LEGL
4500/6500
Dawn D.
Bennett-Alexander ,
Esq. dawndba@uga.edu
Terry College of Business
University of Georgia
Employment Law
Note: See the message below about being required to have a gmail account with photo.
Hi!
Welcome to the Web page for Dr. Bennett-Alexander's Employment Law
course here
at the
We are more
alike my friends, than we are unalike - Maya Angelou
You must be
the change you wish to see in the world - Mahatma Gandhi
In the
United States there is not a single line of any constitution that can
withstand
bigotry and ignorance when it seeks to destroy the rights of the
individual;
and bigotry and ignorance are ever active - Attorney Clarence Darrow,
the
Scopes trial
Sacred cows
make the best hamburgers - Mark Twain
I swore
never to be slient whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering
and
humiliation. We must always take sides. Neutraliity helps
the
oppressor, never the victims. Silence encourages the tormentor,
never the
tormented. - Elie Wiesel
How
wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting
to improve
the world - Anne Frank
We may have
different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but
we all
belong to one human race. We all share the same basic values. -
Kofi
Annan, UN Secretary General
You and I,
we are the majority. We don't want war. Fun undermines
authority! - Jane Evershed
Americans
need to purge the darkness in our hearts and defeat the primitive,
age-old fear
and dehumanization of other people who are not like us. - Pres. Bill
Clinton
10/3/99
We need to
not only value diversity, but to honor and celebrate it. - Pres. Bill
Clinton,
State of the Union Address 1/27/200
Dr.
B-A's LEGL 4500 - Employment Law
Contents
syllabus
grading
assignments:
quiz
news article
journals
supplemental reading assignments
papers (click on section you need below)
rules for paper
submission
point deductions
extra credit
attendance policy
making
up absences
graduate/honor
students
rules
for paper submission
important admonition
Click below to get the articles and info
for the 5
class papers assigned. Your paper is to include all articles in
the section
Discrimination and Diversity
in
General (don't forget to
'Privileges' handed out in class)
Race
Gender (don't forget to get 'Test Driving Dealerships'
handed out in class)
Affinity Orientation
Disability
miscellaneous odds
and ends such as extra
credit opportunities
Terry
College of Business University
of Georgia
LEGL 4500/6500 - Employment Law
Fall 2008
Significant Dates for Class
Tuesday Aug 19 - First day of class
Thursday Aug 21 - Deadline to sign up for gmail account, including photo, and sign onto listserve. Point deducted each day after if not signed on.
Thursday Sep 11 - e-mailed single question due to me by midnight; Discrimination & Diversity in Gen paper due
Thursday Sep 19 - Quiz over chapters 1-2; Movie
Tuesday Sep 4
- Movie 1 paper
due
Thursday Sep 25
- Race
Discrimination papers due
Thursday Oct 1
-
First half of journals due
Thursday Oct 9 - Gender paper due
Thursday Oct 23 - Affinity Orientation paper due; Grad/Honors paper topics due by e-mail by midnight
Thursday Nov 13 - Disability paper due; articles due for those who could not sign up for class presentation
Thursday Nov 20
-
Honors/Grad papers due; Second half of
journals due
Thursday Dec 4
-
Last day of class
The
content and opinions expressed on this Web page do not necessarily
reflect the views of nor are they endorsed by the
LEGL 4500/6500 -
Employment
Law
Dawn D.
Bennett-Alexander ,
Esq.
Terry
College
of Business
University
of
Georgia
Syllabus
Fall 2008
(Tu.8/19/2008) T&Th
Quick
Finder: Office
&
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******* Honors/Grad
Students
OBJECTIVE: To teach the
legal implications of dealing with employees
in the work setting who may present challenges regarding discrimination
on the
basis of race, gender, religion, national origin, age, disability,
pregnancy,
affinity orientation and other categories covered by employment
legislation.
REQUIRED
TEXT 
Employment Law for
Business, Bennett-Alexander
& Pincus,
Irwin Pub. Co., 5th ed.2007.
