last updated September 8, 2008   O'Hara  (c):  1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008

LINK PAGE to Dr. O'Hara's COURSE MATERIALS

NOTE:
Many course materials posted below use the Adobe Acrobat PDF format, others were posted using HTML.
All postings Spring 2000 or later are in PDF. 
Prior to viewing the Adobe Acrobat PDF you must have downloaded to your machine the 
Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is free. The free download site for the Acrobat Reader is: http://www.adobe.com/prodindex/acrobat/readstep.html
FIREWALL? 
If you are behind a firewall, since Adobe opens slow, to avoid a freeze
you should open Adobe PRIOR to clicking on a link.

These three documents are applicable to all classes.

Students should read these three documents, ideally prior to the first class,
but in no event latter than the end of the first week of class.
Each of these three documents is hereby incorporated by reference
into the course Syllabus for each course. 
(NOTE:  If you do not know understand the meaning of the legal phrase "incorporated by reference", then you ought to ask since as one and all know "Ignorance of the law is no excuse.".)

Reasonable Expectations (of student efforts for learning)

Critical Thinking

Memorization Techniques

USA Constitution

Fall 2008

Guest Lecture, IP law, Lewis' LAWS 3940, "Legal and Ethical Applications

Spring 2008

Business Law Fundamentals, LAWS 3930
The three documents listed above (i.e., Reasonable Expectations, Critical Thinking, and Memorization Techniques) are hereby incorporated by reference into this course's Syllabus. 
You also might find helpful the past quizzes and exams that are listed on other pages of this website.
First Exam Major Topics List   
Second Exam Major Topics List  
Comprehensive Final Exam Major Topics List (i.e., new chapters following Exam #2)

Guest Lecture on Intellectual Property Law, BSAD 8010,
Dr. Lewis' Tuesday evening and Thursday evening sections.

Fall 2007

Business Law Fundamentals, LAWS 3930
The three documents above (i.e., Reasonable Expectations, Critical Thinking, and Memorization Techniques) are hereby incorporated by reference into the course Syllabus.  You will find helpful the Topic Lists for Exams #1, 2, & 3 listed below in Spring 2007.  In addition, because of the change in chapter assignments between LAWS 3910 and LAWS 3930 you will find beneficial the following new link for a Major Topics List for Units 9 & 11.

Legal, Ethical, and Social Environment, BSAD 8010
The three documents above (i.e., Reasonable Expectations, Critical Thinking, and Memorization Techniques) are hereby incorporated by reference into the course Syllabus.

Spring 2007

       Introduction to Business Law and Ethics, LAWS 3910
        Note above the three documents incorporated by reference within the course Syllabus.
        Also note above the USA Constitution.
        BlackBoard no longer is used.  Visit this page for copies of course handouts.
        Topic List for (Exam #1)  (NOTE:  the Topic Lists are not identical across semesters.)
        Topic List for (Exam #2)
        Topic List for (Exam #3)

        PKI Business Immersion Institute Trademark Law and Valuation of Intellectual Property, January 27, 2007, hosted by Baird Holm law firm.

        Dr. Darryll Lewis' EMBA class and MBA class guest lecture on Intellectual Property Law, February 10 and 20, 2007.

Fall 2006

        Introduction to Business Law and Ethics, LAWS 3910
        Note above the three documents incorporated by reference within the course Syllabus.
        Also note above the USA Constitution.
        BlackBoard no longer is used.  Visit this page for copies of course handouts.
        Topic List for (Exam #1)
        Topic List for (Exam #2)
        Topic List for (Exam #3)

        Guest Lecture, Intellectual Property Law, BSAD 8010, Legal, Ethical, and Social Environment

Summer 2006

        Introduction to Business Law and Ethics, LAWS 3910
        Note above the three documents incorporated by reference within the course Syllabus.
        Also note above the USA Constitution.
        No postings at this time.  Also visit BlackBoard's Course Documents section and its Discussion Board.

