COURSE NAME: Business & Personal Law

SCHOOL DISTRICT: Columbia HS (East Greenbush)

INSTRUCTOR: Katrina Gruet

Full Year

Maximum Class Enrollment: 30

COURSE PREREQUISITES: Grades 11 - 12

BRIEF COURSE DESCRIPTION / OUTLINE: Students will gain a genuine respect for the laws that affect them in
business and personal applications. All units are structured around the law, as students will likely encounter
them in their lives.

Specific topics include law and ethics, civil law, the structure of the legal system, contracts, employment
laws, owning a vehicle, renting or buying a home, consumer protection, money and credit, insurance
protection, and fraud. Students will learn to navigate various websites pertaining to the law.

Guest speakers who are employed in a variety of legal careers will visit the classroom.

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