Course Correlation to Virginia Standards of Learning Name of Provider: York County School Division Name of Course: Business Law URL for Course Syllabus: http://yorkcountyschools.org/virtuallearning/default.aspx Last Revision Date: 2010-11 (Courses revised quarterly as needed) Standard: Unit Competencies: 1-21 Business Law Competencies How does the course content address this standard? (Please refer to the syllabus posted on your Web site.) Workplace Readiness Skills Demonstrate positive work ethic. Demonstrate integrity. Demonstrate teamwork Demonstrate self-representation Demonstrate diversity awareness. Demonstrate conflict-resolution Demonstrate creativity and resourcefulness. Demonstrate effective speaking and listening Demonstrate effective reading and writing Demonstrate critical-thinking and problem-solving Demonstrate healthy behaviors and safety Demonstrate an understanding of workplace organizations, systems, and climates. Demonstrate lifelong-learning Demonstrate job acquisition and advancement Demonstrate time-, task-, and resource-management Demonstrate job-specific mathematics
Demonstrate customer-service Demonstrate proficiency with technologies common to a specific occupation. Demonstrate information technology Demonstrate an understanding of Internet use and security issues. Demonstrate telecommunications Unit Competencies: 22-29 All Aspects of Industry Skills Examine planning at the level of both an individual business and the overall industry. Explain management in terms of methods typically used to manage enterprises over time within the industry, as well as methods for expanding and diversifying workers' tasks and broadening worker involvement in decisions. Examine finance in regard to ongoing accounting and financial decisions and different methods for raising capital to start or expand enterprises. Describe technical and production skills that cover specific production techniques and alternative methods for organizing the production work, including methods that diversify and rotate workers' jobs. Examine the underlying principles of technology that provide an integrated study across the curriculum of the
mathematical, scientific, social, and economic principles that underlie the industry's technology. Examine labor issues in terms of worker rights and responsibilities, labor unions and labor history, and methods for expanding workers' roles. Describe community issues in terms of the impact of the industry on the community and the community's impact on and involvement with the industry. Examine concepts of health, safety, and environmental issues in relation to both the workers and the larger community. Unit Competencies: 34-41; 43; 63-65; 66-72 Law, Justice and You Examine the constitutional basis for federal law Explain the need for laws Differentiate between criminal and civil law Describe the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the legal system Compare federal and state court systems Compare different sources of law Differentiate between ethical and legal behavior Identify the legal rights and responsibilities of citizens and non-citizens Identify sources used to enforce the law at the local, state, and federal levels Define criminal law
Identify the different types of crimes Explain penalties associated with crimes Distinguish between a misdemeanor and a felony Explain crimes associated with business and organizations Define tort law Identify common torts (e.g., assault, battery, defamation, negligence, product liability) Explain penalties associated with torts Identify improper use of business technology and property (e.g., computers, personal digital assistants, cell phones, telephones) Unit Competencies: 42; 54; 57; 61-62; 66; 74-75 Special Laws for Special Groups Compare the legal rights and responsibilities of minors and adults. Evaluate the functions of different types of insurance. Distinguish between real and personal property. Distinguish between the rights and responsibilities of landlords versus tenants. Identify the purpose of copyright and patent laws (e.g., tangible and intangible property). Differentiate between juvenile and adult justice systems. Identify laws regulating marriage. Identify laws regulating separation and divorce.
Unit Competencies: Contracts: Making Binding Agreements Explain the six essential elements of a contract. Compare types of contracts. Examine the effects of a contract on a minor. Explain the effects of a breach of contract. Analyze the need for a contract. Describe the purpose of the Statute of Frauds. Unit Competencies: Exploring Careers in Law Research career opportunities in the legal profession. Compose a letter of application for employment. Create or update a résumé. Complete a job application. Create or update a portfolio containing representative samples of student work. How might this course exceed the Virginia Standards of Learning?
Reinforces the social studies SOLs