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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Department of Business Administration Business Administration 300 Syllabus

Spring 2012

Professor Mark E. Roszkowski 394 Wohlers Hall 333-0886 (Office) 333-4240 (Department Office) Office Hours 1:15-3:00 Tu, W Mailbox: 350A Wohlers Hall Texts: Legal Environment of Business from Business Law: Principles, Cases, and Policy (Seventh

Edition 2011) by Mark E. Roszkowski (Selected Chapters, Custom Edition, Stipes Publishing L.L.C.) Business Administration 300 – Legal Environment of Business – Lecture Outlines (2011-2012) by Mark E. Roszkowski, Stipes Publishing L.L.C.

COVERAGE

DATE TOPIC ASSIGNED READINGJan. Tu 17 INTRODUCTION

Chapters 1-2,

Chapter 3 (58, 61-63)

Th 19 INTRODUCTION

Tu 24 INTRODUCTION

Th 26 INTRODUCTION

Tu 31 INTRODUCTION

Feb. Th 2 INTRODUCTION

Tu 7 INTRODUCTION

Th 9 INTRODUCTION

Tu 14 INTRODUCTION

Th 16 INTRODUCTION

Tu 21 INTRODUCTION

Th 23 FIRST EXAM

Chapter 5 Tu 28 TORT LAW

Mar. Th 1 TORT LAW

Tu 6 TORT LAW

Th 8 PRODUCTS LIABILITY Chapter 19 (361-364, 365-367,

372-373), Chapter 20 Tu 13 PRODUCTS LIABILITY

Th 15 PRODUCTS LIABILITY

Tu 27 AGENCY

Chapters

40-41

Th 29 SECOND EXAM

Apr. Tu 3 AGENCY

Th 5 AGENCY

Tu 10 AGENCY

Th 12 AGENCY

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DATE TOPIC ASSIGNED READING

Apr. Tu 17 SECURITIES REGULATION

Chapter 49 (869-877, 886-903) Th 19 SECURITIES REGULATION

Tu 24 SECURITIES REGULATION

Th 26 SECURITIES REGULATION

May Tu 1 THIRD EXAM GRADING

1. The grading system is as follows. All examinations will be given in class.

Points Coverage

First Examination 300 Chapters 1, 2, 3 (58, 61-63)

Second Examination 300 Chapters 5, 19 (361-364, 365-367, 372-373), 20

Third Examination 400 Chapters 40, 41, 49 (869-877, 886-903)

TOTAL 1000

Extra Credit Attendance: Up to 66 Points

2. Conflicts: All conflicts not involving medical or other emergencies are to be resolved after a class

prior to the exam directly with Professor Roszkowski. Report medical or other emergencies to the Emergency Dean who will inform Professor Roszkowski. After the first class you attend upon returning from the emergency, schedule a conflict examination directly with Professor Roszkowski. The teaching assistants have nothing to do with emergencies or conflict exams, and they will simply refer you to the above policy.

The following are not grounds to take a conflict exam: 1. Job interviews, unless verified by letter from prospective employer; 2. Conferences, trips, competitions of any kind unless explicitly required for a credit-bearing course

offered by UIUC; 3. Family events of any kind other than those involving health emergencies or funerals; 4. Athletic competitions, unless explicitly authorized by Division of Intercollegiate Athletics; and 5. Airline reservations or other travel plans.

3. Final grades will be assigned based upon the following curve (out of 1066 possible points):

A Above 925 C 775 – 799.99 A- 900 – 925 C- 750 – 774.99 B+ 875 – 899.99 D+ 725 – 749.99 B 850 – 874.99 D 700 – 724.99 B- 825 – 849.99 D- 675 – 699.99 C+ 800 – 824.99 F Below 675

Professor Roszkowski reserves the right to adjust the final grade scale by lowering (but not raising) the numbers of points required for any letter grade.

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REGULAR ATTENDANCE POLICY

Section 1-501 of the STUDENT CODE states: “Regular class attendance is expected of all students at the University of Illinois.” Success in Business Administration 300 requires virtually perfect attendance. Professor Roszkowski will take attendance in every regular class starting Tuesday, January 31 (a total of 22 times). Students who miss more than 3 classes before the first exam, or more than 8 classes overall will receive a failing grade in the course, without regard to their exam scores. Documented excused absences are recognized in computing regular attendance.

EXTRA CREDIT ATTENDANCE POLICY Students present when attendance is taken will receive 3 extra credit points per class up to a maximum of 66 points. Because attendance points are extra credit, no excused absences will be recognized in computing extra credit attendance points. Professor Roszkowski reserves the right to award double extra credit points for any class.

SIGNATURE POLICY Having another student forge your name on an attendance sheet is an infraction of Academic Integrity (Article 1, Part 4 of the STUDENT CODE). Note that Section 1-401(a) of the STUDENT CODE also provides that “It is the responsibility of the student to refrain from infractions of academic integrity, from conduct that may lead to suspicion of such infractions, and from conduct that aids others in such infractions.” In this course, the italicized language requires you to assure that every one of your signatures (you will provide as many as 28 samples in this course) appears substantially identical to the untrained observer (Professor Roszkowski and the teaching assistants). That is, any signature (even though not an obvious forgery) that catches our attention as not substantially identical to all other signatures you have provided may itself be an infraction of academic integrity as “conduct that may lead to suspicion” of an infraction of academic integrity.

At the end of the semester, Professor Roszkowski will examine all of the signatures you have provided. Any student providing a forgery or otherwise suspicious signature will be required to attend a conference with the teaching assistants to determine whether a penalty should be imposed.

Professor Roszkowski reserves the right to take attendance twice on any given day. A student who signs the first but not the second time will forfeit 24 extra credit attendance points for the course.

EXAM REVIEW SESSIONS Review sessions for the exams will be held on the following dates at 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. First exam February 20 141 Wohlers Hall Second exam March 26 141 Wohlers Hall Third exam April 26 180 Bevier Hall

OUT OF CLASS TOPICS

The lecture outline book contains typed notes for topics not covered in class. All typed material is covered and tested just as if it had been covered in class.

Following are the out of class subjects that are tested:

Civil Dispute Resolution-Additional Issues, Text Ch 2, pages 39-47, Ch 3, page 58; lecture outline book, pages 31-34.

Workers Compensation, Text Ch 41, pages 761-765; lecture outline book, pages 81-83

Sarbanes-Oxley Act, Text Ch 49, pages 898-903; lecture outline book, pages 102-105