- LEB 323 - Business Law and Ethics
Restricted to students in a business major. An investigation of the 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 - Pedersen, Fran (02975)
LEB 323 - Business Law and Ethics - Pedersen, Fran (02985)
LEB 323 - Business Law and Ethics - Pedersen, Fran (02990)
LEB 323 - Business Law and Ethics - Allison, John (02970)
LEB 323 - Business Law and Ethics - Allison, John (02980)
LEB 323 - Business Law and Ethics – Landolt, Karen (02960)
LEB 323 - Business Law and Ethics – Murray, Paula (02995)
LEB 323 - Business Law and Ethics – Landolt, Karen (02965)
- LEB 320F - Foundations of Legal Environment of Business (WEB)
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. Taught in a web-based course.
May be counted toward the ethics and leadership flag requirement. Restricted to nonbusiness students.
LEB 320F - Founds of Legal Envir of Busn-WB - Bredeson, Dean (02935)
- 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 320F - Founds of Legal Envir of Busn - Thornley, Andrew (02940)
LEB 320F - Founds of Legal Envir of Busn - Thornley, Andrew (02945)
LEB 320F - Founds of Legal Envir of Busn – Thornley, Andrew (02955)
LEB 320F - Founds of Legal Envir of Busn – Jue, Stephanie (02950)
- 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 323H -Business Law and Ethics - Honors - Prentice, Robert (03000)
LEB 323H -Business Law and Ethics - Honors - Prentice, Robert (03005)
- LEB 179 - Independent Research in the 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 179 – Independent Rsch Legl Env Busn (03015)
- LEB 363 - Real Estate Law
An examination of law pertaining to estates and interests in land, conveyances and mortgages, brokers, easements, contracts, default and foreclosure. Legal Environment of Business 363 and 370 (Topic 13: Contracts and Real Property) may not both be counted. Prerequisite: Thirty semester hours of undergraduate coursework, or consent of instructor.
LEB 363 – Real Estate Law – Murray, Paula (03010)
- LEB 379 - Independent Research in the 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 – Independent Rsch Legl Env Busn (03020)
- LEB 180 - Business Ethics
May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Selected topics on legal constraints affecting managerial decision making and business behavior. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Restricted to students in the Texas 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 13, 20, 27; February 3, 10, and 17.
LEB 180 – Business Ethics – Renbarger, Grace (03025)
- LEB 380 - Topics in the Legal Environment of Business – UT/China
May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Selected topics on legal constraints affecting managerial decision making and business behavior. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Restricted to students in the Executive MBA program. Class meets January 9-10; 23-24; February 6-7, 20-21; March 6-7, 20-21; April 3-4, and 17-18 at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center. Mandatory Executive Seminar May 3-9 in Beijing, China. Students must consult with department as travel and orientation dates may be in addition to these dates.
LEB 380 - Tpcs Legal Envir of Busn-UT/CHN - Meakin, Christopher (03030)
- LEB 380 - Topics in the Legal Environment of Business - Houston
May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Selected topics on legal constraints affecting managerial decision making and business behavior. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Restricted to students in the MBA program in Houston. Class meets January 9-10, 23-24, 30-31; February 13-14, 27-28; March 6-7, 20-21, 27-28; April 10-11, and 24-25. Taught at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center in Houston, Texas.
LEB 380 - Tpcs Legal Envir of Busn-HOU - Meakin, Christopher (03035)
LEB 380 - Tpcs Legal Envir of Busn-HOU - Meakin, Christopher (03040)
- LEB 380.17 - Legal and Ethical Environment of Accounting
May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. 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.
LEB 380.17 – Leg & Ethical Env of Acct – Jue, Stephanie (03045)
- LEB 380.26 - Law for Entrepreneurs
May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. 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
LEB 380.26 – Law for Entrepreneurs, Meakin, Christopher (03050)
- LEB 380.30 - Legal Environment of Business for MPAs
May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Selected topics on legal constraints affecting managerial decision making and business behavior. Introduction to the legal system, with particular emphasis on its applications to the accounting profession. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Additional prerequisite: Admission to the Master in Professional Accounting program.
LEB 380.30 – Legal Envir Busn for MPA’s – Cross, Frank (03055)
- BGS 370 - Ethic, CSR, & Service Learning
May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic. Topic description: This course will examine why seemingly good people sometimes make unethical choices. It will explore real-life ethical dilemmas, challenge our decision-making processes, and seek to describe our ideal behavior for the future. As an Academic Service Learning course, it will partner with corporations (like Google, Inc.), the City of Austin, local non-profits, and other local universities to engage in service projects, giving students the opportunity to use real-life problems and tasks to increase learning breadth, depth, and retention. Restricted to students in a business major.
