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COMMON SYLLABUS
LEGAL AND ETHICAL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS
BA 333
INSTRUCTORS
WHO TEACH THIS COURSE:
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PROFESSOR
NANCY KING COURSE
COORDINATOR OFFICE
PHONE: 737-3323 EMAIL:
kingn@bus.oregonstate.edu OFFICE
NUMBER: Bexell #336 OFFICE
HOURS FOR Winter and Spring 08: By
Appointment only |
OFFICE
PHONE: 737-4139 EMAIL:
lykinsd@onid.orst.edu OFFICE
NUMBER: Bexell #415 OFFICE
HOURS FOR Winter 2008: Monday and Wednesday, 2-3 p.m. and Tuesday and
Thursday, 10 a.m.-12 noon and by appointment. |
PROFESSOR
GARY HUNTER OFFICE
PHONE: 737-3089 EMAIL:
hunterg@bus.oregonstate.edu OFFICE
NUMBER: Bexell #309 OFFICE
HOURS FOR Winter and Spring 08: By Appointment Only. |
This
common syllabus is intended as a brief overview of this course. IMPORTANT NOTE
FOR STUDENTS ENROLLED IN BA 230 (Business Law I): this syllabus does not apply to you and you should
consult the syllabus provided by your course.
Students
in BA 333 should also consult the information provided by your instructor on
your section’s Blackboard website. Each instructor has
also prepared documents titled “Instructor’s
Additional Requirements” and “Assignment
Schedule” for their sections of BA 333 that supplement this syllabus and
have been posted on the blackboard website for the sections of the course
taught by the instructor.
COURSE
DESCRIPTION:
LEGAL AND ETHICAL BUSINESS SOLUTIONS (2). Legal and ethical
regulations of U.S. and global business organizations including financial,
human resources, operations and marketing functions. Emphasizes legal and
ethical strategies for entrepreneurs including business entity selection,
raising capital and managing intellectual property. PREREQ: Junior
standing/Business Major, ECON 201.
MEASURABLE
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon the successful completion of this course, students should be able to:
1) Critically
analyze the meaning of selected judicial cases and statutes including the
management implications of legal rules drawn from those cases and statutes.
2) Knowledgeably
discuss contemporary legal issues related to managing a business including the
impact of global business markets, electronic commerce and technology.
3) Formulate legal
and ethical strategies for entrepreneurs related to business entity selection,
raising capital and managing intellectual property.
4) Apply business
law concepts to solve practical business problems including more advanced
topics such as intellectual property, securities law and antitrust law issues.
5) Use online legal
databases to conduct basic legal research about business problems.
LEARNING
RESOURCES --REQUIRED MATERIALS:
Text:, Frank B. Cross
and Roger LeRoy Miller, West’s Legal
Environment of Business (6th ed., 2007).
Blackboard
Course: The blackboard
site for the combined sections of the course taught by each instructor
contains the syllabus, Instructor’s Additional Requirements for the course, and
an Assignment as well as any other materials for the instructor’s sections of
the course. Additional materials will be provided in class and/or posted on the
Blackboard Website.
EVALUATION OF
STUDENT PERFORMANCE INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:
Sustainability: Consistent with the
HOMEWORK:
PROBLEM SETS, QUIZZES AND/OR WRITING ASSIGNMENTS: In addition to the assigned reading, you will have homework assignments
that may be in the form of problem sets, quizzes (in-class or online), or
writing assignments. See Assignment Schedule on Blackboard for your class
section for the due dates for homework assignments. Your work must be turned in on time. Late
work will receive a lower grade and/or Zero points (See Instructor’s Additional
Requirements on Blackboard). Your homework must be your own work. Work that is too similar to that of another
student will result in neither student receiving credit for the assignment. It is academic
dishonesty for a student to submit another student’s/person’s work as the
student’s own work (in part or whole) or to assist another student in the
process of submitting another student’s/person’s work as his or her own work. You
may always turn in your homework early to cover any absence that you know you
may have.
CLASS
PARTICIPATION: Class participation
points will be assigned based on your participation in activities in class and
class discussion. Each instructor may have different requirements for students
related to earning class participation points. Your instructor will discuss
strategies for earning class participation points in your class. Also, see Instructor’s Additional Requirements
for this class, posted on the Blackboard website for your section.
MIDTERM: A midterm
covering multiple chapters from your text and lecture material will be given as
listed in Assignments Schedule on Blackboard for your section of the class. The
midterm will be given during the regular class period. Test questions may be
objective or short answer/essay. Unless excused in advance, if you miss the
midterm because you are absent or late to class, you will not be allowed to
make-up the midterm or be given more time to complete it. See Administrative Rules for Final Exam and
Midterm, below.
