SYLLABUS
Special Topics in Law, Management & Ethics
MGMT 180 - Summer, 2010
Professor: GONZALO FREIXES
Text: West’s Business Law (Custom Edition)
Telephone/Office: (310) 794-6640 / A101f
E-Mail: gonzalo.freixes@anderson.ucla.edu
COURSE OBJECTIVE & DESCRIPTION:
This course will focus on advanced legal topics for the entrepreneur, including an overview of
strategies in business entity selection, corporate governance and financing, securities regulation,
international business transactions and employment law. The class will also focus on ethical
considerations that businesses, corporate executives and investment professionals must take into account
in the financing and operation of corporations or other public business entities. Students will review
judicial opinions and case studies to develop skills in the area of legal analysis. Students will be called
upon to discuss the concepts learned and their application to hypothetical and “real world” situations. The
course will be taught in a lecture format, with a discussion component, and 2 take home quizzes.
COURSE ASSIGNMENTS, EXAMINATIONS & GRADING
Student performance will be graded according to the following criteria:
Two Quizzes (30% each)
Class Participation & Presentations
60%
40%
Quizzes will consist of true/false, multiple choice, and essay questions. The quizzes will
emphasize application of law, rather than memorization of legal concepts. Examinations will be open
book and open notes. Students will be called upon in class to discuss their interpretation of judicial
opinions and case studies, or to explain legal concepts discussed in the textbook readings. Students will
be graded on both the frequency and quality of participation.
RESOURCES AND ASSISTANCE
The Professor:
Professor Freixes will hold regularly scheduled office hours and will also be
available by appointment during other time periods. Prof. Freixes also encourages
students to e-mail him with questions.
The Web Site:
www.anderson.ucla.edu/faculty/gonzalo.freixes/courses/
Professor Freixes maintains an Internet web site that contains the course Syllabus,
all of the professor’s class lectures and additional resource materials. Students are
encouraged to download the notes and practice examinations. Course materials are
listed under MGMT 197 (the old class number).
CLASS SCHEDULE AND READINGS – Summer, 2010
All readings are from the Course Reader (taken from Business Law by Mallor, etc.). Students
should complete readings prior to the class session indicated.
Date
Chapters (10th Ed.) Subject
1
7/6 (AM)
1, 37, 38, 39, 40
Flow Through Business Entitites
2
7/12 (AM)
4
Business Ethics Workshop I
3
7/14 (AM)
41, 42, 43, 44
Corporate Formation, Financing, Management
4
7/13 (AM & PM)
FIELD TRIP – DEPT. OF CORPORATIONS
& DOWNTOWN L.A.
5
7/15 (AM)
4, Handouts
Business Ethics Workshop II (PRESENTATIONS)
FIRST QUIZ DISTRIBUTED (Take Home)
6
7/15 (PM)
45
Securities Regulation and Investor Protection
Session
7/19 (AM)
FIRST QUIZ DUE
SECOND QUIZ DISTRIBUTED
7
7/22 (PM)
None
International Business Regulation & Taxation
8
7/26 (PM)
51
Employment Law & Human Resources
SECOND QUIZ DUE
.