COURSE SYLLABUS
Southeast Missouri State University
Department of Accounting, Finance & Business Law Course : BA667
Title of Course: Liability Risks in Products and Services New Course: Spring 2000
I. Catalog Description and Credit Hours:
This course examines liability laws and how those laws impact American
businesses in the production of goods and services.
Credit Hours: 3
II. Prerequisite: Admission to the MBA graduate program.
III. Purpose or Objectives of the Course:
A. To understand the fundamentals of Tort law and how it relates to business.
B. To understand liability issues unique to the service sector with particular emphasis
on malpractice liability.
C. To understand consumer protection issues in a regulatory environment and how they
impact business operations.
D. To develop skills in critical thinking and reasoning, and to learn to analyze legal
cases, journal articles, and other written materials as they relate to the business
decision-maker.
E. To develop proficiency in using information technology and legal research skills.
F. To develop student oral and written skills.
G. To build on the following objectives:
•1 Demonstrate the ability to locate and gather information.
•2 Demonstrate capabilities for critical thinking, reasoning, and analyzing.
•3 Demonstrate an understanding of human experiences and the ability to relate
them to the present.
•4 Demonstrate the ability to integrate the breadth and diversity of knowledge
and experience.
•5 Demonstrate the ability to make informed, intelligent value decisions.
IV. Course Content or Outline: Suggested Time in 50-minute periods
Introduction 8 hours
Fundamentals of Tort Law
Intentional Torts
Negligence
Strict Liability
Fundamentals of Products Liability 7 hours
Product safety issues
Responsibility for Defective Products
Warranties
Theories of Legal Action
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