CLASS TIME
T&Th 8:00-9:15. Caldwell
Hall,
room 204.
202 Brooks Hall. T&Th 7-7:45
a.m., 12:30-1:30 and by appointment. Call (706) 338-2293 for
scheduling.
The class requirements
for grades
are as follows:
Each student
has a
"point pot" which starts out with 100 points for the class, and goes
down with points deducted for loss of points from assignments,
absences,
tardiness of papers, etc.. Each of the assignments below is
mandatory,
meaning that you must do each. If you do not, then
in
addition to losing the points listed for the assignment, seven
points will be deducted from your point pot. Submit
all
assignments!
Any
assignment submitted to me must have
the name in
the upper right-hand corner, last name first.
Failure to do this will result in lost points.
A newspaper article presented to the
class - 3
points
Jounal entries for each day - 28 points
Attendance at two events during the semester which take you out of your
comfort
zone as relevant to our class topics, with a one-page paper on each - 4
points
(2 points each)
A quizz on chapters 1 & 2 -20 points
Four one-page, and one three-page papers based on articles available on
this
website - 42 points
one-page papers on each of two videos shown during the class - 2 points. Video papers are due the next class after the
showing of the video. If the showing
goes over one class day, the papers are due on the first class after
the class
in which the video ended.
There are no exams. However, there
is a quiz
based on the textbook chapters 1-2. Also included in the point
pot are
any points deducted for failing to turn in assignments on time, failing
to
correctly answer questions based on the assigned chapter
information or
other things as I see fit. Points are added to the pot for doing extra
assignments as I permit. The points are explained below. Grad students
and those
receiving honors credit are required to submit a 10-page research paper
in
addition to the rest of the classwork. The paper does not receive
an
extra grade, but instead determines if the student will receive
graduate/
honors credit for the course.
In order to see where you are at any
given time,
count up the points that have been deducted from your assignments, as
well as
any absences you have over the limit (5 points deducted for each
absence over
1, unless you have an excused second absence you have made up as
directed in
this Web page), and deduct them from 100. When I determine your
final
grade for the class, I simply add up all of the points you lost, add to
this
any points lost for absences, then deduct the total from 100.
Rather than
add up how many points you receive, I simply deduct the points you're
missing
from 100. Keep track of your points deducted and your
absences. Make sure
to keep
all papers until after the course is over.
At least twice during the term, I will circulate a sheet containing my
scores
for you, including your absences and any extra credit recorded for
you.
Make sure your records are consistent with mine. While you should
be
keeping track of your own progress in the class, if you are ever unsure
of
where you stand, ask me.
Unless stated
otherwise the
grading scale for the class is 100-94 A, 93-90 A-, 89-87 B+, 86-84 B,
83-80 B-,
79-77 C+, 76-74 C, 73-70 C-, 69-65 D, 64 and below, F.
The quiz is on Thursday September 19
and covers chapters 1-2.
The article must be on some aspect of
discrimination, and is not restricted to employment
discrimination. You
may use the web, but only if you can guarantee that the information you
provide
to the class is current. Credit will NOT be given for web
material in the
form of cases which are more than one year old from the date of your
presentation, and only then if you have made sure that what you are
presenting
to the class is accurate and up to date. The best source for
articles is
newspapers and magazines rather than the web. The presentations are
done orally
and are limited to 5 minutes in class. Be prepared to give me a copy of
the
article you presented and include on it your name, date, source,
including page
number and date, for the article, and/or exact website.
If you were not able
to sign up
on the presentation list for an oral presentation, then you must do your article in writing and
submit it by
the end of class on Thursday Nov 13. Submit to me a COPY (not
the original if it is a
newspaper article) of the article, and no more than one typewritten
page
telling what the article was about and giving your opinion of the
issue..
You will not receive credit for your article if it is not typed, stapled together with
your article, or does not have the source,
including date and page number,
of your
article.
You are to have a journal entry for each
day of
class, not including spring break. The entries should give insight you
have
gained from the day's discussion. Credit will not be given for mere
regurgitation of the day's class or purely extraneous,
non-class-related
matters. It is the processing of the employment law related information
that I
am interested in seeing.
