MGMT4708

BUSINESS LAW I

Also listed under 3 other titles
  • CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS LAW
  • CONT BUSINESS LAW - ONLINE
  • CONTEMPORARY HEALTH LAW
Department
Management
Terms offered
60
Data refreshed
Sep 1, 2026

Description

This course provides a comprehensive study of business law with a focus on legal foundations in society, court systems, contract, agency, partnership and corporation law, contemporary, ethical, international and technology issues. This course recognizes the importance of the application of court decisions, statutes and government regulation to business and the necessity for making solid business decisions designed to manage and mitigate risk when managing in global markets. This course is .50 units.

Syllabi

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Offering history & forecast 2016–2026

2001
2026
Sections offered by academic year and season, with estimated offering chances for future years above the divider
YearFallSpringSummerIntersession
2030 2030 Fall: 51% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 8 of 9 fall terms since 2018. 2030 Spring: 62% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2018. Department course count rising about 4% per year. Department faculty is about 35% below its recent average. 2030 Summer: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 9 summer terms since 2018. 2030 Intersession: 8% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 6 intersession terms since 2020.
2029 2029 Fall: 51% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 9 of 10 fall terms since 2017. Department faculty is about 11% below its recent average. 2029 Spring: 56% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2017. Department course count falling about 2% per year. Department faculty is about 39% below its recent average. 2029 Summer: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 10 summer terms since 2017. 2029 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2028 2028 Fall: 46% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 10 of 11 fall terms since 2016. Department course count falling about 4% per year. Department faculty is about 17% below its recent average. 2028 Spring: 59% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2016. Department course count falling about 5% per year. Department faculty is about 43% below its recent average. 2028 Summer: 5% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 11 summer terms since 2016. 2028 Intersession: 7% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2027 2027 Fall: 50% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 11 of 12 fall terms since 2015. Department course count falling about 6% per year. Department faculty is about 23% below its recent average. 2027 Spring: 62% chance, medium confidence. Offered in every spring term since 2015. Department course count falling about 6% per year. Department faculty is about 45% below its recent average. 2027 Summer: 5% chance, high confidence. Offered in 0 of 12 summer terms since 2015. 2027 Intersession: 6% chance, medium confidence. Offered in 0 of 7 intersession terms since 2017.
2026 Not offered 1 section Not offered No data for this term
2025 1 section 1 section Not offered Not offered
2024 1 section 1 section Not offered Not offered
2023 1 section 1 section Not offered Not offered
2022 1 section 1 section Not offered Not offered
2021 1 section 1 section Not offered Not offered
2020 1 section 1 section Not offered Not offered
2019 1 section 1 section Not offered No data for this term
2018 1 section 1 section Not offered No data for this term
2017 1 section 1 section Not offered Not offered
2016 1 section 1 section Not offered No data for this term
Forecast Under 15% 15–39% 40–69% 70–89% 90%+ Not enough history
Fall Spring Summer Intersession Darker means more sections Not offered No data for term

Future estimates combine recent offering frequency with detected multi-year cycles. Hover a cell for confidence and evidence; low-confidence estimates are marked with ~.

