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Course Information | Syllabi

Course Syllabi (below) are updated every semester. If you require a copy of a course syllabus from a semester not provided, please contact John Lakavage at 512-232-6754.

Summer 2013

  • Legal Environment of Business
    LEB F323 Business Law and Ethics
    LEB F363 Real Estate Law
    LEB S320F Foundations of the Legal Environment of Business
    LEB S370 Oil and Gas Law
  • Business, Government & Society
    BGS F370 Oil/Gas Exploration for Nontechnical Personnel

Spring 2013

Legal Environment of Business (LEB)
  • LEB 323 - Business Law and Ethics
    Restricted to students in a business major. Role of law in society; introduction to legal reasoning, dispute resolution, judicial process, constitutional law, agency, torts, government regulations; business ethics; study of contracts. Legal Environment of Business 323 and 323H may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Credit or registration for Business Administration 324 or 324H. May be counted toward the ethics and leadership flag requirement.
    LEB 323 - Business Law and Ethics - Bredeson, Dean (03180)
  • LEB 320F - Foundations of Legal Environment of Business
    Introduction to the legal problems confronting businesses in the global environment. Not open to law students. May not be counted toward the Bachelor of Business Administration degree. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

    May be counted toward the ethics and leadership flag requirement. Restricted to nonbusiness students.

  • LEB 323H - Business Law and Ethics - Honors
    Restricted to students admitted to the McCombs School of Business Honors Program. Role of law in society; introduction to legal reasoning, dispute resolution, judicial process, constitutional law, agency, torts, government regulations; business ethics; study of contracts. Legal Environment of Business 323 and 323H may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Ninety semester hours of college coursework, Accounting 312 or 312H, and credit or registration for Business Administration 324 or 324H. May be counted toward the ethics and leadership flag requirement.
  • LEB 179 - Problems in Legal Environment of Business
    Restricted to students in a business major. Only two of the following may be counted toward the Bachelor of Business Administration: Accounting 179C, 379C, Finance 179C, 379C, International Business 179C, 379C, Legal Environment of Business 179, 379, Management 179C, 379C, Management Information Systems 179, 379, Marketing 179C, 379C, Operations Management 179, 379, Real Estate 179C, 379C, Risk Management 179, 379. Prerequisite: Eighteen semester hours of coursework in business and economics, six of which must be upper-division; Legal Environment of Business 323 or 323H with a grade of at least C-; and consent of instructor. A student registering for this course must obtain written approval from the department chair's office, on forms provided for that purpose, before the first meeting of the course.
  • LEB 379 - Problems in Legal Environment of Business
    Restricted to students in a business major. Only two of the following may be counted toward the Bachelor of Business Administration: Accounting 179C, 379C, Finance 179C, 379C, International Business 179C, 379C, Legal Environment of Business 179, 379, Management 179C, 379C, Management Information Systems 179, 379, Marketing 179C, 379C, Operations Management 179, 379, Real Estate 179C, 379C, Risk Management 179, 379. Prerequisite: Eighteen semester hours of coursework in business and economics, six of which must be upper-division; Legal Environment of Business 323 or 323H with a grade of at least C-; and consent of instructor. A student registering for this course must obtain written approval from the department chair's office, on forms provided for that purpose, before the first meeting of the course.
  • LEB 180 - Social and Ethical Responsibility of Business
    Selected topics on legal constraints affecting managerial decision making and business behavior. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Course number may be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Restricted to students in the evening MBA program. Topic description: Ethical aspects of the managerial decision-making process; application of fundamental ethical principles to business, legal, and social problems. Ethical implications of financial markets; race and gender discrimination; employee privacy; health, safety, environmental, and consumer issues; and multinational business firms. Class meets January 15-February 12.
    LEB 180 - Socl/Eth Responsibil of Busn - Meakin, Christopher (03225)
  • LEB 380 - Legal & Ethical Environment of Business
    Selected topics on legal constraints affecting managerial decision making and business behavior. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Course number may be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Restricted to students in the executive MBA program. Taught in Austin at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center in ATT M1056. Class meets January 4-5, 18-19; February 1-2, 15-16; March 1-2, 15-16, 29-30; and April 12-13. Mandatory international seminar May 4-10 in Beijing, China.
    LEB 380 - Socl/Eth Responsibil of Busn - Cross, Frank (03230)
  • LEB 380 - Topics in Legal Environment of Business - Houston
    Selected topics on legal constraints affecting managerial decision making and business behavior. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Course number may be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Restricted to students in the MBA program in Houston. Taught in Houston at the UT Health Science Center. Class meets January 4-5, 11-12, 25-26; February 8-9, 22-23; March 8-9, 22-23; April 5-6, 12-13, and 26-27.
    LEB 380 - TPCS Legal Envir of Busn - Hou - Meakin, Christopher (03235)
    LEB 380 - TPCS Legal Envir of Busn - Hou - Meakin, Christopher (03240)
  • LEB 380.4 - Law for Finance
    Selected topics on legal constraints affecting managerial decision making and business behavior. Covers all aspects of securities regulation, including the legal responsibilities and liabilities of investment bankers, stock analysts, hedge fund managers, auditors, and other securities industry professionals; corporate disclosure requirements; public offering rules; insider trading; mergers and acquisitions; shareholder rights; and relevant ethical and global implications. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Course number may be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
    LEB 380.4 - Law for Finance - Prentice, Robert (03245)
  • LEB 380.17 - Liability & Reg of Accountants
    Selected topics on legal constraints affecting managerial decision making and business behavior. State and federal regulations and tort and contract law principles that constrain accountants and create potential liability. Ethical and international dimensions are included where appropriate. Legal Environment of Business 380 (Topic 1) and 380 (Topic 17) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Course number may be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
    LEB 380.17 - Liability & Reg of Accountants - Donelson, Dain (03248)
  • LEB 380.26 - Law for Entrepreneurs
    Selected topics on legal constraints affecting managerial decision making and business behavior. Legal issues and principles affecting the business entrepreneur, including those related to formation of the appropriate type of business organization, capitalization, protection of personal assets from business liabilities, protection of innovative ideas, hiring key personnel, and related topics. Ethical and international dimensions are included where appropriate. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Course number may be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
    LEB 380.26 - Law for Entrepreneurs - Meakin, Christopher (03255)