No points will be given for crap. "Crap"
is defined as non-substantive words on paper which convey no insight or
analysis.
The journals are yours to write and may
be as
personal and uncensored as you wish, since no one will see them except
me. Do
not write what you think I want to see. You may relate your insights to
some
way in which class information made you think about an event in your
life or
something you know about, in a different way.
The entries will be collected on Th 10/1 and Th 11/20.
The journal entries have no set length
requirement, but should sufficiently convey your thoughts.
You are required to label each day's
entry with
the date and whatever it primarily addresses, i.e., "race,"
"gender," "affinity orientation," etc. This heading for the
day must be located on the left of the page (not the right, or the
center, as
is generally the case).
If you want to receive credit for
a journal
entry for a day you were not in class,
state in your journal entry that you were not in class, and write on
some issue
covered by our course subject matter.
Journal entries must be typed, single
space, in 14
point font.
Each entry must be begin with 5
lines separating it from the last line of the previous entry; on
one line there must be the date and topic in bold font; the next line
should be blank and on the next line the entry should begin.
Entries for each day are not to be put on a separate
sheet of paper, but rather, are to be continued on the same sheet as
the date
of the last entry.
Entries must also be written for days on
which
class is cancelled. The topic can be anything related to Employment
Law.
Entries are not required for days on which the University does not hold
class
(such as Spring Break or Fall Break).
Papers on
Supplemental
You will read 21 articles which I have
placed on
the supplemental
reading assignment web page for
you. The
articles are divided by areas of discrimination that we cover, i.e.,
race,
gender, etc. For each of the areas, you will submit a paper which
covers
the articles in that area. Under the name of each assigned article are
the
questions you are to keep in mind when reading the article, and later
in
addressing the issue in your papers. At the beginning of each
section is
the due date for the paper and the required length of the paper. Note
that
there is both an extra credit reading list page, as well as a
supplemental
reading assignment page. The former is a comprehensive list of
readings
you can choose for extra credit. The latter is the page for doing
your
assignments.
Rules for submission of the
supplemental reading papers
The rules include, but are not limited to:
* typewritten
*single-spaced
*one side of page only - do not use the back and front of the page
*do not include a cover page
*type your name in the upper right-hand corner of the paper; on the
next line,
center the name of the section of papers you are writing about, i.e.,
"Race" (without the quotation marks). Skip one line and begin your
paper
*14 point Times New Roman font only.
*margins can be narrower than one inch in order to give you more room
to write.
I will write my notes on the back, if necessary.
*refer to the articles ONLY by the shortcut title in parenthesis behind
the
name of the article on the assignment web page.
*do not regurgitate the article contents - discuss and analyze the
article
instead.
*analyze the articles, synthesize your thoughts about them, and edit
the paper
well--don't waste space on repetition
* the paper must address the issues brought up by the questions under
the
articles for that section.
* each of the articles must be addressed in your paper
* put the name of the article in bold italics the first
time you mention it in your paper.
* personal opinion is permitted, but only in the context of the
questions
asked.
The number of articles assigned per
section
differs, therefore the possible points for each paper will vary since
the
number of points for any given paper will be 2 X the number of articles
assigned for that section. Note that in some cases, there may be two
articles
listed together. That is because they are similar and are to be
taken as
one.
In order for the papers to receive full
credit,
they must be well done and you must include analysis of all the
articles in the
section. This will require you to analyze the articles, synthesize
them, and
edit your papers well in order to stay within the page limit. You need
not
answer each of the questions or do so separately. Rather, you can think
about
each of the questions for the article as you read the article, then
when you
get ready to write the paper, synthesize your thoughts on them. Make
sure you
edit your papers to minimize redundancy which will take up your
much-needed
space. It will also save you much space if you do not tell me what the
articles
are about in your paper. I already know. What your paper should discuss
is what
it is that you think about the articles, particularly as it relates to
the
questions you were given to think about.
The due dates for the papers are given
at the top
of the Handout Assignment web page section for that set of articles.
