BUS 233: Introduction to Business Law and Ethics at Simon Fraser University requires 12 units of coursework as a prerequisite. It introduces students to fundamental legal and ethical principles relevant to business operations, integrating elements from Commercial Law (BUS 393) and Business Ethics (BUS 303). The course is designed for non-business administration majors and fulfills a Breadth-Social Sciences requirement.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the structure and components of the Canadian Legal System.

• Identify and explain intentional torts and their implications.

• Analyze negligence, professional liability, and torts affecting businesses.

• Learn the principles of contract formation, factors influencing contracts, and how contracts end.

• Introduce basic concepts of ethics and business ethics.

• Identify common ethical principles and sources of ethical beliefs.

• Differentiate between etiquette, law, and ethics.

• Apply ethical frameworks to business scenarios.

• Distinguish between shareholder and stakeholder models and identify key stakeholders.

COURSE CODE

COURSE NAME

BUS 232

Data and Decisions I

BUS 233

Introduction to Business Law and Ethics

BUS 251 

Financial Accounting I

BUS 272 

Behaviour in Organizations 

BUS 312

Introduction to Finance

BUS 315

Investments

BUS 316 

Derivative Securities

BUS 320 

Financial Accounting: Assets

BUS 321 

Financial Accounting: Equity

BUS 322 

Intermediate Managerial Accounting

BUS 341 

Fundamentals of Marketing

BUS 410 

Financial Institutions

BUS 413 

Corporate Finance

ECON 103 

Principles of Microeconomics

ECON 105 

Principles of Macroeconomics

ECON 201 

Microeconomic Theory I: Competitive Behavior

ECON 233 

Introduction to Economic Data and Statistics

ECON 333 

Statistical Analysis of Economic Data

STAT 270 

Introduction to Probability and Statistics

STAT 485 

Applied Time Series Analysis