Meeting times

Most recent first
  • Wed, 6:00 PM–9:00 PM Graduate Management Center 2012-12011-22010-22007-12006-22004 +2 more Also offered in Spring 2004, Fall 2001
  • Mon, 9:00 AM–12:00 PM Carlson Hall CH128 2012-22011-12010-12009-1
  • Tue, 6:00 PM–9:00 PM Graduate Management Center 2011-22010-22009-22008-22007-22006-1 +3 more Also offered in Spring 2006, Fall 2005, Spring 2002
  • Tue, 1:00 PM–4:00 PM Carlson Hall CH128 2011-12010-12009-12008-12007-1
  • Mon, Wed, 6:00 PM–9:00 PM Carlson Hall 201120102009200820072006 +3 more Also offered in Summer 2005, Summer 2004, Summer 2003
  • Thu, 6:00 PM–9:00 PM Graduate Management Center 2009-22007-22006-22005-12005-22004-1 +5 more Also offered in Spring 2003, Spring 2003, Spring 2003, Spring 2003, Summer 2002
  • Mon, 1:00 PM–4:00 PM Carlson Hall CH128 2008-1
  • Asynchronous or TBA, 6:00 PM–9:00 PM 2005-3
2025–26 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MGMT4708, 2025–26
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2026Steven C. KennedyOnline0.5 20 of 30 enrolled30410
Fall 2025Steven C. KennedyOnline0.5 21 of 30 enrolled20536
2024–25 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MGMT4708, 2024–25
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2025Steven C. KennedyOnline0.5 7 of 40 enrolled30410
Fall 2024Steven C. KennedyOnline0.5 50 of 45 enrolled20536
2023–24 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MGMT4708, 2023–24
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2024John L. Crawley Esq.Online0.5 15 of 30 enrolled30410
Fall 2023John L. Crawley Esq.Online0.5 24 of 35 enrolled20536
2022–23 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MGMT4708, 2022–23
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2023John L. Crawley Esq.Online0.5 9 of 30 enrolled30410
Fall 2022John L. Crawley Esq.Online0.5 13 of 25 enrolled20536
2021–22 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MGMT4708, 2021–22
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2022John L. Crawley Esq.Online0.5 10 of 30 enrolled30410
Fall 2021John L. Crawley Esq.Online0.5 16 of 25 enrolled24119
2020–21 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MGMT4708, 2020–21
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2021John L. Crawley Esq.Online0.5 21 of 30 enrolled33021
Fall 2020John L. Crawley Esq.Online0.5 23 of 30 enrolled24119
2019–20 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MGMT4708, 2019–20
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2020John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 9 of 30 enrolled33021
Fall 2019John L. Crawley Esq.Online0.5 16 of 25 enrolled24119
2018–19 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MGMT4708, 2018–19
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2019John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 8 of 30 enrolled33021
Fall 2018John L. Crawley Esq.Online0.5 18 of 25 enrolled24119
2017–18 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MGMT4708, 2017–18
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2018John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 14 of 30 enrolled33021
Fall 2017John L. Crawley Esq.Online0.5 22 of 25 enrolled24119
2016–17 2 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MGMT4708, 2016–17
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2017John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 9 of 30 enrolled33021
Fall 2016John L. Crawley Esq.Online0.5 19 of 25 enrolled24119
2015–16 4 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MGMT4708, 2015–16
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2016John L. Crawley Esq.Online0.5 14 of 25 enrolled33021
Fall 2015John L. Crawley Esq.Online0.5 30 of 40 enrolled24086
Fall 2015John L. Crawley Esq.Online0.5 20 of 25 enrolled24119
Fall 2015John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 25 of 35 enrolled25012
2014–15 3 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MGMT4708, 2014–15
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2015John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 11 of 25 enrolled33021
Fall 2014John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 13 of 40 enrolled24086
Fall 2014John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 12 of 40 enrolled24119
2013–14 4 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MGMT4708, 2013–14
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2014John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 25 of 35 enrolled32993
Spring 2014John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 8 of 35 enrolled33021
Fall 2013John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 17 of 35 enrolled23259
Fall 2013John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 20 of 35 enrolled23354
2012–13 4 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MGMT4708, 2012–13
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2013John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 21 of 35 enrolled32238
Spring 2013John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 8 of 35 enrolled32463
Fall 2012John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 30 of 35 enrolled22559
Fall 2012John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 23 of 35 enrolled22566
2011–12 5 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MGMT4708, 2011–12
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Spring 2012John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 21 of 40 enrolled31529
Spring 2012John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 23 of 25 enrolled32048
Spring 2012John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 12 of 40 enrolled31522
Fall 2011John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 31 of 35 enrolled21686
Fall 2011John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 13 of 35 enrolled21778