FINAL EXAM: The final exam
is comprehensive and may test any material (lecture, text, class problems,
etc.) covered in the course. See Instructor’s
Additional Requirements on the blackboard website for your section of the
class for your instructor’s rules on using a limited amount of notes on the
Final Exam. All sections of BA 333 take the final exam on a Group Examination schedule, meaning
that all students take the exam at the same
time and on the same date. The contents of the exam may and will vary by
instructor. Students take the exam at a location with students taking the class
from the same instructor. For the date
and time of group exams, see Final Examination Schedule for Group
Examinations on the OSU website under Registration Information. Your instructor
will provide information about the location
of your exam.
ADMINISTRATIVE
RULES FOR THE FINAL EXAM & MIDTERM:
Identification
for exams/rule on no electronic equipment. You are required to bring your
student I.D. (with your picture) to the final exam. You are required to present your I.D. when
you turn in the final exam if asked. No
iPods, computers, cell phones, PDA’s, headphones or other electronic equipment
are permitted in the final exam or in midterms.
Exam
materials are the property of the instructor and the
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR ASSIGNED
MATERIALS:
For all exams, you are responsible for all materials in the text and other
reading materials that are assigned, as well as lecture material, unless
expressly excluded. All aspects of a
chapter or other reading assignment will not necessarily be covered in class
and current material outside the text will be discussed in class; consequently
lecture material will be emphasized on the tests and exams. You are encouraged to be present for all
classes and to take good notes.
WRITTEN PETITION
FOR EXCEPTION TO SYLLABUS RULES
You
may make a written petition for an exception to the syllabus rules if
you have a serious emergency or other extreme circumstances that prevent you
from complying with the rules in this syllabus
or your Instructor’s Additional
Requirements that supplement this syllabus.
No make-ups of the midterm or the final exam will be allowed unless
arranged in advance or due to an emergency or other extreme situation. The
following circumstances generally are not adequate reasons to support a make-up
of a missed test or exam: illnesses not requiring hospitalization, doctor’s
appointments, court appointments, work schedule conflicts, participation in OSU
sports or other sports, child care problems, lateness due to over-sleeping,
conflicts with class schedule and travel home for a holiday or break or travel
delays upon returning to campus.
Petition
format/Time to Appeal:
You must make your petition in writing and state the circumstances and reasons
you believe that an exception should be made for you. Include your name, email address, and class
number (BA 333) and your class section number on the petition. Petitions
regarding late homework or a missed midterm will not be considered unless
received by your instructor within one week of the due date for the homework or
test date. Petitions to take the
midterm or final exam on a date different than the scheduled date must be made
to your instructor in advance, at least two weeks in advance except for
emergencies, and will be granted only for extreme circumstances. You
must deliver your petition to your instructor in person or by email. Do not
deliver petitions to your instructor’s office, faculty services, or through the
mail. If you are unable to take the
midterm or final exam on the scheduled date for any reason other than a
conflict between two or more exams, your instructor reserves the right to
substitute a 10 page, double spaced, research paper on an assigned legal topic
in lieu of the scheduled exam.
GRADING
Each
instructor will allocate the 1000 maximum possible points in the class to the
following:
1.
Class Participation Points
2. Midterm
3.
Homework (problem sets, online or in class quizzes, study questions)
4. Final Exam
Maximum Possible Points 1000
**Unless there is a calculation
error, grades are final unless questioned within one week of receiving the
grade and before the last day of class.
**Course grades will be on a “+/-“
grading system.
You may calculate an estimate of
your course grade at any time during the term by adding up the points you have
received and determining if you have at least the minimum percentage of
available points to earn the applicable grade as follows:
A >= 93% C >= 72%
A- 90% C- 70%
B+ 88% D+ 68%
B 82% D 62%
B- 80% D- 60%
C+ 78% F <=59%
Link to Statement of Expectations
for Student Conduct: http://oregonstate.edu/admin/stucon/achon.htm.
DISABILITY
ACCOMMODATION:
Accommodations
are collaborative efforts between students, faculty and Services for Students
with Disabilities (SSD). Students with accommodations approved through SSD are
responsible for contacting the faculty member in charge of the course prior to
or during the first week of the term to discuss accommodations. Students who
believe they are eligible for accommodations but who have not yet obtained
approval through SSD should contact SSD immediately at 737-4098.
The syllabus is
a guide, not a contract, and therefore may be changed as necessary. If changes are made, I will announce them in
class and place them on the board, generally at least one class in advance of
the due date for an assignment, etc.
Date last
revised: December 12, 2007