The Business Law Simternship & Courseware

Prepare your students to navigate legal challenges in today’s business environment

The Business Law Simternship & Courseware

Prepare your students to navigate legal challenges in today’s business environment

The Stukent Business Law Simternship

Help your students connect legal theory to real-world business practice

Teach business law with real-world context, critical thinking, and practical applications. The Stukent® Business Law Simternship® puts students in the role of a business professional navigating legal challenges. Across 10 rounds, your students will manage contracts, torts, compliance, and dispute resolution, helping them gain practical experience interpreting laws and making ethically sound business decisions.

Pair the Simternship with the “Business Law” courseware for a learning experience that connects foundational concepts with real-world execution.

Equip your students with practical legal skills

Each round places students in the role of a business professional analyzing real documents, applying legal frameworks, and making ethically sound decisions in fast-moving, high-stakes situations.

Add experiential learning to your course with the Business Law Simternship.

Add experiential learning to your course with the Business Law Simternship.

Add experiential learning to your course with the Business Law Simternship.

Ralf Mehnert-Meland, JD

The “Business Law” courseware

Help your students understand the legal side of business

From legal systems and constitutional principles to contracts, intellectual property, and corporate structures, the “Business Law” courseware gives students a practical foundation in the laws that govern today’s business world. Each chapter connects essential legal concepts to real-world business decisions, helping students develop legal awareness and critical thinking skills that will serve them throughout their careers.

Turnkey instructional resources

Streamline your course preparation with prebuilt resources that work in any course modality! From auto-graded chapter quizzes to turnkey lesson plans, lecture slide decks, and more, “Business Law” includes a full suite of instructional resources.

Annually Updated Text

Engaging Resources

Auto-Graded Activities

Semester Project

Turnkey instructional resources

Streamline your course preparation with prebuilt resources that work in any course modality! From auto-graded chapter quizzes to turnkey lesson plans, lecture slide decks, and more, “Business Law” includes a full suite of instructional resources.

Annually Updated Text

Engaging Resources

Auto-Graded Activities

Semester Project

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Explore the table of contents

The “Business Law” courseware gives your students a practical, real-world understanding of the legal principles that shape modern business. From the foundations of the U.S. legal system and constitutional law to contracts, employment, business entities, property, and dispute resolution, each chapter helps students connect legal concepts to everyday business decisions they’ll encounter in their careers.

Chapter 1: Introduction and History of Law

Chapter 2: The United States Legal System

Chapter 3: The United States Constitution and Business

Chapter 4: United States Court System and Jurisdiction

Chapter 5: Dispute Resolution

Chapter 6: Government Agencies and Administrative Law

Chapter 7: Criminal Law

Chapter 8: Torts and Liability

Chapter 9: Contracts I - The Basics

Chapter 10: Contracts II - Performance, Structure, Negotiation, and Sample Contracts

Chapter 11: Contracts III — Contracts for Goods

Chapter 12: Credit, Negotiable Instruments, Bankruptcy, and Agency

Chapter 13: Business Entities I — The Basics

Chapter 14: Business Entities II — Advanced Topics

Chapter 15: Employment Law

Chapter 16: Property

Chapter 17: Annotated Documents

Turnkey instructor resources

Save time with an instructor tool kit that includes auto-graded activities, Expert Session videos, test banks, lesson plans, lecture slides, and resources that support any course format — face-to-face, hybrid, and online.

Turnkey instructor resources

Save time with an instructor tool kit that includes auto-graded activities, Expert Session videos, test banks, lesson plans, lecture slides, and resources that support any course format — face-to-face, hybrid, and online.

Turnkey instructor resources

Save time with an instructor tool kit that includes auto-graded activities, Expert Session videos, test banks, lesson plans, lecture slides, and resources that support any course format — face-to-face, hybrid, and online.

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auto-graded chapter quizzes

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lecture slide decks

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lesson plans

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interactive project

interactive project

cumulative glossary

cumulative glossary

sample syllabi and course calendars

sample syllabi and course calendars

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lecture slide decks

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assignments

cumulative glossary

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auto-graded chapter quizzes

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lesson plans

interactive project

sample syllabi and course calendars

See how easy it is to teach your next course with the “Business Law” courseware.

About the author

Ralf Mehnert-Meland, JD

Ralf Mehnert‑Meland brings a blend of legal, business, and international experience to the “Business Law” courseware. He holds a Juris Doctor from George Washington University, a bachelor’s degree in Marketing and International Business from Carthage College, and professional training as a banker in Germany.

A licensed attorney, Ralf has held executive and management roles in the United States and Germany, working across various industries, including ERP, cloud technology, agriculture, and healthcare. He has also authored three books on the European currency system and the European Central Bank.

Ralf is currently an associate professor at Minnesota State University Moorhead, where he teaches business law, ethics, and personal finance. His teaching philosophy is simple: keep it real, keep it practical, and make it relevant for students.

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Discover Stukent Simternships and courseware that help you create hands-on, career-focused learning experiences for your students.

Build career readiness across disciplines

Discover Stukent Simternships and courseware that help you create hands-on, career-focused learning experiences for your students.

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Always have the latest edition

The “Business Law” courseware contains robust instructional resources for educators and students. Best of all, the Stukent team updates the courseware annually, which means your curriculum will always be on the cutting edge of industry.

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Whether you need help logging into your Simternship, navigating your courseware, or troubleshooting an issue, we're here to help!

Connect with your dedicated Stukent customer success manager

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Learn to navigate your Stukent course

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Support for you, support for students

Whether you need help logging into your Simternship, navigating your courseware, or troubleshooting an issue, we're here to help!

Connect with your dedicated Stukent customer success manager

Your go-to contact to save hours on course preparation. Book a time to discuss course setup, LMS integration, or additional products.

Learn to navigate your Stukent course

Prerecorded training videos and step-by-step instructions help you build courses, add students, and master the platform.

Support for you, support for students

Whether you need help logging into your Simternship, navigating your courseware, or troubleshooting an issue, we're here to help!

Connect with your dedicated Stukent customer success manager

Your go-to contact to save hours on course preparation. Book a time to discuss course setup, LMS integration, or additional products.

Learn to navigate your Stukent course

Prerecorded training videos and step-by-step instructions help you build courses, add students, and master the platform.

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