2010–11 5 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MGMT4708, 2010–11
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Summer 2011John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 14 of 35 enrolled13621
Spring 2011John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 22 of 35 enrolled40356
Spring 2011John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 10 of 10 enrolled40365
Fall 2010John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 17 of 35 enrolled28502
Fall 2010John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 30 of 30 enrolled28443
2009–10 6 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MGMT4708, 2009–10
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Summer 2010John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 16 of 35 enrolled13022
Spring 2010John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 33 of 35 enrolled37694
Spring 2010John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 12 of 30 enrolled37900
Fall 2009John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 24 of 30 enrolled26574
Fall 2009John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 13 of 30 enrolled26614
Fall 2009John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 25 of 25 enrolled26709
2008–09 5 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MGMT4708, 2008–09
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Summer 2009John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 21 of 30 enrolled13022
Spring 2009John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 21 of 30 enrolled37060
Spring 2009John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 30 of 30 enrolled36764
Fall 2008John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 29 of 30 enrolled25811
Fall 2008John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 9 of 30 enrolled25848
2007–08 5 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MGMT4708, 2007–08
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Summer 2008John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 24 of 40 enrolled12602
Spring 2008John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 18 of 30 enrolled36420
Spring 2008John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 32 of 30 enrolled36288
Fall 2007John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 27 of 40 enrolled23683
Fall 2007John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 21 of 30 enrolled25094
2006–07 5 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MGMT4708, 2006–07
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Summer 2007John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 17 of 30 enrolled12106
Spring 2007John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 9 of 40 enrolled35615
Spring 2007John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 16 of 40 enrolled35601
Fall 2006John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 5 of 40 enrolled24467
Fall 2006John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 18 of 40 enrolled23683
2005–06 4 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MGMT4708, 2005–06
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Summer 2006John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 20 of 20 enrolled11763
Spring 2006John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 15 of 40 enrolled34675
Spring 2006John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 26 of 25 enrolled34656
Fall 2005John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 15 of 40 enrolled23683
2004–05 5 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MGMT4708, 2004–05
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Summer 2005John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 14 of 40 enrolled11372
Spring 2005John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 17 of 30 enrolled32941
Spring 2005Jeffrey A. ClopeckSeminar/Proseminar0.5 9 of 40 enrolled32828
Spring 2005John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 27 of 40 enrolled32800
Fall 2004John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 23 of 40 enrolled22674
2003–04 5 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MGMT4708, 2003–04
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Summer 2004John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 21 of 40 enrolled11010
Spring 2004Jeffrey A. ClopeckSeminar/Proseminar0.5 6 of 40 enrolled31822
Spring 2004John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 30 of 40 enrolled31742
Fall 2003John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 10 of 40 enrolled21716
Fall 2003Peter Van DykeSeminar/Proseminar0.5 10 of 40 enrolled21723
2002–03 7 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MGMT4708, 2002–03
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Summer 2003John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 12 of 40 enrolled10488
Spring 2003Jeffrey A. ClopeckSeminar/Proseminar0.5 30 of 40 enrolled37767
Spring 2003John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 Enrollment not recorded; capacity 4037768
Spring 2003Joan DensbergerSeminar/Proseminar0.5 10 of 30 enrolled37840
Spring 2003John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 10 of 40 enrolled37844
Fall 2002Peter Van DykeSeminar/Proseminar0.5 15 of 40 enrolled26941
Fall 2002John L. Crawley Esq.Seminar/Proseminar0.5 10 of 40 enrolled26874
2001–02 6 entries
Credit-bearing sections of MGMT4708, 2001–02
TermProfessorTypeCreditsEnrollmentCRN
Summer 2002James P. VozekasSeminar/Proseminar0.5 12 of 40 enrolled10004
Summer 2002Jeffrey A. ClopeckSeminar/Proseminar0.5 17 of 40 enrolled10024
Spring 2002Thomas P. MillottSeminar/Proseminar0.5 21 of 40 enrolled36476
Spring 2002James P. VozekasSeminar/Proseminar0.5 12 of 40 enrolled36546
Fall 2001James P. VozekasSeminar/Proseminar0.5 28 of 40 enrolled25735
Fall 2001James P. VozekasSeminar/Proseminar0.5 24 of 40 enrolled25750