BSNS 1653 Business Law Syllabus 010 Fall 2026

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Credit Hours 3.00 Lecture Hours 3 Clinical/Lab Hours 0
Type of Credit
Baccalaureate/Transfer
CIP Code
52.0101
Course Meeting Time

Mondays 12:30pm-1:45pm

Course Description
The student will identify basic principles of law that apply to business. Through case studies, the student will practice the decision-making process and demonstrate an understanding of contracts, commercial papers, sales, personal property and bailment, and real property.
General Education Outcomes

General Education Outcomes are the knowledge, skills, abilities, attitudes, and behaviors that students are expected to develop as a result of their overall experiences with any aspect of the college, including courses, programs, and student services, both inside and outside of the classroom. The General Education Outcomes specifically learned in this course are:

  1. Communication
  2. Responsibility
Explanation of Course Alignment

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Faculty Contact Information

Faculty Name
Neeley Provost
Faculty Email
nprovost@kcc.edu
Faculty Phone
815-450-3315
Faculty Office Number
815-939-7373
Faculty Student Support Hours

By appointment.

Faculty Information

Neeley Provost

Attorney at Law

Deck Baron & Provost

200 East Court Street, Suite 508

Kankakee, Illinois 60901

nprovost@kcc.edu

Course Information

Course Outcomes

At the end of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Understand the nature and sources of American law
  2. Discuss several types of contracts, including what constitutes a contract, and define the terms: offer, acceptance, consideration, and capacity
  3. Know how agency relationships are formed and the duties of agents and principals and how each may be liable to third parties
  4. Differentiate between real and personal property and the problems posed by ownership, bailments, and transfer of each
  5. Differentiate between sole-proprietorships, partnerships and corporations and the advantages, disadvantages and special properties of each
  6. Explain the nature of negotiable instruments, their benefits and requirements
  7. Discuss various parts of the four basic types of bankruptcies
Topical Outline
  1. The Law
  2. The Constitution
  3. US Government structure
  4. Civil vs criminal law
  5. Business organization
  6. Torts/negligence
  7. Contract law/digital law
  8. Sales contracts/warranties
  9. Negotiable instruments
  10. Banking
  11. Agency law
  12. Employment law/EFOC
  13. Business ethics/social responsibility
  14. Bankruptcy
  15. Real & Personal property/Bailment
Textbook/s and Course Materials

https://plus.pearson.com/enrollment/t78ck64

Academic Division

Business, Technology & Human Services

Dean, Paul Carlson; 815-802-8858; V105; pcarlson@kcc.edu; Division Office – W102; 815-802-8650

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