University of Central Florida Dr. Charles M. Lako, Jr. Lecture Hall: CBA1 – BA1-107 SUMMER B, 2013 The Legal & Ethical Environment of Business and E-Commerce at the International, National and State Level Four (4) credit hours IX Sections: Main Campus BUL 3130-BV01 Valencia West BUL 3130-BV50 Osceola BUL 3130-BV55 Cocoa BUL 3130-BV70 Palm Bay BUL 3130-BV75 Daytona BUL 3130-BV80 Lake Mary BUL 3130-BV81 Ocala BUL 3130-BV85 S. Lake BUL 3130-0V86 Live Lecture (only in Summer A) in Lecture Hall, 107, CBA 1, T AND TH 6 TO 9:50 PM. Course is delivered via the web as a streaming lecture/lecture capture Business Law Course. THIS IS NOT AN ON LINE COURSE. (ON LINE COURSES DO NOT HAVE A LIVE LECTURE COMPONENT) DR. CHARLES M. LAKO, JR. College of Business - Dixon School of Accounting Office: 4th Floor, BA 438 (407) 823-2965 WEB: http://www.bus.ucf.edu/faculty/clako/ EMAIL: Charles.Lako@ucf.edu Office Hours for YOU: (always available for law scholars) (i) e-mail; (ii) in person before class, (iii) by special appointment; (iv.) most all appointments will be scheduled in advance – please see the FAQ page. NOTE: Remember, I am here for you! My belief is our faculty/student ratio is: 1:1 Res Ipsa Loquitur Law Society - created and sponsored by FL & GA Trial Law Offices of Charles M. Lako, Jr., Esq. at UCF is open for membership to all Dr. Lako’s BUL 3130, 5810 & 6444 Scholars. Check my web page for announcements! Textbook: The Legal & Ethical Environment of Business and E-Commerce at the International, National and State Level, Meiners, Ringleb, Edwards, (compiled) Lako. Cengage Learning (Publishers), ISBN Number is ISBN-13: 9781133228233 Edition number THIRD CUSTOM EDITION - No Course Objectives: Each student will be confident in their ability to understand every aspect of every legal subject covered in the course. Numerous times throughout the course it will be necessary to reference and discuss other law course material that directly relates to this course for the express purpose of providing you with a complete understanding of this most fascinating subject. Class exercises including, but not limited to Constitutional Law, Ethics, Employment Discrimination, and Alternate Dispute Resolution will be interwoven into the course for the express purpose of providing enjoyable and educational class exercises which will enhance learning and provide a better insight into the law of the course and your future professional careers. You will most definitely (I) understand all the law presented to you, (II) retain it and (III) be able to apply it in your world today and in your careers. Teaching Methods: A varied and diverse instructional method will be used to enhance course material and comprehension by lecture, discussions, examination of cases, completing challenging and enjoyable class exercises, group problem solving analysis, as well as more traditional methods. Student volunteers from each class will help me bring the law alive in each class exercise and participate. Four (4) Semester Credit Hour Course: Live Lectures weekly (live only in summer A) and assignments (Research Report and research Quizzes) on the Web course pages with an attached quiz for each assignment. There are a total of four Quizzes. CLASS EXERCISES and GUEST LECTURES: We will conduct in class - live (of real cases) the following; Ethics; Mediation; Arbitration; Civil Rights (employment) discrimination/harassment; Plea Bargaining; Deposition. Guest Lectures involve twelve minute presentations by an Expert in the following areas of law: Real Property; Common Law; Formal Law; Sarbanes-Oxley Act; Plea Bargain; Deposition of a Witness. PUBLISHED ARTICLES FOR YOU TO STUDY ARE ON MY WEB PAGE. Attendance Policy: I cover in lectures every semester 1,200 legal doctrines and therefrom ALL exams are personally created and