Points taken off for your papers can be
regained
by resubmitting the paper with the changes made from the notes as to
why points
were lost. When resubmitting the paper,
it will not be graded unless the original paper with my notes is
attached so
that I know why points were taken away.
Papers must be resubmitted the class after the papers were
returned to
the class.
I urge you to read as many of the
extra
credit articles from the Extra Credit Supplemental Readings
site as
possible, as they will be referred to in class from time to time. You
will
receive one point for each extra article from the list for which you
read and
submit a one-page paper.
"Outside Your Comfort
Zone" Papers
Each paper
should be no
more than one page, single spaced, 14-font. I will be announcing
these
opportunities during the course of the semester as opportunities
arise.
Please let me know of anything you hear of that may fit this assignment
so that
I may share it with the class. It may be something your
organization is
sponsoring or something you've seen around campus or heard or seen
advertised
or just heard about. If it is not an announced opportunity, be
sure to
check with me to make sure it qualifies for the assignment.
In doing
your papers, I
am not as concerned with what the event was as I am with how it took
you
outside your comfort zone as it relates to issues we address in
class.
That should be the focus of your paper. There should be very
little of
the actual details of the event. Your paper should not be just a
description
of the event. If it is, you will receive no credit for it.
The
discomfort must come from feeling as “the other” or an outsider,
not from simply being uncomfortable. For
instance, being straight and going to a gay club or being Catholic and
going to
a Baptist church would qualify. Sky
diving or visiting a retirement community would not. These papers may
be turned
in at any time during the semester up until the day before the last day
of
class. Please try not to wait until the end and have me loaded up
with
papers.
In-Class Movie Papers
These
papers should be no more than one page, single-spaced, 14-font. I
am not
interested in a description of the movie. I will have seen
it. I am interested in your reaction to it as relates to the
issues we
discuss in class and what insight you gained from seeing it. No
credit
will be given for regurgitation of the movie.
In
addition to extra credit for turning in one-page papers on articles
from the
Extra Credit Reading List, you can also receive extra points for
attending
events relevant to class, some of which I will announce in class. In
order to
receive credit, turn in to me a brief report on what program you
attended, what
happened and what you got out of it. If you are unsure of whether a
program
will qualify for extra credit, clear it with me first. If you hear of
any
relevant events, including television or other media, please let me
know so I
can share it with the class. You can also send the class an e-mail
notification
via the listserv (4500DBA@listserv.uga.edu)
There may
be the possibility of additional points for doing work related to the
internet.
I'll keep you posted.
*
Assigments are due when scheduled. If you do not turn in any submission
by its
deadline, one point is deducted for each day (including weekends) that
I do not
receive it. The day you turn it in is not counted in the point
deduction. The
points deducted will be that many fewer points in your point pot.
The end
of the day is 5 p.m. on weekdays.
*Five
points are deducted from your final
grade for each absence over one.
Absence can only be made up by the rules below, so extra credits
submitted for
other reasons will not count toward absences. Be careful of
your absences!
People who have done all the work for the class have still failed due
to
excessive absences. Consider this a non-negotiable rule.
*If you do
not show up for a scheduled article presentation, and I have not heard
from you
regarding a viable excuse, rather than getting points for doing
the
article, the points are deducted from your point pot.
*Points
are deducted for failure to follow rules set forth in your syllabus
about the
correct time and characteristics of submission of papers.
*Three points
are deducted each time you are called upon in class to answer questions
from
assigned chapters and are unable to do so. Keep up with your
assigned
reading. Coverage will be discussed in class.
* A point
is deducted for each of the directions you fail to follow for a
submission,
i.e., failure to
- use the correct font
- put article titles in bold italics
- use the correct title as I gave it for the article
you're
writing about, etc.
- failure
to put your name, last name first, in the upper right-hand corner of
papers you
submit.
* You may
submit up to 5 extra credits of any permissible kind in order to make
up for
points that have been deducted from your point pot.
