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BA531: MANAGING LEGAL ISSUES RELATED
TO TECHNOLOGY AND E-BUSINESS
SYLLABUS PAGE
Winter 2006
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PROFESSOR NANCY KING OFFICE PHONE: 737-3323 E-MAIL: kingn@bus.oregonstate.edu OFFICE NUMBER: Bexell #336 Much of this course’s on-line information can be found at its Blackboard website. Course Description: This course is an integrative course on the management of
legal and ethical issues in a business environment characterized by
electronic commerce, intellectual property, Internet technology, a global
market and government regulation. An
entrepreneurial focus is provided in the course with emphasis on legal and
ethical issues related to new organizations or new ventures within existing
organizations. Students develop skills
to: identify legal and ethical issues, anticipate and meet legal compliance
obligations, deal with administrative agencies, and to engage in business
transactions while minimizing the risk of legal liability. The course emphasizes ethical as well as
legal considerations of management decision-making. Specific Course
Learning Outcomes: At the end of this course, students will be able to: 1) Understand and formulate strategies to minimize risks related to key legal and ethical issues of managing innovations in technology, electronic commerce and global business markets. 2) Select the appropriate legal form for creating business entities. 3) Formulate legal strategies to create and protect the intellectual property rights of a business and avoid infringing others’ intellectual property rights. 4) Apply concepts of ethics and social responsibility to manage organizations. 5) Evaluate the impact of government regulation on management of organizations. 6) Understand the litigation and alternative dispute-resolution processes utilized by organizations to resolve legal issues. 7) Communicate strategies to minimize legal and ethical risks in writing and/or orally.
Required Materials: 1) Texts: ·
Melvin,
CyberLaw and E-Commerce Regulation, An
Entrepreneurial Approach (Thomson West 2005). ·
Halbert,
Ingulli, CyberEthics (2nd Edition,
Thomson West 2005). 2) Additional Reading Assignments: will be posted on Blackboard
and/or linked to the online version of this syllabus and/or provided in
class. Optional Materials: 1. E-mail updates from GigaLaw.com Daily News (It is recommended that you subscribe to this free update service at http://www.gigalaw.com/newsletters/dailynews.html for the term). 2. For review of foundational materials on American business law, see Beatty Samuelson, Essentials of Business Law (2nd ed., 2005), especially chapters 1, 3 and 4. This book is available through the reserve desk in Valley Library for your use. 3. Gene W. Arant, Intellectual Property: The Business Approach (manuscript completed 2003). This manuscript provides a guide for inventors and other business persons interested in protecting intellectual property and/or retaining an intellectual property attorney. Two copies are available through the reserve desk in Valley Library for your use. Class Meeting Time
and Place: Bexell Hall, Room 415, Thursdays, Afternoon section meets
noon-2:50 p.m.; Evening section meets Office
Hours:
Bexell Hall Room 336, Tuesday, 10:45-11:45 a.m., Wednesday 1 - 2 p.m., Thursday, 3-4 p.m.. Drop-ins welcome during office hours, please make an appointment if you would like to see me outside office hours. E-mail is encouraged. Homework: You are required to do the assigned reading before the class for which it is assigned. Generally the assigned reading for each class includes material from the texts, and may include other assigned readings posted on Blackboard, available otherwise on the Web, or provided as class handouts. Be sure to review the running Medical Miracle hypothetical discussed at the end of each chapter in Melvin and prepare to discuss the questions at the end of the hypothetical. Additional study questions on the reading materials will be posted on Blackboard from time to time. Pop Quizzes: Unannounced pop quizzes will be given in-class and will cover the assigned reading for the day. At least 3 quizzes will be given. The pop quizzes will include short essay questions and some objective questions. The quizzes are designed to provide some practice for the final examination. Make-ups for missed quizzes are not provided except in extraordinary circumstances. Send me an email if you want to request an exception to the no-make-up rule and outline the reasons for your request in the email. The ability to drop the lowest quiz score is designed to provide some flexibility for you in case you must miss a class due to work schedules, transportation problems, day-care problems, minor illnesses and doctors’ appointments, etc. Generally no make-up will be provided for missed quizzes for these types of reasons. Written
Deliverables for the Course: In addition to the final exam, you are required to produce two written “deliverables” for the course as described in the “schedule of assignments” at the end of this syllabus. These course deliverables require you to write short papers on legal and ethical topics. You are required to complete two of the three course deliverables. All students must complete Course Deliverable #1, which is an essay on a theme from one of the three CyberEthics chapters assigned. Then you must choose one of the next two Course Deliverables (#2 or #3) to complete. The Requirements for each of the Course Deliverables are described on the Schedule of Assignments. Grading keys will be provided in advance of the due dates for these assignments.
Final Examination: There
is a final exam in this course. It will consist of multiple essay and
objective questions. If you are unable to take the final exam at the
scheduled time, you must notify the instructor as early in the course as
possible, at least by the eighth week of the course. Alternative testing
arrangements will only be made if the student has extraordinary circumstances
justifying an alternative exam. Generally a different exam will be given to
students who do not take the exam on the scheduled date. Responsibility for
Assigned Materials and Class Participation/Attendance: For class discussion and quizzes, you
are responsible for all materials in chapters and other assigned readings
unless expressly excluded. You are
encouraged to be on time and present for all classes. Please display your
name card for each class. You may not attend another section of this class;
for example, if you are in the afternoon section, you may not attend the
evening section, unless you have permission from me in advance. If you need to attend another section, send
me an email message to request permission. Class participation is an essential element of the learning experience in this class. Of course, you must be in class and prepared for class in order to participate effectively.
Grading
Scale: 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% DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION: Students with documented disabilities who may need
accommodations, who have any emergency medical information the instructor should
know of, or who need special arrangements in the event of an evacuation,
should make an appointment with the instructor as early as possible, no later
than the first week of the term. 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. |
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