drafted by me from every lecture, class exercises and the text. You are responsible for the text materials, lectures, guest lecture series, class exercises, ethics presentations and the notes you take, all of which are the subject of my exams. You will and can SUCCEED! As your Professor, I am providing opportunities to each student for their respective achievement of course objectives, students should be AWARE and cognizant of the value of their experiences, and how such experiences can offer the class a benefit - each student is valuable and can contribute. ALL Class Work, Exercises and EXAMS will only be taken on assigned dates, unless there is a >>>>>>>>bona fide emergency = death, hospitalization, accidents (pertaining ONLY to you and your immediate family members) <<<<<<<<< documentation is necessary and must be presented to me in order to have MY permission (NOTICE: EVERY MAKE-UP EXAM I APPROVE MUST BE FINISHED BY THE Fourth DAY FROM THE ORIGINAL EXAM DATE OR YOUR GRADE IS A “0”) to take a make-up exam and the documents prove why you were prevented from taking the exam. We all need to work together to accomplish our goals and those set by me for the course, I am here for you. GRADES: Four (4) EXAMS EACH WORTH 18% OF YOUR GRADE, Your research Report is worth 18% of your grade and the Four quizzes/assignments total 10% of your Final Grade. Grade calculation: add exams and research report and multiply times .18%; next, add quizzes and multiply times 2.5%, add the two sums which is your final grade. GRADING SCALE FOR THIS CLASS A =100-90; B=89.99-80; C=79.99-70; D=69.99-60; F=59.99-0 VIP DATES FOR YOU EXAM DATES: EXAM ONE - July 2, 3; EXAM TWO - July 10, 11; EXAM THREE - July 23, 24; Final Exam July 31 and August 1. Each exam is open for TWO DAYS – see below “Exam Information”. RESEARCH REPORT: Due on July 24, 2013 (by and no later than 9:00 pm) and can be submitted starting on, not before July 17, 2013 and the last and final day for submitting your research report to me is July 24, 2013. During every class I will give you time to work on your research report. QUIZ DATES: July 3; July 11; July 18; July 25. Quizzes are taken on your computer and timed at fifty (50) minutes each. You can only take it one time. Quizzes open at 5 am and close the same day at 11 pm. Please note that your final average can be negatively impacted by not doing each quiz, but earning high grades on the quizzes can raise your final grade much to our mutual delight. FOR SUMMER, 2013 You should not schedule/take this course if you have a vacation planned during the semester. There are four Exams; One Research Report; and, Four Quizzes in Summer A and B, 2013. BUL 3130 – Summer “B”, 2013 – Exam Schedule, dates, times and notice about (Main Campus ONLY) THE TIMES APPLY ONLY TO MAIN CAMPUS. REGIONAL CAMPUSES HAVE THEIR OWN HOURS OF OPERATION AND YOU MUST CHECK WITH YOUR TEST LAB AT YOUR REGIONAL CAMPUS TO ASCERTAIN ITS HOURS FOR TAKING EXAMS. EXAMS, SUMMER B, 2013 hours apply ONLY to the main campus Exam Date 1 July 2 Tues Times – Open 7:00 am Close 11:55 pm 2 3 F. Ex. July 3 Wed 7:00 am 11:55 pm July 10 Wed 7:00 am 11:55 pm July 11 Thurs 7:00 am 11:55 pm July 23 Tues 7:00 am 11:55 pm June 24 Wed 7:00 am 11:55 pm July 31 Wed 7:00 am 11:55 pm Aug. 1 Thurs 7:00 am 11:55 pm EXAM INFORMATION- Time exams open and close: All exams are taken at YOUR (where you are *registered) campus testing laboratory. Each exam is open from 7:00 o’clock a.m. on the FIRST DAY OF exam day and closes WHEN THE TEST LAB CLOSES ON THE SECOND DAY – Example: opens on a Monday – closes on Tuesday. (BEST policy for you is to arrive about 1 hour or more before the closing time for the exam) ALL EXAMS ARE OPEN FOR TWO (2) DAYS. QUIZ INFORMATION – you take them on your own computer, they open at 5:00 o’clock am and close the SAME day at 11:00 o’clock pm. YOU HAVE ONE DAY FOR EACH QUIZ. You cannot take it more than once, ONE time ONLY. REGIONAL CAMPUSES VERY SPECIAL NOTICE **********Regional campus testing laboratory hours and days are different from main campus.