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ETHICAL AND LEGAL TOPICS IN BUSINESS

 

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ETH 321 Week 1 The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, Ch. 1: Law as a Foundation for Business

Read Ch. 1 of The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business. 

Consider the following as you read:

  • How property laws have evolved to benefit both society and business.

  • The hierarchy of the sources of law and the concept of stare decisis.

  • Class, how does the rule of law assist with predictability in business, and why is the rule of law important for business success?

 

ETH 321 Week 1 The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, Ch. 2: The Role of Ethics in Decision Making

Read Ch. 2 of The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business. 

Consider the following as you read:

  • How the evolution of society and increasing economic interdependence has led to a strengthening of ethics in business.

  • The differences between ethical and legal behavior, and how this can affect profit-oriented business organizations.

  • Class, what are the primary approaches to right and wrong as defined by the following approaches to the philosophy of right and wrong:

  •  Utilitarianism

  • Consequentialism

  • Kant’s Categorical Imperative

  • Rights and Duties

 

ETH 321 Week 1 The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, Ch. 3: The Court System

Read Ch. 3 of The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business. 

Consider the following as you read:

  • How our court system protects the rights of society and business.

  • Which cases fall under the purview of the federal courts, and which cases should be heard by state courts.

How do state and federal courts compare? What are the similarities and differences with respect to the kinds of cases heard in each court? What is judicial review in connection with the Constitution of the United States?

 

 

ETH 321 Week 1 The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, Ch. 5: Alternative Dispute Resolution

Read Ch. 5 of The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business.

Consider the following as you read:

  • The various types of alternative dispute resolutions and how they differ.

  • The potential benefits to a business of alternative dispute resolution over litigation.

  • ADR

  • Class, what are the types of ADR available?  Do you or the company you work for use ADR, and if so, how?

  • Reply to this thread.

 

ETH 321 Week 1 Ice Breaker Assignment – Your Bio

Your Bio

Please post a short description of your bio and your educational goals.  Explain what you would most like to learn from this course.

I look forward to getting to know you better!

 

ETH 321 Week 2 The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, Ch. 10: Torts Affecting Business

Read Ch. 10 of The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business.

Consider the following as you read:

  • The ethical considerations for holding a business liable for torts occurring on its premises or by its employees.

  • What sorts of damages are available for tort injuries.

Class, what is the difference between interference with contract and interference with prospective business relations or advantage?  Compare and Contrast.  How are these torts related to the concept of competition?

 

 

ETH 321 Week 2 The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, Ch. 11: Intellectual Property

Read Ch. 11 of The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business.

Consider the following as you read:

  • The rationale for granting business organizations intellectual property rights.

  • The ethics governing employment non-disclosure agreements or covenants not to compete.

  • Class, what are the major classifications of intellectual property?

  • Here is an exercise – Which type of IP are each of these examples?

  • Logo

  • New software for an automatically driven auto

  • New design for a piece of art

  • Secret process to cook hamburgers

  • Name of a new product

 

ETH 321 Week 2 The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, Ch. 13: Criminal Law and Business

Read Ch. 13 of The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business.

Consider the following as you read:

  • The ethical reasons for holding business organizations criminally liable for crimes committed by their employees.

  • The concept of white collar crimes, and their negative effect on a business.

  • Criminal Liability of Corporations

  • Class, consider the following scenario:

  • You are a supervisor at a construction site and you know that the trench or hole that your workers are working in his improperly shored. You do nothing to fix it. The hole collapses and injures or kills one of the workers.  Is there any criminal responsibility for this on the part of the 1) company, or 2) you, as the supervisor?  If so, what is the basis for liability, if any?

 

ETH 321 Week 2 What is Intellectual Property Law?

Watch the instructional video by clicking on the Lynda.com® link. 

Type the title “What is Intellectual Property Law?” (from: Intellectual Property Fundamentals) in the Search Bar to find the video.

Consider the following as you watch:

  • The concept of intellectual property and the five major groups.

 

ETH 321 Week 2 Anatomy of an NDA

Watch the instructional video by clicking on the Lynda.com® link. 

Type the title “Anatomy of an NDA” (From: Contracting for Creatives) in the Search Bar to find the video.

Consider the following as you watch:

  • The elements of a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) and unilateral vs. mutual NDAs.

 

ETH 321 Week 3 The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, Ch. 8: Contract Formation

Read Ch. 8 of The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business.

Consider the following as you read:

  • The basic requirements needed to form a contract.

  • How the establishment of enforceable contracts benefits business organizations

  • Elements of A Contract

  • Class, what are the elements of a contract?

  • When is an offer in force, and when can an offer be rescinded?

  • When is an acceptance in force, and when can an acceptance be rescinded, if at all?

 

ETH 321 Week 3 The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, Ch. 9: Contractual Performance and Breach

Read Ch. 9 of The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business. 

Consider the following as you read:

  • How a contract can be legally discharged.

