THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO
The Bryan School of Business and Economics
Department of Business Administration
MGT 330 - The Legal Environment of Business Fall 2009
(Prerequisite: GPA 2.0 or above) 3 Credits
Eloise Hassell
Office: 373 Bryan
Email:
Telephone: 336-334-4535
MGT 330 100% Online
Approach for MGT 330 Online class: The class is designed for busy extremely responsible working professionals.. Knowing your hectic schedule, I have designed this course to allow you to work AHEAD, so if you have an upcoming business meeting, family responsibility, work, or travel plans you can complete ahead of time your MGT 330 assignments and tests. Please know ALL MUST be completed NO LATER than the posted deadline.
Dependable Computer internet access using Internet Explorer 7 or Foxfire is REQUIRED (do NOT use Internet Explorer 8 since it is incompatible with UNCG’s Bb)
This semester you will read, study, and discuss (in your “law firms”) legal concepts presented in the textbook, in movies clips, and in video digital dramas. You will get tested through interactive quizzes, chapter tests, unit exams, and at the end of the semester through a final cumulative exam.
Required: 2 items: Ebook AND Webtutor (containing West Digital Library)
1- Ebook:
The Legal Environment Today, Business in Its Ethical, Regulatory, E-Commerce, and Global Setting, Sixth Edition, Roger Leroy Miller and Frank B. Cross, Thomson, South-Western, and West Educational Publishing Co., 2010 How to purchase Ebook:
EBOOK: Go to www.iChapters.com and search for ISBN 0324599250 , then select eTextbook and follow purchase instructions. The core book is Miller/Cross The Legal Environment Today: Business In Its Ethical, Regulatory, E- Commerce, and Global Setting, 6th Edition, 0324599250.
AND
Bundled with:
West’s Digital Library and WebTutor Course Cartridge compatible with Bb (-WebTutor for Bb which also includes West Digital Library ISBN: WEBTUTOR PRINTED ACCESS CARD FOR PURCHASE AT CAMPUS STORE: MILLER/CROSS, WebTutor™ on Blackboard® Printed Access Card for Miller/Cross' The Legal Environment Today, 6th, 0324788762 (containing the West Digital library)
Faculty/Student Guidelines (Undergraduate Program Compact):
http://www.uncg.edu/bae/faculty_student_guidelines.pdf
For Whom Planned:
300 level law course for students in a major in the Bryan School of Business and Economics, the Department of Recreation, Tourism, and Hospitality Management, and students of all majors interested in law
Catalog Description:
330 The Legal Environment of Business (3:3)
Pr. GPA 2.0 or above
Survey of the legal, political, and ethical environment in which business decisions are made. Antitrust, employment, and consumer laws included. Federal, state, and international laws covered.
Assignments: (see attached)
Students are responsible for all readings and other material assigned.
Students should read or listen to some daily source of business news. News articles give students a real world framework for understanding legal concepts and their application.
Student Learning Objectives:
MGT 330
- Comprehend basics concerning the legal, ethical, and international environment in which business function
- Know the basic operation of the Courts, and be able to apply real fact situations to and through the court system while formulating and evaluating possible causes of action and defenses
- Analyze the many ways in which business activities are affected by laws and regulations
- Assess examples of ethical and unethical behavior
- Identify and apply legal basics concerning civil law, torts, constitutional law, administrative law, contracts, product liability law, principal/agent law, employment law, antitrust law, securities law, unfair and deceptive trade practices law, landowner liability, and international law
- Explore other cultures through International Students’ presentations (live sections)
- Find, prepare, and produce online legal sources affecting businesses and synthesize the material obtained
- Actively participate in classroom discussion and to be able to analyze and verbalize case law briefings
NOT LEGAL ADVICE:
The information covered in the website (listed above), in it’s links, in MGT 330 class, in the textbook, in emails or during office hours does NOT constitute legal advice or the giving of a legal opinion. Nothing provided herein should be used as a substitute for the advice of your own legal counsel.