**************check with your campus immediately. If you do not check to see you are registered at a campus where you think, then when you go to take the first exam and are turned away, do not mail me, Check and verify you are registered where you think you are registered. it is your error, I have asked you check NOW, not later. NOTICE – TESTING SITES/LABS IMMEDIATELY GO TO, AND CHECK WITH YOUR TESTING SITE/LAB TO ASCERTAIN ITS OPERATING HOURS SO YOU CAN ASCERTAIN HOW AND IF YOUR SCHEDULE FITS THE LAB’S HOURS OF OPERATION FOR ALL YOUR EXAMS. REGIONAL CAMPUSES YOUR TESTING SITES/LAB ARE DIFFERENT THEN MAIN CAMPUS, GO THERE NOW. Question from a scholar: Can I take an exam at a campus other than where I registered for your course? No! UCF does not permit you to do that. Each student must take their exams at the campus where they registered. Regional campus scholars must contact their campus in advance of each exam to set a time to take it. EVERY SCHOLAR SHOULD VISIT THEIR TESTING CENTER BEFORE AN EXAM TO BECOME FAMILIAR WITH EACH TESTING CENTER’S PROTOCOL. EVERY REGIONAL CAMPUS HAS ITS OWNS RULES AND TIMES FOR SCHEDULING AN EXAM, WHICH IS TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM MAIN CAMPUS. REGIONAL CAMPUSES WILL SEND YOU NOTICES WHEN THE COURSE BEGINS. YOU NEED TO ASCERTAIN IF YOUR SCHEDULE FITS THE TEST TIMES AND DAYS FOR EACH EXAM. I CANNOT CHANGE YOUR CAMPUS LOCATION ONCE YOU ARE REGISTERED. SEE YOUR GUIDANCE OFFICIAL ABOUT SUCH A MATTER IF NECESSARY. ________________________________________________________________________ EXAM INFORMATION- Time exams open and close: All exams are taken at YOUR (where you are *registered) campus testing laboratory. (*where you are registered is “your” campus and each has testing lab hours which you need to Immediately ascertain, those lab hours may differ from main campus and you must adhere to your campus testing times and its availability) Each exam is open from 7:00 o’clock a.m. on the exam day and closes when your testing lab closes on the SECOND day from opening. Example: opens on a Tuesday closes on Wednesday. (BEST policy for you is to arrive about 1 or more hours before the closing time for the exam) ALL EXAMS ARE OPEN FOR TWO DAYS. More Exam Information: Testing Laboratory RULES: (1) No talking; (2) No sharing of any type of information; (3) No hats; (4) No cell phones, pda’s, graphic calculators or other programmable/communication devices – even if they are shut off or immobilized; (5) No aid of any kind; ONLY BRING YOURSELF & ID CARD – Check with testing lab information rules and policies at UCF and your campus-where you are registered.. It is your responsibility to know ALL the rules. YOU SHOULD VISIT YOUR TESTING LABORATORY- if you have never taken an exam there. SUCCESS: Achieving success can be accomplished by being prepared for each class, reading all assigned material and participating in each class. NOTE: I reserve the right, with prior notice to you to amend the Syllabus if I deem same appropriate. SUCCESSFUL COMBINATION: You will earn in your deep subconscious over 1,200 legal doctrines which you will use throughout your life. You want to be here, and I thoroughly enjoy and love being here with you, that combination I opine, equates into a very rewarding educational opportunity wherein all your goals will, at a minimum be realized, and I further opine, be exceeded. My passion for the courtroom is equally matched by my passion for the classroom. FAQ: PLEASE REMEMBER I HAVE OVER 1,300 SCHOLARS ON 10 CAMPUSES, the following information IS MANDATORY AND will help you