Introduction to Law and Ethics
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Course Introduction
Introduction to Law and Ethics provides students with a foundational understanding of the legal system and the principles of ethical decision-making. The course explores the structure and functions of courts, the sources of law, and key legal concepts relevant to personal and professional contexts. Through examining landmark cases and ethical frameworks, students learn to analyze real-world scenarios with a focus on legal responsibilities and moral considerations. Emphasis is placed on developing critical thinking, reasoning skills, and a deeper appreciation for the interplay between law and ethical values in society.
Recommended Textbook Law and Ethics in the Business Environment 7th Edition by Terry Halbert
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Chapter 1: Law, Ethics, Business: An Introduction
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Q1) Laws must be static and unyielding in order to provide stability for a society.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Describe the difference between the law and ethics.
Answer: Law provides for a set of rules for behavior.When these rules are broken,behavior is punishable.On the other hand,ethics presents a menu of options,perhaps disconnected from laws.Laws are "what a person must do," and ethics addresses "what a person should do."
Q3) The best example of a source for virtue ethics for a business is
A)newspapers articles about the corporation.
B)the corporate mission statement.
C)the documentation in human resources justifying the hiring of new staff.
D)the resumes of the members of the board of directors and the officers.
Answer: B
Q4) From where do ethical preferences originate?
Answer: Ethical preferences originate not from legislators or judges,but from an individual's own critical consciousness.
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Chapter 2: The Duty of Loyalty: Whistleblowing
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Q1) Select the best definition of whistleblower:
A)the sole goal of modern ethics training
B)originated from the Latin "qui tam pro domino rege quam pro sic ipso in hoc parte sequitur" meaning "who as well for the king as for himself sues in this matter."
C)a narrow exception under the general rule of at-will employment
D)people who report unethical or illegal activities under the control of their employers
Answer: D
Q2) In the essay,Work Matters,by law professor Marion Crain,all of the following are the result of working except:
A)People become self-sufficient.
B)People become more engaged in the democratic process.
C)People become more engaged in society and social issues.
D)People stay out of jail.
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Privacy and Technology
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Q1) There is a high correlation between drug testing and workplace safety.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) One reason employers use to justify giving honesty or integrity tests is:
A)History shows that employees that tell even a small lie on those tests are extremely likely to steal from the business.
B)Most employers use the test to calculate complex personality matches between employees when placing them on groups or teams in the business.
C)Employee theft is a tremendous expense each year and employers believe that these tests will remove the largest potential offenders.
D)Employers want something in the file they can try to use later to fire someone if it things don't work out.
Answer: C
Q3) List several types of company surveillance people are subjected to now.
Answer: (1)Videotaping; (2)monitoring IM chat, (3)GPS satellite and tracking of cars and cell phones,and (4)audiotaping personally.
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Chapter 4: Valuing Diversity: Stereotyping VInclusion
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Q1) The law is concerned with discrimination as well as work/life balance (giving people a fair opportunity to take care of personal health issues).According to the text,these two concerns have been addressed nicely by eliminating the ability to discriminate based on caregiver status.
A)True
B)False
Q2) What must a plaintiff show to make a prima facie case of hostile environment sexual harassment?
Q3) List six of the seven laws or court decisions leading to our current views on sexual harassment.
Q4) Describe the term heightened scrutiny.What do the courts use to determine which type of scrutiny to use?
Q5) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination based on race,color,religion,sex,or national origin.Which of the following federal government agencies is charged with enforcing this statute?
A)U.S.Department of Labor
B)Merit Systems Protection Board
C)Office of Personnel Management
D)Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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Chapter 5: Workers Rights as Human Rights: Health and Safety in
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Q1) Workplace harm is an area of concern for employers,employees and the government.Explain what each group has done,or might do,to address this concern.
Q2) Which of the following is true about worker's compensation in America?
A)Employers pay the employees directly for injuries caused on the job.
