REVISED SYLLABUS MGMT 630E/631E LEGAL AND SOCIAL FOUNDATIONS OF MANAGEMENT I & II __________________________________________________

The purpose of MGMT 630/631 is to provide the student with an understanding of the legal environment as it pertains to business organizations and of the ethical considerations and social and political influences that affect such organizations. Students will examine a wide range of substantive rules of public and private law that will provide a framework for a discussion of the ways in which managerial decision making affects and is affected by the legal environment. The text is Bagley, Constance E. and Savage, Diane Managers and the Legal Environment: Strategies for the 21st Century. The text will be supplemented by law review articles, case studies and other materials. Grades will be based upon the pre-session writing assignment, the final examination and class participation according to the following scale: 1. Pre-session writing assignment 2. Final Examination 4. Class participation 15% 50% 35%

In addition, there will be a group assignment to be completed during the January in-residency, and, time-permitting, a second group assignment to be completed during the China residency. The group assignments will not be graded, but are an essential part of the class. There will be no mid-term examination following the January residency. The final examination will follow the China residency and cover the material from both of the residencies. The same final grade will be entered for both 630E and 631E. Any questions regarding the class may be directed to me at the address and
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phone numbers shown below: Judge James S. Kirsch Court of Appeals of Indiana State House, Room 415 Indianapolis, IN 46204 (317) 232-6909 (Office) (317) 233-3385 (FAX) (317) 228-1483 (Home) James.Kirsch@courts.in.gov Pre-session Reading Assignments: Given the pace of the in-residency sessions, students should attempt to read all material to be covered in the text prior to the sessions. The order of presentation and suggested order of reading is as follows: January in-residency: 1. 2. 3. Text, Chapters 1, 2 3 & 4 The Case of the Speluncean Explorers, from the course file menu on Katalyst. The case of Eric Trill v. American Commerce Bank from the course file menu on Katalyst.

March in-residency: 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. The case of 1100 West, LLC v. Red Spot Paint & Varnish from the course file menu on Katalyst. The materials on E Discovery, parts 1 and 2 from the course file menu on Katalyst. The New York Times article on billable hours from the course file menu on Katalyst Text, Chapters 7, 8, 9 &10. Text, Chapter 25 The cases of Goldsberry v. Grubbs, Ellis v. Luxbury Hotels from the course file menu on Katalyst Primer on the International Legal Environment from the course file menu on Katalyst. Selected Materials on Chinese Contract Law from the course
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file menu on Katalyst The case of Newgarth Enterprises v. Garth Electric from the course file menu on Katalyst.

Pre-session Writing Assignment: You are a justice of the Supreme Court of Newgarth in the year 4300. Read "The Case of the Speluncean Explorers," 62 Harvard Law Review 616 in the supplementary materials and write an opinion of not less than three, nor more than five pages in which you set forth your opinion to affirm or reverse the trial court, the reasons for your decision, and the reasons why you disagree with your brethren who have reached contrary decisions. The assignment is due on or before midnight, Wednesday, January 4, 2012.

Class Schedule: January In-residency: Tuesday, January 17: Class 1: system Class 2: The philosophy, sources and framework of the legal "The Speluncean Explorers Explored"

Thursday, January 19: Class 3 Class 4: Bank Oral Argument--Indiana Court of Appeals First group projectEric Trill v. American Commerce

March In-residency: Shanghai Monday, March 9 Class 5: Class 6: The litigation processPart I The litigation processPart II

Tuesday, March 10 Class 7: Class 8: Contracts & sales - Part I Contracts & sales - Part II

Wednesday, March 11 Class 9: Class 10: The Economic Theory of Tort Law Torts & products liability Goldsberry v. Grubbs Ellis v. Luxbury Hotels

Thursday, March 12 Class 11: Class 12: Xian Sunday, March 18 Class 13: Class 14: Second Group AssignmentNewgarth Enterprises v. Garth Electric Ethical considerations
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Transnational legal considerationsPart I Transnational legal considerationsPart II