throughout the semester: 1. Regular E-Mails are always answered by me, also some of them are answered by my Great LTA’s. YOU ARE TO PUT IN YOUR SUBJECT LINE – Your campus location and section number and the reason for your e-mail – or you will not receive a reply. I do over a thousand + per semester and want to reply, but you must help and follow this rule; 2. Your communication with me is Confidential – my office will Never reply to your e-mail if you sent it from your employer. My Office will only reply to your e-mail that is sent from the e-mail you have on file at UCF. 3. Exams are taken in the testing laboratory; 4. Regional Campuses you must make an appointment to take each exam. 5. Quizzes are taken on your computer and are open notes, open book and open research. 6. Appointments: make one when you want in my office, I WELCOME YOU; LASTLY: I e-mail you through webct since it is the only vehicle for me to reach all of you at once. IN WRITING TO ME, you are ALWAYS TO USE ONLY knights mail, ecommunity or through myucf to: charles.lako@ucf.edu. I NEVER want to miss your mail so follow this rule or you will not receive a reply, thank you. This information will be discussed in class for you. FOR SUMMER, 2013 You should not schedule/take this course if you have a vacation planned during the semester. There are four Exams; One Research Report; and, Four Quizzes in Summer A and B, 2013. Syllabus WHEN CREATING THE SUMMER SYLLABUS I MUST CREATE BOTH SUMMER A AND B TO BE A MIRROR IMAGE OF EACH OTHER BECAUSE, IN SUMMER B THERE ARE NINE CAMPUSES AND THEY DO NOT HAVE REGIONAL CAMPUS TEST DATES FOR A FRIDAY, THUS, ALL EXAMS TAKE PLACE ON THE DAYS I LISTED. DATE: SUBJECT / ASSIGNMENTS / EXAMS / EXERCISES (hereinafter - A=assignment; R=read; C-chapter: CE=Class Exercise) ETHICS: EVERY class of every week will have a segment of Ethics lectures, class exercises with my Legal Teaching Assistant of real cases and crystal clear examples of what society, business professionals, citizens and governments face every day in the arena of Ethics. You will learn and love it!’ NOTICE EVERY CLASS HAS A COMPONENT OF Research Report TIME, THAT IS TIME where the class/lecture ceases for the evening and gives you time TO DEVOTE TO your research report work. JUNE: 25 WELCOME. Introduction to the Course, Review and discuss Syllabus. Basic Course Overview, Introduce-Lecture on C 1 (Modern Business World). Review Appendix. Also preview ETHICS and ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR) and the upcoming CEs’ AND Introduce-Lecture on C 2 (Judicial System/Courts). Review scholar’s questions from C’s 1 and 2. Review C 2 in its entirety. A: R C 1 AND 2. 27 Introduce-Lecture on C 3 (Trial Law & Dispute Resolution). CE: Conduct a <<live>> MEDIATION of a real case with student volunteer participants AND Lecture on C 4 (Constitutional Law). , Plus+ >Lecture SIZZLED UP with historical and present day issues about the Bill of Rights, not just what mention has been made of some parts of Constitutional Law in this C 4. A: R C 3 AND 4. EXAM ONE CHAPTERS 1 THROUGH 4 AND ALL LECTURE MATERIAL, CLASS EXERCISES AND ETHICS CASES. JULY: 2 All exam material has been presented to you by my prior lectures and all the law notes I sent everyone. Class is held via email for any questions you possess, and to enable you to be prepared for the exam, as well as to devote this time to your research report. 2, 3 EXAM ONE OPENS ON JULY 2 AND CLOSES JULY 3. 3 TAKE QUIZ ONE ON JULY 3 Special notice the July 4th lecture will be played for everyone on JULY 3. The material in this lecture relates to exam two and future exams. 