MGT 330 is the ONLY required law class many of you will take before you graduate. You have chosen to take this class in an 100% online format. If you get behind you will be lost due to the complexity and volume of the material missed. You will be graduating and going into business into an extremely litigious society. Understanding law basics is essential! We will be covering many different substantive areas of law this semester. Each chapter lays a foundation for subsequent chapters. The class is difficult, time consuming, and staying current on the homework, discussions, and testing are crucial!
Don’t get behind! If you get behind you will NOT be able to get caught up. YOU must do your part to approach the material prepared, rested, with a positive attitude, and ready to learn!
The final exam is CUMULATIVE!
“Law Firm” 3 specified threads/ chapter = Class Participation:
(Please note: class participation grade will not be updated daily but instead will be updated on the Bb grade book after each of the four “UNIT” exams and at the time of the CUMULATIVE final. No class participation points can be earned on final exam day).
You will be placed into “law firms”. Each chapter will require you to explore and then to discuss designated law links, videos, and content related questions. Each chapter requires a student to constructively contribute to their law firm discussion a minimum of three times. For a contribution to count it must show reasoning. For example, stating “ I agree” would not count as a class participation point, but “ I agree because (stating reasons why)” would count. There are 24 chapters, and each chapter carries a possible 3 points for class participation. The class participation must be given by NOON ON THE DAY OF THE ASSIGNMENT. IF IT IS LATE, IT WILL NOT COUNT. A possible total amount of class participation is 3 times 24 chapters= 72 points total for the semester. *Click on toolbar link entitled “law firms” and click on your law firm link. No later than NOON (on the date underlined in the syllabus) for the assigned chapter you will add no less than 3 separate threads. Any comments posted after 12 noon will not be counted towards class participation for that chapter/day. The minimum requirements must be done in the following format:
- Label this thread “Comments/ questions memo of (add your name)” you want to discuss with your law firm regarding the substance of the chapter you have just read
-Label this thread- “Video memo of (add your name)” and summarize in a minimum of 4 sentences your thoughts about what you found most helpful about the viewed videos
-Label this thread- “Website memo of (add your name)” and summarize in a minimum of 4 sentences your thoughts about what you found most helpful after checking out the websites
Testing:
Each chapter test is due NO LATER than MIDNIGHT of the last day that chapter is ASSIGNED. You are reminded of the deadlines again on the “Assignment” links on Bb.
There will be NO makeup for missed exams.
Failing to take your exam during the allotted time will result in a grade of 0. Once an exam begins the student must stay and finish the exam. You are allowed to take and exam /test/ homework assignment only once to cut down on the possibility of a possible academic integrity violation. No assistance by book, notes, text messaging, calls, or others is allowed during exams/ testing/ or homework. No one is allowed to take the exam for you. No recording or copying devices are to be used during testing/ exams/ homework All Academic Integrity violations will be prosecuted! .
Exceptions for being allowed to take a later exam:
If the student emails me prior to the exam and then can produce for my file one of the following :
(1) a valid Doctor’s note saying the student was too sick to take the exam on the scheduled exam day, or
(2) an immediate family member has just died or is in a serious medical condition in the hospital and the student’s presence at the hospital or funeral is needed by the family (written proof with dates will be required.
Academic Integrity:
Academic Integrity applies to ALL aspects of MGT 330.
ALL Academic Integrity Violations WILL be prosecuted!!! See UNCG Academic Integrity Code and Procedures at: http://academicintegrity.uncg.edu/complete/
Please be aware that the following also constitute Integrity Violations in MGT 330:
No cell phones, text messaging, recording or telephonic devices of any kind may be on, out, or used during an exam or an exam review.
No notes or help from others of any kind may be used (or out) during any exam/ test.
No communicating with others during an exam.
No leaving during an exam, once started, until the exam is complete and all is submitted as required. Remember the tests and exams are timed!
No discussing the exam to others until after the deadline for the exam has passed
No being in possession of an Unauthorized MGT 330 exam..
Trying to obtain exam materials prior to or during your class in an unauthorized manner is prohibited.
You may not sign in for or take a test or do homework for another student, or falsify any documentation to get credit for any MGT 330
You must do all the work yourself (without any aid or assistance of others) for any assignments, test, or honors work.