Spring 2006

        Introduction to Business Law and Ethics, LAWS 3910
        Note above the three documents incorporated by reference within the course Syllabus.
        Also note above the USA Constitution.
        No postings at this time.  Also visit BlackBoard's Course Documents section and its Discussion Board.

        Intellectual Property Guest Lecture, BSAD 8010 (February 7) and BSAD 8370 (March 11, 2006).

Fall 2005

        Introduction to Business Law and Ethics, LAWS 3910
            No postings at this time.  Visit the BlackBoard site and its Course Documents section and Discussion Boards.
            Also, read the three documents above for all classes.  Note the copy of the USA Constitution above.

        Guest Lecture on Intellectual Property Law, BSAD 8010, Dr. Lewis, September 27, 2005.

NOTE  FOR  MBA  STUDENTS 
whose first enrollment is Summer 2001 or later.

During Spring 2001 the MBA faculty created a new graduation requirement for MBA students whose first semester of enrollment (for establishing the catalog governing your graduation requirements).  MBA students, prior to graduation (and probably during the capstone course BSAD 8800, Policy, Planning, and Strategy), must author a business case including all teaching materials.  Linked here is an early Fall 2001 copy of the handout describing this task.  MBACASE.pdf  
See also FAQ at https://cba.unomaha.edu/mba/mbacomp/ . 
ALSO  NOTE: 
During Spring 2003 the GPC clarified this document by expressly rejecting the possibility
that a student may use that student's employer as that student's firm for the Business Case.

Summer 2005

        Legal, Ethical, and Social Environment, BSAD 8010

                No postings at this time.  Visit BlackBoard and its Course Documents section and Discussion Boards.
                Also, read the three documents above for all classes.

Spring 2005

        Introduction to Business Law and Ethics, LAWS 3910

                Visit BlackBoard for its Discussion Boards.

        Legal, Ethical, and Social Environment, BSAD 8010

                Key Slides for the Memorization Exam
                Visit BlackBoard for the G8 Top Ten List and for its Discussion Boards.
                Extra Credit classroom activity:  Vocabulary List Game (clarified and with slight revisions)

        Guest Lectures in Other Classes

                BSAD 8910-001, Contemporary Business Issues (Professor Lou Pol)
                    Ethical Concerns on January 10, 2005

                BSAD 8370-001, Legal-Ethical Considerations of Business (Professor Bill Brown)
                    Intellectual Property Law on March 5, 2005

Fall 2004

Introduction to Business Law and Ethics, LAWS 3910

        Visit BlackBoard for its Discussion Boards.

        Legal, Ethical, and Social Environment, BSAD 8010

                Key Slides for the Memorization Exam
                Visit BlackBoard for the G8 Top Ten List and its Discussion Boards.
                List of suggested Extra Credit assignments.

Summer 2004

Legal, Ethical, and Social Environment, BSAD 8010
Visit BlackBoard for some proprietary Course Documents.
Also, be sure to print off and read the four documents linked above.

Key Slides for the Memorization Exam.
You might also benefit from the Key Slides listed below in the Spring 2003 BSAD 8010 course.

Spring 2004

        Legal, Ethical, and Social Environment, BSAD 8010
        Visit BlackBoard for some proprietary Course Documents.
        Also be sure to print off and read the four documents above.

        EMBA Guest Lecture, March 27, 2004, Intellectual Property

Fall 2003

        On sabbatical.  Book topic:  Introduction to Legal and Economic Analysis.

Summer 2003

        Legal, Ethical, and Social Environment, BSAD 8010
        See, Spring 2003, especially Key Slides and Critical Concepts for Solo Final Exam.

Exam #1 topics from selected slides

If  You  Know.  
"If You Know" is a classroom game
designed both to objectively detect the existence of and create new actual knowledge.

From the Dirty Dozen to the Top Ten.
This classroom game is designed to explore for and find common ground on controversial issues.

Spring 2003

        Legal, Ethical, and Social Environment, BSAD 8010
        key slides (not the same as Fall 2002)
        comments on WSJa#1 assignment along with Professional Writing comments
        Critical Concepts for Solo Final Exam

        Introduction to Business Law and Ethics, LAWS 3910
        none

        EMBA Guest Lecture on Intellectual Property law, March 2003.