4 Lecture on Criminal Law/Business C 5. CE Plea Bargaining live of a real criminal case. Lecture will be DRAMATIZED and VITALIZED with real cases of Ethical Issues in Constitutional and Criminal (I will also tell you about Mrs. M. Lamb, to broaden your academic superiority and reach your long term memory.) Law squarely addressing your 1st Amendment concerns with Cell Phones; Personal and Corporate computers - Beware! AND Lecture on C 6 (Torts). Tort Law (the largest body of civil law in the world) and all Common Law Doctrines of 500 years ago that are applicable today - Res Ipsa Loquitur; Respondeat Superior; Lex Loci, Last Clear Chance; Transferred Intent; Culpability; Long Arm Statutes, etc. QUERY: are all torts crimes, OR, are all crimes torts? A: R C 5 AND 6. 9 Lecture on C 7 – Business Torts. This lecture will seem like a cool breeze on a sweltering hot summer day, since you are experts on C 6 AND Lecture on C 8 (Realty & Personalty).You will love C 8 - it involves every waking and sleeping aspect of your life. Personal and Real Property, (terra firma). A: R C 7 AND 8. EXAM TWO CHAPTERS 5 THROUGH 8 AND ALL LECTURE MATERIAL, CLASS EXERCISES AND ETHICS CASES. 11 All exam material has been presented to you by my prior lectures and all the law notes I sent everyone. Class is held via email for any questions you possess, and to enable you to be prepared for the exam, as well as to devote this time to your research report. 10, 11 EXAM TWO OPENS ON JULY 10 AND CLOSES JULY 11. 11 TAKE QUIZ TWO ON JULY 11 16 Lecture C 9 (Intellectually Property) Lecture in an area of law that involves your entire life and successes! Special Lecture infusing ETHICS and (ADR) - Alternate Dispute Resolution as compared and contrasted in Corporate Law, Nationally and Internationally. Review scholar’s questions from prior C’s. Commence C 10 - Fascinating world of contract law, here is I. C. LACO! Lecture commences C 10, - CE - in contract law today! A: R C 9 AND 10. (Did you notice how the law has come alive, not only from the lectures but Each CE.) July 17 - RESEARCH REPORT first day you can turn in your original research report, FINAL DAY FOR SUBMITTING IT IS BY, AND NO LATER THAN JULY 24, 2013 at 9:00 o’clock pm. 18 Lecture in C 11 (Domestic & International Sales)., AND lecture continues into C 12 (Negotiable Instruments - Credit - Bankruptcy) Negotiable Instruments, Credit, Bankruptcy everything you want to and need to know reserved for you tonight. - Chapters of Bankruptcy are 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12 and 13 (not the chapters in the book, the ones used in Bankruptcy law - wait I will show you). A: R C 11 AND 12. EXAM THREE CHAPTERS 9 THROUGH 12 AND ALL LECTURE MATERIAL, CLASS EXERCISES AND ETHICS CASES. 18 TAKE QUIZ THREE ON JULY 18 23 All exam material has been presented to you by my prior lectures and all the law notes I sent everyone. Class is held via email for any questions you possess, and to enable you to be prepared for the exam, as well as to devote this time to your research report. 23, 24 EXAM THREE OPENS ON JULY 23 AND CLOSES JULY 24. July 24, 2013 Research Report Due (by and no later than 9:00 pm) (your report can be turned in starting on July 17, 2013 and the last day for submission of your report to me is July 24, 2013 no later than 9:00 pm. 25 Today opens and concludes with teaching you the successes of your life in a Corporate World, (Corporate world, why incorporate, how does it benefit you, and how you function in the National and International Corporate Climate and World, as well as the myriad of types of business entities, C 13 (Business Organizations). Lecture will commence with C’s 14 (Employment...) and 15 and 16 (Employment Discrimination, Law).WORKER PROTECTION LAW INCLUDING WORKERS COMPENSATION WHICH IS A PART OF YOUR LIFE WHILE AN EMPLOYEE - YOU NEED TO KNOW THIS LAW AND YOU WILL ENJOY DOING SO. Equal Employment Opportunities, etc. A: R C 14 AND 15, and look at C 16. 