International Law and Global Commerce - Lecture
LO7 Week 14 - Individual Activity
- Reporting
Review /Check-Out Week 15
Final Exam Week Week 16

4. Grading System:

REQUIREMENT/ASSESSMENT TASK MAXIMUM POINTS

Class Standing (Class Participation,
50
Homework, Problem Sets, Seatwork, Quizzes
Attendance 10
Major Examination 40
TOTAL 100

5. Rubrics

a. Oral Recitation

Category Scoring Criteria Total Points Score

Organization Type of presentation is appropriate for the topic and audience 5

Information is presented in logical sequence. 5

Content Introduction is attention getting, lays out the problem well 5

and establishes a framework for the rest of the presentation

Presentation contains accurate information. 5

 There is an obvious conclusion summarizing the presentation. 5
Speaker maintains good eye contact with the audience and is
Appropriately animated (e.g. gestures, moving around etc.). 5

Presentation Speaker uses a clear audible voice. 5

Delivery is poised, controlled and smooth. 5
Good language skills and pronunciation are used. 5
Length of the presentations is within the assigned time limits. 5
Information was well communicated. 5

6. Other concerns

a. Course Requirements:
 Projects and assignments must be submitted on time
 Assignment/projects submitted late will be subjected to deduction of 0.5% per day
including weekend
 Instructors reserved the right to return projects that do not meet the standards expected
to a student
 Hard copy of documents required will be stapled together with the fort size of 12, font
style of Arial, margins at 1 inch in all sides using a 8.5 inches by 11 inches (known as
“short bond paper’’). The front page should have only the following: ICT-ED Institute of
Science and Technology Inc, Subject code, Subject descriptive Title, School Year and Full
name with font size of 16.

b. Class Attendance
 Student’s attendance is absolutely required
 All class sessions will follow the correct number of hours and minutes.

7. Classroom policies

 Attendance will be checked by the board works/quizzes/activities/oral recitation during

the session
 We are going to base our official time on the clock at the guard house. But in any case it
is broken, we are going to use the clock on the SET office
 We will be strictly adhering attendance policies
 Should you miss any sessions, be responsible for what was discussed
 Should you miss any graded activity, this will have an impact to your assessment.
Request to your instructor for makeup activities
 Follow consultation hours
 Let us treat other with mutual respect.