This is a
class which you must attend in order to learn what the course is
designed to
provide you. I want you to attend class. You are allowed only one
absence. After the first absence, five points will be
deducted from
your point pot for each absence and these will not be able to be made
up by the
submission extra credit assignments. I want you to be
in class. Can that get
any
clearer? Be there!
The roll
sheet is circulated daily and is the only acceptable evidence of
being in
class. If your signature is not on the roll sheet, you
are
considered absent. Make sure you sign the roll sheet.
Of
course, no one may sign the sheet for you in your absence. Doing
so will
result in the loss of one entire letter grade off your final score as
well as
the score of the student who signed for you.
Five points will be deducted from your final
grade, for each day you are absent
over the first absence.
The reason for
the first absence doesn't not matter, so you need not give me a written
excuse. The roll sheet is circulated daily. The roll
sheet is
the only acceptable means of proving you were in class, so make
sure
you sign it. If your name is not on the roll, then you are
regarded
as absent from class. Please do not come to me asking to be counted as
present
by showing me your notes. This is not acceptable. Sign
the
roll each day.
If you are
absent more than once, you can make up only up to one additional
absence. If
you are absent more than that, you will be able to make no more than a
B in the
class no matter how many points you have.
In order
for you to be able to make up the one absence over the one permitted,
the absence
must be verifiably excused by me. You will be required to supply
appropriate documentation which can be suitably verified.
Absences
count in order of their date. That is, the first absence you have
is a
freebie, but the next one after that must be excused in order for you
to be
able to make it up.
It is not
the total number of absences and their reasons to consider in
determining if it
is excused. It is only those after the first one that
a reason must be given. For instance, if you
overslept the first time, then you are out with a hangover for the second absence,
I wouldn't
need an excuse for the first absence, but only for the second (and, of
course, a hangover would not be able to be
excused). Deciding to sleep in does not constitute an excuse, so
you
would not be able to make up the day with extra credit and the five
points for
the absence would come off your final grade for the class. If you
had a
doctor's note on the free absence, then overslept for the second, your second would
still be an
unexcused absence which could not be made up. The fact that you
had a
doctor's note for the first does not matter, because why you miss
freebies is irrelevant. The fact that you had a doctor's note on the
free
absence would not help you on your second when you overslept. Some of you may be
going on job
interviews during the semester. These are not necessarily excused
absences. You should make every effort to schedule the interviews
at some
time other than our class. If you choose to have interviews
during our
class, know that it may not be excused and even if it is excused
by me,
it must be made up as instructed below. In no instance will anything over 2 absences
(1 freebie and 1 excused by
me) result in a grade of more than a B in the class, regardless of your other points. Of course,
depending on
the number of absences you have, it can certainly result in less
than a
B.
Guard your
absences carefully and only use them if you absolutely need to because
you may
eventually need them, but the absence is not verifiably excused.
I say
all this, but the truth is, you'll love the class so much until you
won't even
want to miss it.
The extra
credit assignment to make up for up to one excused absences over your first absence consists of
turning in five extra credit papers
for each day of absence.
The papers
must be turned in on the next class after your verifiably excused absence.
The papers
are to be no more than one page each on non-asterisked articles
on this
Website's supplemental class readings page.
If the article has a plus (+) sign
next to
it, then you must do three of the "plus" articles in order for them
to count as paper.
Keep in
mind that there can be no more than one
excused absence for which you can do makeup assignments.
If you do additional extra credit, it will not count to counterbalance
points
lost by your absences.
It is extremely important to come to class. The extra credit papers will be very
closely
scrutinized for thoroughness of familiarity with the issues
involved. Any
less than five articles for an excused absence will not count as credit
for the
absence. Can you tell that I would much prefer that you simply
come to
class? I reserve the right to change this policy and make it even
tougher
during the semester if the necessity arises. You
are hereby
given fair warning.
You are
required to read your chapters as we get to that topic. Do not dismiss
it just
because you think you will not be specifically tested on it. We will be
discussing the chapters in detail in class, and three points will be deducted for each time you are called on and are
unprepared with
the chapter readings. You are hereby on notice that I reserve the right
to
increase the point deduction if the need arises.