25 TAKE QUIZ FOUR ON JULY 25 30 (LAST LECTURE CLASS) Lecture on C 15 - the fascinating and all encompassing doctrines of Administrative Law (Government Agencies). Review student’s questions from prior Cs’. CE with a student participant volunteer presenting a real case of a (I) Civil Rights Act of 1964 (and its progeny) - sexual discrimination - harassment violation, or not? You will be the Judge as you see and listen to what transpires in the workplace. We will continue with the Lecture series from prior class, Chapters 14, 15 and 16. Lecture on C 16 - another legal subject area that touches all of your lives. A: R C 15 and 16. FINAL EXAM PRIMARILY COVERS CHAPTERS 13, 14, 15 and 16, BUT, it also encompasses all class presentations, class exercises, ethics cases, and, the sections of chapters 17 through 22 encompassed in prior lectures. 31, Aug. 1: FINAL EXAM - Opens on July 30 and closes on Aug. 1. SPECIAL NOTE to each SCHOLAR: Throughout the Course special reference will always be made to the Ethical vs. the Unethical behavior of people, business, corporations and governments. Also, to Professionalism, and Legal - Illegal Behavior. Interwoven into the course will be Alternate Dispute Resolution which appears in the book and CEs’. Contracts, Administrative, Real Property, Bankruptcy, Constitutional, Torts, Criminal, and numerous other areas of law are part of this legally provocative course. Litigation will appear where appropriate. You will soon realize why I wish seatbelts were installed, as we magically, scholarly and intellectually travel from the common law of England 600 years ago to the present legal world of today. LEGAL RESEARCH REPORT ASSIGNMENT RESEARCH REPORTS FOR BUL 3130 This component of the course requires you to produce one scholarly "original" research report. The report will be a total of 2,000 words (NO less than 2,000 words and NO more than 2,200 words) and a minimum of three references on the bibliography page. The topic is: ETHICS Your original report will analyze and explain the fundamentals of Ethics and how the American Legal system impacts Ethics in Business and Government. Your will identify and explain the affects of Ethical Decision making in Business and Government and what laws directly relate to it. Intertwined in your analysis and research you will compare and contrast ethics with what is legislatively required by the government. NOTE: The University Writing Center (www.uwc.ucf.edu) is available to each student and I encourage you to see what benefits it can offer you. Style of Report: Cover page –see example and requirement below – put your name, course title, my name, word count and double space to the beginning of your report where you start writing; Bibliography page; Twelve Font- Times New Roman; Double Spaced Length of report: Your report will be a minimum of 2,000 words. (NO less than 2,000 words and NO more than 2,200 words) Double spaced; number 12 font in Times New Roman. All reports are subject to UCF policy, honor code and plagiarism. The syllabus identifies the date the report is due and there are no exceptions to each date. No report can be turned in after the due date. I WILL SUBMIT YOUR RESEARCH REPORT TO TURITIN.COM FOR ANALYSIS. IF IT IS PLAGIRISED YOU WILL RECEIVE A ZERO AND BE REFERRED TO THE OFFICE OF STUDENT CONDUCT AT UCF FOR DISCIPLINARY TREATMENT. DATE DUE: July 24, 2013 (by and no later than 9:00 pm) (your report can be turned in starting on July 17, 2013 and the last day for submission of your report to me is July 24, 2013. HOW TO SUBMIT YOUR RESEARCH REPORT: A special e-mail receptor is being designed to receive only research reports. You Must put in your subject line the following, nothing more, nothing less and it should be identical to this: Bresearchreport YOUR SUBJECT LINE (of your e-mail) MUST ONLY STATE: Bresearchreport No spacing, no capital letters, nothing