Essentials of Business Law CD-Rom Training Software: Cyberlaw

Training Course Description / Outline:

Essentials of Business Law Training: Cyberlaw offers the student an overview of the essentials of cyberspace, including how to conduct business in cyberspace and how to handle employment in cyberspace. The training program also outlines cyberspace offenses, forms of advertising on the Internet, Internet recruiting, the use of e-money, and telecommuting.

Learn To

• Identify four factors that make enforcing the law in cyberspace difficult.
• Identify the circumstances in which electronic communication can serve as evidence in court.
• Choose established cyberspace regulations.
• Identify the reasons why Internet advertising can become troublesome.
• Identify ways to conduct lawful Internet recruiting.
• Identify the extent of an employer's liability in electronic communication among employees.
• Choose the federal employment laws that pertain to telecommuters.

Training Audience

The target audience for this training program is managers, supervisors, or team leaders who want to gain a basic knowledge of Business Law and how to apply it in a working business environment.

Total Training Time

2 to 4 hours

Training Objectives

Unit 1: Essentials of Cyberspace (0.5 - 1 hour)

• Identify four factors that make enforcing the law in cyberspace difficult.
• Identify common cyberspace offenses.
• Simulation Overview:
• In this simulation, you will meet with Jessica Stone, Legal Counsel for Icon's Internet operations. As a newly hired Web Marketing Assistant, your meeting is standard procedure and provides employees an opportunity to review basic legal issues in cyberspace. Jessica will ask you a series of questions designed to reinforce your understanding of the subject and prepare you to deal with the issues as they relate to your new position.

Unit 2: Conducting Business in Cyberspace (0.5 - 1 hour)

• Choose established cyberspace regulations.
• List the disadvantages of advertising over the Internet.
• Identify methods of advertising in cyberspace.
• Identify regulations used to govern e-money.
• Simulation Overview:
• In this simulation, you will meet with Roger McAllister, Icon's Web Services Manager. You are a Marketing Assistant with Icon who has been assigned to work on the organization's latest e-commerce initiative. Roger will ask you a series of questions to confirm your understanding of the various laws and regulations associated with conducting business on the Internet as well as appropriate advertising strategies and general Internet etiquette.

Unit 3: Employment in Cyberspace (1 - 2 hours)

• List the benefits of Internet recruiting.
• Identify ways to conduct lawful Internet recruiting.
• Choose the federal employment laws that pertain to telecommuters.
• Simulation Overview:
• In this simulation, you will meet with Robin Carlson, Icon's Director of Human Resources. You have been put in charge of leading an Internet recruiting project to hire telecommuters for Icon. Robin will ask you a series of questions designed to test your understanding of lawful Internet recruiting practices and how federal employment laws apply to telecommuters.

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