Honors/Graduate
Students
If you are a graduate student or a student
taking the class
as an honors option, then you are enrolled in LEGL 6500 rather than
LEGL 4500.
In addition to all the other assignments due for class, you are also to
submit
a 10-page research paper by Thursday
November 20.
The paper can be on any
topic relevant to class. I will read a list of previous paper
titles in
class so that you can get an idea of what kinds of topics students
write about.
You must have me pre-approve your topic by submitting it by Thursday October 23 . Take a
look at the areas we cover, both on the website and the
textbook, to begin to get some ideas. Requirements for the paper:
- ten pages
- double-spaced
-14-font
- cover page containing your name, date, title
-footnotes at the bottom of the page on which the note number appears
-a page containing all footnotes (this page is not counted as part of
the ten
pages required) in the same order they appear in the paper
-an e-mail sent to me by the paper deadline, containing your footnotes
in which
hot links to your internet sources is provided. Please send
yourself a
copy of the e-mail before sending it to me, to make sure that all of
the links
are working and accurate. Make the subject of the
e-mail: Paper Citation Links
Let's not
kid each other. You've most likely seen "The Key" information
for this class and you know the grades are high. But don't let
that fool
you. Anyone will tell you that they had to work hard to earn what
they
got. Better yet, you'll have to look hard to find a student who will
tell you
they weren't significantly changed after taking the course. The
difference
between this class and others is that unlike many classes you
will take
in college, this one will directly affect your ability to protect your
employer
and your company's assets from unnecessary legal liability. I'm
more
interested in you knowing how to keep your employer out of trouble for
unnecessary discrimination claims that you can help him/her avoid, than
I am in
the usual pedagogy of the course. I give you plenty of opportunity to
learn
what you need to do to avoid liability because it is so important that
you do it.This
system of evaluation necessarily has an integral part of it, your
absolute
integrity in dealing with the process. The tradeoff for no exams is
making sure
you do your assignments as required. I'm telling you up front that you
can get
an "A" in the class if you put forth the effort. Since it's so
interesting, that should not be difficult. But it does mean you have to
do your
part and do it to the very best of your ability. I am more
interested in
you knowing the subject matter than anything else. If you can
show that
you know it, your grade should reflect it. Don't blow it off. I don't
get many
who try it, but ask anyone who has done it, and they'll tell you they
were REALLY
sorry they did.
COMMENTS: This is a
fun and
challenging class.
There will be much discussion
of issues and class participation is important. Get the numbers of a
few
students you can call to find out what happened if you were absent.
Check below
also.
GMAIL ACCOUNT: I require that you have a free gmail account
for this class and that you insert your photo into your account as
gmail allows you to do. Not only will you have tons more space
for your e-mails, without having to worry about things being deleted,
but your photo will show up when you e-mail me so I will know with whom
I am communicating. Please sign up foryour gmail account by Th 8/21, and send me an email with the items
below on
it. A point will be deducted from your total pot of points for
each
day I have not received your gmail e-mail. Always
put 4500 (or 6500 if you are a graduate or honor student)
in the subject line when e-mailing me.
*
your last name and first and middle initial (i.e., Bennett-Alexander,
D.D.)
*
skip one line, the class number, time,
quarter and year (i.e., LEGL 4500/6500, 8:00 a.m., F 2008)
*
skip one line, your present address and phone
number
*
skip one line, your permanent address and phone number.
Please
notify me of any changes during the semester.
*
your favorite memory
E-Mail, the Web; the listserv: I communicate changes between class days by
e-mail through
the listserv (4500DBA@listserv.uga.edu). Anything you miss because you
are not
connected to the listserv will not be excused. This website will
generally have class information
posted and will be supplemented by e-mail. Make an e-mail folder
for this class and keep all e-mails until class is over. Watch
for
changes. Don't just print out the web pages at the beginning of
class and
forget to look at the website again during the semester.