but: Bresearchreport Failing to follow this simple requirement results in you earning a ZERO because your email with report will be mixed into thousands of regular course mail. When I open your mail ALL I should see is the cover page. Your report must be sent as a WORD DOCUMENT ONLY which appears after the cover page. If you do not do this as required you will earn a zero, no reason for that to occur. SEE THE LAST PAGE OF SYLLABI WHICH GIVES YOU A PRECISE PICTURE OF EXACTLY WHAT YOUR COVER PAGE MUST LOOK LIKE. QUIZZES QUIZZES Welcome to the section of BUL3130 that enhances your education through your study of four specific legal topics. Each legal topic is followed by a quiz which is timed, but permits adequate time to successfully complete each. PROTOCOL AND RECOMMENDATION Each quiz will be taken on-line through the Web. Each quiz is timed at a total of Fifty (50) minutes from the moment you commence your work. You will succeed by studying the topic. Some of the material is in your textbook, other information I encourage you to examine by your on line research. Each Quiz is straightforward and represents precise questioning about the topic. As the syllabus advised each Scholar, the four quizzes are added together and divided by four. By succeeding on each quiz you can actually raise your overall course grade much to our mutual delight. Quiz II and IV Must be thoroughly researched by you in order to succeed. Quiz I is in the Appendix of your textbook, Amendments 1 through 10 and also Amendment 14 is in the Quiz. Quiz III – Ethics will consist of material from class Ethical presentations and Ethics material in the textbook. I. THE BILL OF RIGHTS AND THE US CONSTITUTION Commencing at 5:00 am and ending at 11:00 pm on JULY 3, 2013. II. COMMON LAW QUIZ Res Isa Loquitur; Quantum Meriut; Respondeat Superior; Parol Evidence Rule; Statute of Frauds; Statute of Limitations; Doctrine of Separation of Powers; Doctrine of Supremacy; Delegation Doctrine; Independent Contractor; Sine Qua Non; Scienter; Arbitration; ICLACO; Alternate Dispute Resolution; Nuisance; force majeure clause; Res Judicata; Caveat Emptor; Mirror Image Rule Commencing at 5:00 am and ending at 11:00 pm on JULY 11, 2013. III. ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT, BUSINESS AND SOCIETY Commencing at 5:00 am and ending at 11:00 pm on JULY 18, 2013. IV. ELECTRONIC COMMERCE: TOPICS OF THE QUIZ for you to thoroughly Research: Electronic Communications Privacy Act; E-Mail Contracts; Anti-cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act; Uniform Computer Information Transactions Act (UCITA); Electronic Agents and Counteroffers; Federal Electronic Signature Act; Communications Decency Act; World Intellectual Property Organization; Foreign Corrupt Practices Act; Equity; RICO. Commencing at 5:00 am and ending at 11:00 pm on JULY 25, 2013 Here is what the cover page of your research report must look like and present. When I open your mail ALL I should see is the cover page. Your report must be sent as a WORD DOCUMENT ONLY which appears after the cover page. If you do not do this as required you will earn a zero, no reason for that to occur. DO not HAVE THIS STATEMENT ON YOUR COVER PAGE. The Legal & Ethical Environment of Business and E-Commerce at the International, National and State Level Name: ____________________________________ PID: ____________________________________ Course: BUL 3130, Summer B Campus Name: _____________________________ Title: ETHICS Submitted to : DR. CHARLES M. LAKO, JR. Date: ______________________________________ (date of your submission to me) Word Count: _______________________________ Your Statement: I certify this is my original research report which I created through my own research, study and understanding of the subject and is not plagiarized in any manner.