EGMT 652-Engineering Law

Catalog Description:

Examines the influence of contract, tort, and property law on engineering and construction activities. Includes legal principles relating to management of engineering organizations and governmental departments, and legal procedures of interest to engineers. Covers contracts, professional malpractice, expert testimony, intellectual property law, and business organizations.
Credits: 3.00
College: College of Engineering
Department: Engineering Management
Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Program Level(s): Graduate Quarter

Expanded Course Description and Textbooks:

This course will prepare the engineering management student to understand how a contract or specification may be interpreted by a judge, which may differ greatly from the understanding of either the engineer or vendor.

The student will also become familiar with the general obligations imposed by society on all parties to the project with a view toward limiting or mitigating liability. In addition, issues of intellectual property will be covered.

Textbooks:

Contracts and the Legal Environment, 6th edition
Joseph T. Bockrath
ISBN: 9780070393639