Fall 2002

Legal, Ethical, and Social Environment, BSAD 8010

    key slides from prior semesters, with some editorial changes

Valuation of Intellectual Property, BSAD 8620

    Research Ideas that could be valued during the VoIP research project.
    Talking Points for the negotiation of 50% of the course grade.
    Stewart slides up through Midterm Exam
    after the Midterm Exam Stewart slides
    Smith and Parr slides for the Midterm Exam.

Geography 2500, Guest Lecture, Economics of Terrorism, October 17, 2002.

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Summer 2002

Legal, Ethical, and Social Environment, BSAD 8010
    See Spring 2002.
    The "weeks" of the spring and the summer will not align.
    Particularly, Spring 2002 week #3 Contracts will be moved forward to May 15 and
    week #14 Intellectual Property will be moved forward to May 20.
    The Spring 2002 DRAFT version of a Business Case is not applicable to Summer 2002.

Spring 2002

Legal, Ethical, and Social Environment, BSAD 8010

        DRAFT version of assignment to analyze your BUSINESS CASE for the perspectives of legal, ethical, and social environments.  You have three assignments each one-page in length.  This draft was written using three different styles.  Typing requirements are specified in the syllabus, style is a matter of personal choice.

        Week #1:    Introduction, Jurisprudence, Constitutional Law, Economics, and Ethics
                            (Relative to "Day One" posting, there are immaterial cosmetic changes.)

        Week #2:    Good Faith, Agency, and Professionals

        Week #3:    Contracts, Torts, Property, and Crimes
                            (updated to include product liability and environment) 

        Week #4:    Negotiable Instruments, Secured Transactions, and Bankruptcy

        Week #6:    Basics of ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution)

        Week #7:    Partnerships, Corporations, Boards of Directors  

        Week #9:    Employment Law:  Labor, Safety, Equal Employment Opportunity

        Week #11:    Intellectual Property

        Week #14:    Securities

                            (For those excessively interested in law slides as study aids, see Fall 1999.)

Managerial Economics, ECON 3800

        slides on the Elements and Functions of Capitalism and the History of Capitalism

Detailed comments needed to answer Chapter 4, page 133, question 10.

Math Rules.

Greek alphabet for your reference.

Fall 2001

Legal, Ethical, and Social Environment, BSAD 8010-001  #00431 ; -002  #00432

see notes above about [1] applicable to all and [2] law classes. 

(forthcoming) Study aid of PowerPoint slides.  One PDF set for whole semester.

Mnookin et al., Part One

Special Topics:  Valuation of Intellectual Property
BSAD 8916-001  #00466;  ECON 4910-001  #03400; ECON 8916-001  #00972
FNBK 4500-001  #03514;  ISQA 4000-002   #03686;  LAWS 4500-001  #03402

see note above about files applicable to all classes, and see note below in Managerial Economics for a review of Math Rules (if you need this). 

Summer 2000

Managerial Economics, BSAD8100/ECON8210

Math Rules in PDF: laser printer version, slow but pretty. Since spacing is critical there is no HTML version of the Math Rules.

Greek alphabet for your reference.

Extra Credit Contract

Advanced Business Law, LAWS 3920

None other than Fall 1999 postings.

Managerial Economics, BSAD8100/ECON8210

Math Rules.

Greek alphabet for your reference.

Special Topics (Business Forecasting), ECON 4910/ECON 8496/BSAD 8496

Many of the Math Rules on the first two pages of the three page quick review of 
Math Rules listed above with Managerial Economics could be helpful for the Forecasting students. Also, it may be easier for you to understand some of the formulas if you consult the Greek alphabet.

Advanced Business Law, LAWS 3920

Major Topics List: HTML version

The PowerPoint slides below are in PDF, with color. To use PDF you must have already downloaded to your local machine a copy of the free Adobe reader.