Failure to turn in ALL required exam and/or class participation materials within the time stated will result in a grade of 0 for the work.
Taking MGT 330 as an Honors Class:
If you are a UNCG Business Administration major and are interested in taking MGT 330 as an “Honors” designated class please review: www.uncg.edu/hss to see if you qualify for Honors and register. Then go to www.uncg.edu/bae/people/hassell and click “law links” and review Disciplinary Honors information. Please set up an appointment with the teacher within the first three days of class by emailing to discuss doing a contract honors in MGT 330.
UNCG Disability Services:
Accommodations: UNCG seeks to comply fully with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Students requesting accommodations based on a disability must be registered with the Office of Disability Services in 215 Elliott University Center, 334-5440, http://ods.dept.uncg.edu/, .
UNCG athletes:
UNCG athletes: If your UNCG athletic event will interfere with an exam or assignment, you must make complete the work IN ADVANCE of the regular scheduled exam/assignment.
Inclement
Weather
Policy: If we experience severe weather, then we follow the university’s decision as to deadlines on tests/ assignments. Adverse weather line: 334-4400 or see announcement online: www.uncg.edu
Briefing Cases:
When reading cases in the text you will see the cases. You may find it helpful to brief (outline) them on a separate sheet of paper to enhance your understanding of the material. The following format seems to work well. Please know that in the Ebook the cases are largely pre-briefed for youJ!
(1) Facts: A brief statement of the facts of the case.
(2) Issue: State the issue of law to be resolved. (Remember that the reason the case is in the text is to illustrate some point of law in the chapter.)
(3) Reasoning and Holding of the Court. How and why the Court ruled the way they did in the case.
Virtual Office Hours- Please use your law firm as your regular study group. MGT 330 Virtual Office Hour Class Bulletin board Guidelines:
*Students are to use their law firms to answer questions about the chapters. After talking with your law firm a question still remains, each law firmis allowed to place no more than one question/ chapteron the virtual office hourbulletin board for class-wide discussion.
*Responses from the teacherwill be posted on the Virtual Office Bulletin Board. Every effort, during the regular semester, will be made to respond MWF within 24 hours of posting (unless an announcement has been made otherwise on Bb).
*MGT 330 Content –related questionsshould notbe emailed to the teacher, instead they must be placed on the class bulletin board, so all students can benefit.
*If an email is sent to the teacher that applies to the entire class the teacher may respond to the question raised on the virtual office hour discussion board.
Emailing the teacher would be allowed in the following situations:
The student has and can provide, prior to the deadline on the designated day for the exam to the Dept. of Business Administration to the ATTN: of the teacher, a scanned copy of a valid Doctor’s note saying the student was too sick to take an exam on the scheduled exam day.
The student has emailed or turned in hard copy (prior to the deadline) on the designated day for the exam to the ATTN: of the teacher, proof that an immediate family member has just died or is in a serious medical condition in the hospital and the student’s presence at the hospital or funeral is needed by the family which would cause a student to be unavailable to take an exam on the scheduled exam day
Upon required timely notice and required written proof being provided to the teacher, the student would be granted additional time to take the test. Failure by the student to meet the requirements set forth above would mean a grade of zero on the missed work.
Please note: Notice of a computer related problem which prohibited the student from completing/submitting an assignment is outlined below
Examinations and Grading:
Each exam will consist of multiple choice questions. Grading is objective and the questions will be taken from the textbook and related materials. ALL EXAMS ARE CLOSED BOOK AND CLOSED NOTES. Since students are allowed to work ahead in the material, class discussion, and testing (and for academic integrity concerns) only the grade will be provided for the chapter, unit, and cumulative final. Feedback WILL be given, though, on the interactive quiz.
Computer related problems: This is an online course. If you are not able to access a working computer with a consistent and reliable internet connection you will not be able to complete this class. I understand that even in the best circumstances computer problems will arise. I offer each student ONE computer-issue exclusion per semester. In the case of a computing issue or internet connectivity issue when completing or submitting an assignment you MUST contact the instructor within 6 hours of the assignment/ test/ exam deadline to receive the exclusion.