Business, Government & Society (BGS)

  • BGS 370 - Corporate Political Strategy
    Topic description: Studies how the political and regulatory environment enables and constrains business activity and how individual firms and groups of firms can ethically yet effectively lobby legislatures, negotiate with regulators, create industry associations, make campaign contributions, and engage in other political activity to gain competitive advantage.
  • BGS 380 - Corporate Political Strategy

    Topic description: Studies how the political and regulatory environment enables and constrains business activity and how individual firms and groups of firms can ethically yet effectively lobby legislatures, negotiate with regulators, create industry associations, make campaign contributions, and engage in other political activity to gain competitive advantage.

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    BGS 380 - Corporate Political Strategy - Werner (03055)

     

  • BGS 381 LAW, ETHICS, & CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

    Examines corporate responsibility issues and the tools necessary to manage relationships with external stakeholders such as governments, nongovernmental organizations, and communities in legal, political, and cultural contexts. Business, Government, and Society 381 and Legal Environment of Business 380 (Topic 36: Law, Ethics, and Corporate Social Responsibility) may not both be counted. Graduate Standing.

    BGS 381 - LAW, ETHICS, & CORP SOCL RESP - Renbarger, Grace (03060)
    BGS 381 - LAW, ETHICS, & CORP SOCL RESP - Renbarger, Grace (03065)
    BGS 381 - LAW, ETHICS, & CORP SOCL RESP - Spence, David (03070)

     

  • BGS 381L - SOCIAL & ETHICAL RESPONSIBILITY OF BUSINESS

    Examines ethical aspects of the managerial decision-making process and the application of fundamental ethical principles to business, legal, and social problems. Includes ethical implications of financial markets, race and gender discrimination, employee privacy, multinational business, and health, safety, environmental, and consumer issues. Business, Government, and Society 381L and Legal Environment of Business 380 (Topic 1: Social and Ethical Responsibility of Business) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, and admission to the Master of Business Administration or the Master in Professional Accounting degree program.

    BGS 381L - SOCIAL & ETHICAL RESP OF BUSN - Bredeson (03075)
    BGS 381L - SOCIAL & ETHICAL RESP OF BUSN - Bredeson (03080)
    BGS 381L - SOCIAL & ETHICAL RESP OF BUSN - Bredeson (03085)

     

  • BGS 385 - BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, AND PUBLIC POLICY
    Topic description: Studies the relationship between business and government throughout the policy process and examines the constitutional constraints that affect businesses across different political and legal systems. Explores ethical issues of the role of business in the policy process. Business, Government, and Society 385 and Legal Environment of Business 380 (Topic 34: Business, Government, and Public Policy) may not both be counted.
    BGS 385 - Busn, Govt, and Public Policy - Spitzer, Matthew (03090)

Summer 2012

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