Jurisprudence and Civil Procedure

Ethics

Constitutional Law

Contracts

Torts, Property, and Crime

Product Liability

Insurance, and Wills and Trusts

end of slides for Exam #1

Negotiable Instruments

Secured Transactions and Bankruptcy

Agency Law

Employment Law and Work Place Safety

Equal Employment Opportunity Law

Professionals

end of slides for Exam #2

International Law

Business Organizations and Franchise Law

Partnerships

Corporations

Administrative Agencies

Securities

Consumers

Antitrust

Environment

Entrepreneurs

end of slides for Exam #3

Legal, Ethical, and Social Environment, BSAD 8010

Major Topics List: HTML version

Major Topics List: PDF version

NOTE REISSUE OF MAJOR TOPICS LIST (HTML version) that identifies what will NOT be on the final exams.

NOTE REISSUE OF MAJOR TOPICS LIST (PDF version) that identifies what will NOT be on the final exams.

The PowerPoint slides below are in PDF, with color. To use PDF you must have already downloaded to your local machine a copy of the free Adobe reader.

LESE students will want to also download Lecture Slides from Advanced Business Law to obtain memorization material related to the LESE Major Topics List.

Intellectual Property

Introduction to Alternative Dispute Resolution

Review of Microeconomics (no memorization items)

Cavenagh, Preface, Foreword, and Chapter 1

Cavenagh, Chapters 2, 3, 4, and 5

Bagley and Dauchy, Chapters 7 and 8

Cavenagh, Chapters 6, 7, 8, and 9

Cavenagh, Chapter 10, Appendix 1 and Appendix 2

Legal, Ethical, and Social Environment, BSAD 8010

The HTML versions are fast and ugly.

The PDF versions are slow and pretty,
but require the prior downloading of the free Adobe reader.

Major Topics List

HTML version

PDF version

Economics and IP Handout

HTML version

PDF version

Negotiation Handout

How to Negotiate

Negotiation Preparation Form (see also Explanation below)

PDF: laser printer version, slow but pretty.

PDF requires free Adobe reader

Explanation of Negotiation Preparation Form

Negotiator Evaluation Form

HTML: web page version, fast but ugly

PDF: laser printer version, slow but pretty

PDF requires free Adobe reader

Spring 1999

Business Law One, LAWS 3910

Major Topics List

Legal Environment of Management, BSAD 8010

Major Topics List: ADR and LAW

Contracts handout

UCC handout for Exam #1

Economics & IP law Handout

HTML: web page version, fast but ugly

PDF: laser printer version, slow but pretty.

PDF requires free Adobe reader.

Negotiation Handout

How to Negotiate

Negotiation Preparation Form (see also Explanation below)

PDF: laser printer version, slow but pretty.

PDF requires free Adobe reader

Explanation of Negotiation Preparation Form

Negotiator Evaluation Form

HTML: web page version, fast but ugly

PDF: laser printer version, slow but pretty

PDF requires free Adobe reader

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Fall 1998

Advanced Business Law, LAWS 3920

memorization list: circa Fall 1998

Legal Environment of Management, BSAD 8010

Handout: Microeconomics, IP law, negotiation: circa Fall 1998

Memorization List: circa Fall 1998

Tips on How to Negotiate (last page of Handout)

Explain Negotiation Preparation Form: circa Fall 1998

Negotiation Preparation Form: circa Fall 1998

(htm version, lousy layout)

(PDF version, nice layout)

Negotiator Evaluation Form: circa Fall 1998

html version, lousy layout

PDF version, nice layout

Summer 1998

Legal Environment of Management, BSAD 8010

Handout: Microeconomics, IP law, negotiation: circa Summer 1998

Memorization List: circa Summer 1998

Negotiation Preparation Form: circa Summer 1998

Negotiator Evaluation Form: circa Summer 1998

Syllabus cover letter

Fall 1997

Managerial Economics, BSAD 8100/ECON 8210

Math Rules in PDF: laser printer version, slow but pretty.

PDF requires free Adobe reader.