Syllabus

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GBL 295

Business Law and Ethics

Tuesday & Thursday 7:00 - 8:20 p.m.

2400 Engineering Building

Fall 2015

Prof. John Janiszewski

• Leave papers or written messages with a secretary in 315 Eppley

• Please do not slip items under the door or in the bins next to the door

• Use mail.msu.edu for messages

Immediate Assistance:

Finance Secretary: 353-1705

Fax: 353-1705

Office Hours:

Tuesday & Thursday

6: 15-6:45 in 312 Eppley

Or by appointment

Readings:

• Required: "LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS" COURSEPACK, EDITED BY KUBASEK,

BRENNAN, AND BROWNE

• Required: "ETHICS, CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, AND SUSTAINABILITY FOR

BUSINESS LAW" COURSEPACK, COMPILED BY PROFESSOR PAULETTE STENZEL

• Required: GERALD M. STERN'S “ THE BUFFALO CREEK DISASTER”

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The Eli Broad College of Business Undergraduate Honor Code

• Policy on Academic Honesty: Article 2.3.3. of the Academic Freedom Report states that

"the student shares with the faculty the responsibility for maintaining the integrity of

scholarship, grades, and professional standards." In addition, the finance department

adheres to the policies on academic honesty as specified in General Student Regulations

1.0, Protection of Scholarship and Grades, and in the All-University Policy on Integrity

of Scholarship and Grades, which are included in Spartan Life: Student Handbook and

Resource Guide, as well as The Eli Broad College of Business Honor Code. Students

who plagiarize on any assignment or examination will receive a 0.0 on the

assignment or examination and cannot earn a grade above a 2.0 in the course

regardless of their point total in the class. You are expected to do your own work;

use of websites such as AIIMSU.com is considered a violation of Academic Honesty.

Attendance:

• The University Policy on attendance states, "There is no all-University regulation

requiring class attendance. However, attendance may be an essential and intrinsic

element of the education process. In...