  • The ways in which a contract can be breached.

Contract Damages

Class, what are the types of damages available for a breach of contract?

 

 

 

ETH 321 Week 3 The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, Ch. 14: Business Organizations

Read Ch. 14 of The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business.

Consider the following as you read:

  • The factors that go into the selection of a business organizational form.

  • The advantages and disadvantages of the various organizational forms

  • Popularity of LLCs

  • Class, LLCs are a popular form of business. Why is this the case, as opposed to S-corps, partnerships or C-corps?

 

ETH 321 Week 3 Choice of Law: What State/Country Laws Will Apply?

Watch the instructional video by clicking on the Lynda.com® link. 

Type the title “Choice of Law: What State/Country Laws Will Apply?” (from: Contracting for Creatives) in the Search Bar to find the video.

Consider the following as you watch:

  • The importance of the Choice of Law clause in a contract.

 

ETH 321 Week 3 Business Structures

Watch the instructional video by clicking on the Lynda.com® link. 

Type the title “Business Structures” (from: Income Tax Fundamentals) in the Search Bar to find the video.

Consider the following as you watch:

  • The ways in which a business can be structured and the main differences between these structure types.

  • The benefits of a corporate business structure over a sole proprietorship or partnership.

 

ETH 321 Week 4 The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, Ch. 15: The Regulatory Process

Read Ch. 15 of The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business.

Consider the following as you read:

  • The ethical reasons for having administrative agencies, and how they enforce their rules and regulations.

  • The direct legal impact regulatory agencies have on business organizations.

Rulemaking and Adjudication

Class, what is the difference between rule making and adjudication in administrative law?  What is final agency action with respect to each?  Give some examples from your work, if you have some!

Reply to this thread.

 

 

ETH 321 Week 4 The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, Ch. 17: Financial and Securities Regulations

Read Ch. 17 of The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business.

Consider the following as you read:

  • The concept of securities and the role of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

  • How the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has affected the current business landscape.

  • Sarbanes Oxley

  • Class, what are some of the key concepts of Corporate Governance with respect to Sarbanes Oxley?  How do these concepts relate to company and business management?

  • Reply to this thread.

 

ETH 321 Week 4 The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, Ch. 19: Environmental Regulation

Read Ch. 19 of The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business.

Consider the following as you read:

  • Which are the most significant considerations affecting business today?

  • How environmental concerns create potential tort liability for business organizations

  • Environmental Law

  • Class, choose one of the environmental laws addressed in Chapter 19, in which you are interested, and discuss the basics of that law with the class.

  •  Reply to this thread.

 

ETH 321 Week 4 Auditing Security Mechanisms

Watch the instructional video by clicking on the Lynda.com® link. 

Type the title “Auditing Security Mechanisms” (from: Ethical Hacking: Penetration Testing) in the Search Bar to find the video.

Consider the following as you watch:

  • The auditing regulations requirement contained in HIPAA and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

 

ETH 321 Week 4 Compliance and Sustainability

Watch the instructional video by clicking on the Lynda.com® link.

Type the title “Compliance and Sustainability” (from: Sustainability Strategies) video by clicking on the Lynda.com® link.

Consider the following as you watch:

  • The effect of environmental laws on today’s business environment.

 

ETH 321 Week 5 The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, Ch. 20: Discrimination in Employment

Read Ch. 20 of The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business.

Consider the following as you read:

  • How Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits employment discrimination based on many different factors.

  • Employment practices that may put a business at risk for claims of discrimination.

  • Disparate Treatment/Impact

  • Class, what is the difference between “disparate treatment” discrimination and “disparate impact” discrimination.  Give examples of each.  What may be some of the difficulties in proving each type of discrimination?

 

ETH 321 Week 5 The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business, Ch. 21: Employment Laws

Read Ch. 21 of The Legal and Regulatory Environment of Business.

Consider the following as you read:

  • The authority of an agent to act on behalf of a principal and the resulting ethical considerations.

  • The necessity of adequate and detailed documentation to justify employer decisions.

  • Employment at Will

  • Class, what is employment at will, and what are the major exceptions?   Give examples.

 

ETH 321 Week 5 Definition of an Employee

Watch the instructional video by clicking on the Lynda.com® link.

Type the title “Definition of an Employee” (from: Human Resources in the On-Demand Economy) in the Search Bar to find the video.

Consider the following as you watch:

  • The rise of non-standard workers who operate outside the confines of traditional full-time employment.

  • The differences between employees and independent contractors.

  • The factors a business must weigh when determining employment status of its workers.

 

ETH 321 Week 5 What Does an Inclusive Work Environment Look Like?

Watch the instructional video by clicking on the Lynda.com® link.

Type the title “What Does an Inclusive Work Environment Look Like?” (from: Managing Diversity) in the Search Bar to find the video.

Consider the following as you watch:

  • The need for flexibility to accommodate a diverse workforce.

  • The benefits of an inclusive workplace environment.