B)Employees collect workers compensation for on the job injuries but are not allowed to sue employers for negligence.
C)Employees collect workers compensation for on the job injuries but are not allowed to sue employers for any claim related to the injury.
D)Employers cannot opt out of the system even if they can self-insure against workplace injury.
Q3) The purpose of OSHA and the MSHA is to eliminate injury in the workplace. A)True B)False
Q4) Explain how worker's compensation in the U.S.works.
Q5) According to Michael Silverstein,what are four types of risks workers find on the job today?
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Chapter 6: Global Climate Change: Responsibility and Survival
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Q1) When environmentalists recognized that politicians were not going to pass stricter legislation and regulations,they changed their tactics to force change.According to the Layzer article in the chapter,these new tactics included:
I.Eco-terrorism - bombing pipelines and factories.
II.Collaboration with businesses - create partnerships to improve environmental impacts.
III.Public relations campaigns - go public with their accusations and encourage consumers to demand change.
IV.Work internally through shareholders to try to change corporate disclosures.
A)I and II
B)II and III
C)III and IV
D)II,III and IV.
Q2) Explain how the tradeable permit plan works.
Q3) Discuss how global warming unites national security issues and religion.
Q4) Today,shareholder activism within corporations continues to grow.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 7: Marketing and Technology: Choice and Manipulation
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Q1) What is the Lanham Act? To succeed in suit under the Lanham Act,what must a plaintiff prove?
Q2) Identify the true statement(s)regarding freedom of speech:
I.It was not until the 1840s that legal doctrines protecting speech when offensive began to be recognized by the courts.
II.In the First National Bank v. Bellotti case, the Supreme Court struck down a state law prohibiting a corporation to advertise to influence voters on issues that did not "materially affect" its business.
III.In the Virginia Board case, the U.S. Supreme Court failed to link the "right to receive information and ideas" with the traditional values that underlie free speech.
IV.The Prescription Information Law expressly allows the transmission or use of both patient-identifiable data and prescriber-identifiable data for certain commercial purposes.
A)I only
B)II only
C)III only
D)I and III
Q3) What forms can deceptive advertising claims take?
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Chapter 8: Allocating Risk and Responsibilities: Products Liability
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Q1) The Food and Drug Administration,the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National Highway Transportation Safety Association are
I.Cabinet Departments within the Executive Branch
II.Subcommittees of the Senate and House of Representatives within the Legislative Branch
III.Judicially created organizations to implement Supreme Court mandates related to product safety.
IV.Independent Agencies that report to no branch of government.
A)Cabinet Departments within the Executive Branch
B)Subcommittees of the Senate and House of Representatives within the Legislative Branch
C)Judicially created organizations to implement Supreme Court mandates related to product safety.
D)Independent Agencies that report to no branch of government.
Q2) Explain the features of Section 402A of the Restatement of Torts (Second).
Q3) Explain the concept of strict liability and give two early examples of when this concept was applied in the U.S.
Q4) Explain how injured parties can recover damages under the UCC.
Q5) What are punitive damages?
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Chapter 9: Ownership, Creativity and Innovation: Intellectual Property
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Q1) Discuss the United Nations draft document on Human Rights,Human Dignity and the Information Society,especially the provisions that technology must not be used to censor speech against a government;that governments should regulate ownership of intellectual property to ensure that ownership is not overly concentrated among a few entities;and that government agreements related to protecting intellectual property should not take precedence over the use of information for education.
Q2) In a lawsuit for copyright infringement,a defendant can avoid liability by successfully arguing _________,based on the notion that the free flow of ideas sometimes requires quoting or borrowing from a copyrighted work.
A)collective rights
B)misappropriation
C)unlimited use
D)fair use
Q3) Reverse Engineering would be considered a violation of the Uniform Trade Secret Act.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Why was the Digital Millennium Copyright Act passed?
Q5) Discuss how intellectual property is different from other kinds of property.
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