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Virginia Tech

FIN-3054: Legal and Ethical Environment of Business

Description: This course examines the legal and ethical environment in which businesses operate. Topics include legal systems, dispute resolution, torts, contracts, agency, employment, business forms, property, ethical theories, decision-making and other selected subjects. Emphasis is placed on problem solving through the application of principles and reasoned analysis. Pre: Sophomore Standing.

Pathways: 3 Reasoning in Social Sciences, 10 Ethical Reasoning

Course Hours: 3 credits

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 99

Average GPA: 2.96 (rounds to B)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 15.28%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 2.01%

Audra Price202430.6%42.9%22.3%1.2%1.0%1.9%2.9918
Jason B Malone202419.8%46.0%26.4%3.8%1.0%3.0%2.8041
Josiah T Showalter202435.0%46.1%16.4%1.3%0.3%1.0%3.1137
Kenneth M Fleenor202437.1%38.8%18.2%1.5%1.9%2.6%3.103

Grade Distribution Over Time

1234GPA
Spring 2019Summer II 2019Winter 2019Summer I 2020Spring 2021Fall 2021Spring 2022Fall 2022Spring 2023Fall 2023Spring 2024Fall 2024Term050% W