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COMM 316 - Business Law and Ethics

This course focuses on specific legal and ethical issues that one may encounter in the workplace. Students examine the legal principles of contract law, civil liability and employment law through the analysis of laws and court judgments. As most business enterprises operate as corporations, this course introduces students to important legal principles regarding the internal organization and operation of a corporation. The course also covers the relationship between law and ethics and examines various ethical business issues that may arise within the workplace, including whistleblowing, professional standards/corporate codes of conduct, corporate governance and ethical issues that arise when doing business in other countries.

Semester:

  • Fall (September 2 - December 1, 2025)
  • Winter (January 12 - April 13, 2026)

Instructor:

Please refer to the Course Outline below.

Program:

Undergraduate, 1.5 credits

Required Course Material Fee:

There is no access fee for this course.

Course material refers to all content that is needed to be licensed, acquired, or leased for the purpose of offering the online course.
This could include the electronic version of a textbook (or parts of it), images, articles, animations, audio, and/or video.
This material has been deemed essential for the course at the request of the instructor and/or content provider.
This fee is paid by students at the time of the retrieval of their eConcordia course and is in addition to the regular tuition that they pay to the university for the enrolment in the credit course.

Prerequisite

Prerequisite: COMM 216 previously.

NOTE: Students who have received credit for COMM 315 may not take this course for credit.

Book:

Fundamentals of Quebec Business Law and Ethics, 3rd Edition (2023), Paladin Publications.

The textbook, in traditional paperback form, is available for purchase from the bookstore at Concordia University (Book Stop).

Registration Information:

Concordia students must register for this course in their Student Hub. It is strongly recommended that they consult Concordia's class schedule prior to enrolling in order to be aware of any registration restrictions (see the notes). Once registered, students must then sign up for an eConcordia account to access the course material. » Visit the registration section for details.

COURSE OUTLINE

Disclaimer: Information regarding the eConcordia course found on this page may change without notice. For the most recent course list, visit the Student Hub. Furthermore, if this represents the initial offering of the course, no course outline will be available until the start of the first active semester.