Mgmt-520 legal, political, ethical dimensions of business complete

Week, TCOs, and Topics

Readings/Class Preparation

Activities/Assignments

Week 1TCOs A, I
Business Ethics and International Responsibility

Chapter 1: Introduction to Law (pp. 1–26)
Chapter 2: Business Ethics and Social Responsibility (pp. 28–71)
Chapter 3: The Judicial System (pp. 76–102)
Marianne Jennings article, Why an International Code of Ethics Would be Good, which can be found in Doc Sharing.

Graded Discussion Topics

Week 2TCOs B, I
Administrative Regulations

Chapter 5: Business and the Constitution
Chapter 6: Administrative Law
Chapter 7: International Law (pp. 221–238)

Administrative Law Assignment
Graded Discussion Topics

Week 3TCO C, F
Negligence, Product Liability, Warranties, and Really Hot Coffee

Chapter 9: Business Torts
Chapter 10: Product Advertising and Liability
Chapter 11: Environmental Regulation

Business Torts You Judge the Case Homework ES Assignment
Graded Discussion Topics

Week 4TCOs D, F
Contracts and IP Issues

Chapter 12: Contracts and Sales: Introduction and Formation (pp. 389–419)
Chapter 13: Contracts and Sales: Performance and Remedies (pp. 428–449)
Chapter 15: Business Intellectual Property (pp. 494–522)

You Decide: Contract Dispute Group Discussion Thread
Graded Discussion Topics

Week 5TCO E
Agency and Discrimination Law

Chapter 17: Management of Employee Conduct: Agency
Chapter 19: Employment Discrimination

Midterm
Graded Discussion Topics

Week 6TCO G
Antitrust and Consumer Protection Law

Chapter 14: Financing of Sales and Leases: Credit and Disclosure Requirements
Chapter 16: Trade Practices: Antitrust

You Decide ES
Graded Discussion Topics

Week 7TCOs H, I
Doing Business

Chapter 20: Forms of Doing Business
Chapter 21: Securities Law (pp. 726–759)

Graded Discussion Topics

Week 8All TCOs

Final Exam