BGS 370 - Ethic, CSR, & Service Learning – Landolt, Karen (02809)
- BGS 370 - Global Political Economy
May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Varies with the topic. Topic description: Explores how firms can successfully integrate their traditional strategies with non-market strategy in the global arena (e.g., how to successfully engage with international non-market actors such as foreign governments, regulators, political parties, NGOs, the media, etc.). Students will obtain the necessary tools to craft successful, integrated firm strategies in diverse institutional and political environments.
BGS 370 – Global Political Economy – Gawande, Kishore (02810)
- BGS 371 - Corporate Political Strategy
Offered on a letter-grade basis only. A study of 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. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
BGS 371 – Corporate Political Strategy – Werner, Timothy (02815)
- BGS 373 - Strategic Corporate Communication
Offered on a letter-grade basis only. Studies corporate efforts to inform, motivate, and persuade various constituencies, including investors, employees, communities, and regulators. Subjects include public relations, investor relations, and government relations. Prerequisite: Upper-division standing.
BGS 373 – Strategic Corp Comm – Patterson, Jeffrey (02820)
- BGS 179 - Independent Research in Business, Government, and Society
Only two of the following may be counted toward the Bachelor of Business Administration: Accounting 179C, 379C, Business Government and Society 179, 379, 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: Sophomore standing, consent of instructor, and written approval from the department chair's office, before the first meeting of the course, on forms available in the department office for that purpose.
BGS 179 – Independent Rsch Legl Env Busn (02825)
- BGS 379 - Independent Research in Business, Government, and Society
Only two of the following may be counted toward the Bachelor of Business Administration: Accounting 179C, 379C, Business Government and Society 179, 379, 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: Sophomore standing, consent of instructor, and written approval from the department chair's office, before the first meeting of the course, on forms available in the department office for that purpose.
LEB 379 – Independent Rsch Legl Env Busn (02830)
- BGS 380 - Global Political Economy
May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing; additional prerequisites vary with the topic. Topic description: Explores how firms can successfully integrate their traditional strategies with non-market strategy in the global arena (e.g., how to successfully engage with international non-market actors such as foreign governments, regulators, political parties, NGOs, the media, etc.). Students will obtain the necessary tools to craft successful, integrated firm strategies in diverse institutional and political environments.
BGS 380 – Global Political Economy – Gawande, Kishore (02840)
- BGS 380 - Law and Economics of Capital Markets and Financial Intermediation
Topic description: The law and economics of capital markets and financial intermediation. Topic description: Uses economic analysis to enable students to understand the institutional workings of the securities and investment business and its legal regulation (especially recent developments therein). Topics include securities trading and market regulation, banking and shadow banking, securitizations and asset-backed securities, broker-dealer duties and conflicts, and investment advisers and investment company regulation. Provides a good economic understanding of how and why the law applies to them once they are investment bankers, traders, or investment advisers. May be repeated for credit when the topics vary. Prerequisite: Graduate standing; additional prerequisites vary with the topic.
MEETS WITH LAW 379M.
BGS 380 - Law/Econ Captl Mrkts/Fincl Int- Spindler, James (02845)
- BGS 281 - 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. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Class meets Mondays March 2, 9, 23, 30; and April 6, 13, 20, 27. Restricted to students in the Evening MBA program.
BGS 281 - Law, Ethics, & Corp Socl Resp – Renbarger, Grace (02850)
- 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. Prerequisite: Graduate standing.
BGS 381 - Law, Ethics, & Corp Socl Resp – Renbarger, Grace (02855)
BGS 381 - Law, Ethics, & Corp Socl Resp – Renbarger, Grace (02860)
- 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. Restricted to students admitted to the Master in Professional Accounting program. Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Class meets January 5-February 13.
BGS 381L – Social & Ethical Resp of Busn – Bredeson, Dean (02865)
BGS 381L – Social & Ethical Resp of Busn – Bredeson, Dean (02870)
- BGS 381M - 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 381M and Legal Environment of Business 380 (Topic 1) may not both be counted. Restricted to students in the Master of Business Administration program. Prerequisite: Graduate standing
BGS 381M – Social & Ethical Resp of Busn – Murray, Paula (02875)
- BGS 382 – Corporate Political Strategy
Offered on a letter-grade basis only. A study of 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. Prerequisite: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
BGS 382 – Corporate Political Strategy – Werner, Timothy (02880)