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
Summer 2010
(Prerequisite: GPA 2.0 or above)
3 Credits
Professor Orren Falk
Email: obfalk@uncg.edu
MGT 330
100% Online
Emails are read and responded to no later than 10am, M-F
Graduate Assistant: Paul Tartalio; pmtartal@uncg.edu
Make sure to read this entire syllabus.
The information is very important.
To highlight contact information, emails will be read and responded to by
10am. Make sure to identify the class, “MGT 330,” in the “Subject” line
when emailing. Please contact Graduate Assistant Paul Tartalio
(pmtartal@uncg.edu), for Blackboard related questions.
We are here to support you and please feel free to contact us.
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, ECommerce, 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
1. Comprehend basics concerning the legal, ethical, and international environment in which
business function
2. 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
3. Analyze the many ways in which business activities are affected by laws and regulations
4. Assess examples of ethical and unethical behavior
5. 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
6. Explore other cultures through International Students’ presentations (live
sections)
7. Find, prepare, and produce online legal sources affecting businesses and synthesize the
material obtained
8. 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 mmhassel@uncg.edu 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/, ods@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 prebriefed for you!
(1)
(2)
(3)
Facts: A brief statement of the facts of the case.
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.)
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 firm is allowed to place
no more than one question/ chapter on the virtual office hour bulletin board for
class-wide discussion.
*Responses from the teacher will 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 questions should not be 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.
Grading:
500 possible max. points for semester: (earned as described below):
72 pts.
Class participation earned through Law Firm “class” participation in
reviewing and discussing digital videos and assigned websites= 24
chapters (3 pts. Max./ chapter)=72 possible max. points. For EACH
chapter, every student is to complete entirely the assignment listed on
BB. The student is to then type up and put on their law firm’s
discussion board 3 entries/ chapter. (DUE BY NOON ON DAY OF
ASSIGNMENT) (As stated above under: Any comments posted after
12 noon will NOT be counted towards class participation for
that chapter/day. Law Firm” 3 specified threads/ chapter = Class
Participation) Each student for each chapter must submit the
following by noon on date underlined in syllabus for that
chapter:
- 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
24 pts.
24 interactive chapter quizzes (counting a max. of 1pt./ chapter). May take as
many times as desired. DUE BY MIDNIGHT on date underlined in syllabus for
that chapter. Each quiz contains 10 questions. Each question is worth 1/10 points.
You may score between a 0 and 1 for the whole interactive quiz for a chapter. The
grade of your last attempt will be recorded.
240 pts.
BB chapter test for each chapter- 24 chapters- each chapter will have
10 M/C questions- each M/C question counts 1 pt. each for total /
chapter total= 10 points x 24 chapters= total poss. Max. 240. You will
have a total of 30 minutes prior to or during the underlined
day for that chapter to take the Bb Chapter test. For EACH
minute the student spends OVER the allowed 30 minutes 3
points will be deducted from your score.
80 pts.
(Units 1- Units 4) Unit Exams counting 20 points/ exam (4 units x 10
m/c questions (each count 2 pt.) = possible 80 possible max. You will
have a total of 30 minutes prior to or during the underlined
day for that Unit exam (which will be in addition to the other
assignments/testing due that day). For EACH minute the
student spends OVER the allowed 30 minutes 3 points will be
deducted from your score.
84 pts.
Cumulative exam) = 42 m/c questions Pulled from material covered
during entire semester. Each question will count 2 pts. for a total
possible max. on the exam of 84pts. You will have a total of 1 1/2 hours
to take the Cumulative exam. For EACH minute the student
spends OVER the allowed 1 ½ hours 3 points will be deducted
from your score.
Grading Scale:
500= A+
451-499= A
450=A449=B+
401-448=B
400= B399= C+
351-398=C
350=C349=D+
301-348=D
300=D299 and under = F
The UNCG Academic Integrity Code Applies. All Academic Integrity violations will
be prosecuted. It is an academic integrity violation to receive any help during the
taking of an online unit or cumulative exam.
MGT 330
The subject areas covered in this course are extremely difficult. The
cumulative exam in MGT 491 will also cover Business Law. Make sure to
keep your notes until you have completed MGT 491. The amount of material
to be covered in this course, and the depth of the coverage, probably is not exceeded
in any course you have taken, or will take. THEREFORE, if you wish to do well,
you will be required to read, concentrate, review, re-read, analyze, and re-analyze.
In order to cover all the material, and cover it well, there is a heavy burden on the
student to be well prepared everyday and to raise questions with your law firm
about what you do not understand.
*Do Not take MGT 330 until you have the required time to be successful in
the class. Each day’s class preparation should take a minimum of 4-5
hours.
Assignments are listed on BB. You will have assignments for each M-F day
of the semester. Weekends are off.
Note: underlined dates below indicate that class participation is
due no later than noon on that date / interactive quiz and
chapter exam must be completed by midnight on that date (or
they will not be counted). The final cumulative exam MUST be
completed before NOON on the designated day.
Assignments:
Please note:
Since the last day to change courses or course sections without special
permission is during the later part of the week of 5/2, I will accept Ch.
1, Ch.2, and Ch.3 class law firm discussion entries until noon on
9/24 and interactive quizzes and chapter tests, for Chapters 1,2,
and 3, until midnight on 9/24.
Helpful Information:
Last semester our Bryan Bb expert forwarded me this link
The first question and answer on the link addresse the steps to take if
you are in the middle of an online test and you lose internet connection
and need to get back into the test- what TO DO and WHAT NOT TO
DO See:
http://www.troy.edu/bbhelp/documents/testcrashfaq.pdf
BEWARE that if you save a test to resume it later the time clock
(time limit) on the exam IS STILL RUNNING!!!!
.
Bold and underlined= day the class discussion (in your law firm) due
by NOON and the chapter test and unit test is due by MIDNIGHT.
5/17 - Read over ALL Bb MGT 330 100% online course information. Complete the
required two steps which will 1- direct you on how to purchase and access your
online Ebook for the class and 2- provide you the necessary procedure on getting
and using the required access code for the Webtutor Bb course cartridge- Please
note that step by step instructions for purchasing the ebook and accessing the
Webtutor portions of Bb are linked at the top of the course information page.
5/19
Chapter 1
5/20
Chapter 2
5/21
Chapter 3
5/24
Chapter 4
5/25
Chapter 5
5/26
Chapter 6
5/27
Chapter 7- UNIT 1 EXAM (by midnight)
5/28
Chapter 8
HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY
6/1
Chapter 9
6/1
Chapter 10
6/2
Chapter 11
6/3
Chapter 12
6/4
Chapter 13- UNIT 2 EXAM (by midnight)
6/7
Chapter 14
6/8
Chapter 15
6/9
Chapter 16
6/10
Chapter 17
6/11
Chapter 18- UNIT 3 EXAM (by midnight)
6/14
Chapter 19
6/15
Chapter 20
6/16
Chapter 21
6/17
Chapter 22
6/18
Chapter 23
6/21
Chapter 24- UNIT 4 EXAM (by midnight)
6/22
FINAL CUMULATIVE EXAM