I have set up a listserv for the class entitled
4500DBA. It
is urgent that you get on the listserv for the class as soon as
possible. It also allows me to send
everyone an
e-mail at the same time. In order to get on the listserv, which you are
required to do for the
class, by sending an e-mail to:
listserv@listserv.uga.edu
(NOTE: This is not a hot link. You must send the e-mail on your
own)
Make the
text of the e-mail ONLY the following command:
subscribe
4500DBA your first name your last name
For example,
mine would say:
subscribe
4500DBA Dawn Bennett-Alexander
Note that
the 4500 and the DBA are all one "word." Do not put a space between
the 4500 and the DBA. After the 4500DBA, put a space, then your name.
So your
message should be: subscribe [space] 4500DBA [space] Your Name.
If you
have done it correctly, you should then receive notification that they
received
your request and that you must
respond the way it tells you to
within
24 hours or you will be dropped.
Simply
writing ok in the message space is enough. Make sure to do this last step or you will not be
on the
listserv and will not receive e-mails.
If you receive a message saying they have no such listserv, then you
have
entered the information incorrectly. Usually this is because you
put a
space between the 4500 and the DBA.
At the end of the semester after
class is over, please don't forget to sign off of the listserv. To do so, send an e-mail to:
listserv@listserv.uga.edu (NOTE: This is not a hot link. You must send the e-mail on your own)
Make the
text of the e-mail ONLY the following:
signoff
4500DBA
Please do
not e-mail me asking me to take you off the listserv. You must do
it
yourself.
Recording: Lectures may not be recorded without my
permission.
Also, you do NOT have my permission to use notes from my
lectures for
commercial lecture note purposes.
Computers, Cell
Phones and other electronic devices:
Please do not use them in class.
Academic
Dishonesty: All academic
dishonesty
matters are considered serious and will be handled in accordance with
the
University's Office of Judicial Programs. Don't cheat!
Recommendations: Students
often ask me to write recommendations
for them. I
don't mind doing it if I know you well enough to do so. Please
do not ask me to
write a recommendation for you if I do not know you. Being listed on my class roster
is not
sufficient. In order to help me make the
recommendation more than a general one, I need information from you. If
you wish
to have me write a recommendation, give me the following:
* the
latest copy of your transcript
* your
phone number and e-mail address
* explicit
instructions as to where and to whom the recommendation should be sent. Do not include postage or pre-addressed or
postaged envelopes.
* the
deadline for the recommendation
* any necessary
forms I need from the place needing the recommendation.
Do not
forget to fill out any portions required of you.
Be aware that checking the box that says you
reserve the right to view your recommendation generally means the
recommendation carries very little weight.
The requester generally feels the recommendation is of little
value
since a recommender is not as likely to be candid if the candidate is
going to
see the recommendation.
* a
Word attachment to an e-mail
which is a draft recommendation about yourself written by
you as if it came from me.
* a brief,
but full typed essay from you telling me things about yourself, your
family,
your goals, ambitions, and motivations, that might be helpful in
painting a
picture of you that you may think is inappropriate for you to do
yourself. The
information could include such things as obstacles you have had to
overcome to
go to school, particular family circumstances that may make you unique,
etc. I
don't want the essay you write for the application, and I don't want a
recitation of your grades. I want something that makes you more than a
one-dimensional person.
* Make sure you give me enough time to work on
the
recommendation. The longer the better. If it is brought to me at the
last
minute, you run the risk of me turning you down, or your recommendation
being
late.
* Give me the information (except the e-mail) as
a total
package, not piecemeal. If you give it to
me piecemeal, pieces are
likely to be misplaced.
* Follow these directions precisely. Recommendations
are time consuming and
tedious favors for you, but following these directions makes it a
somewhat
easier on me and is a small price to pay. Failure to follow the
directions
precisely will result in my not writing the recommendation. If you
cannot
follow these simple directions, I am not likely to feel comfortable
recommending you to someone else.
***Students
are responsible for all my postings on the Web or by e-mail. Keep
in
touch with these.
***The
professor reserves the right to modify the syllabus as necessary.
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Terry
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University
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News
Article
Dates
If you're not sure of the date you signed up to
present
your news article in class, check with me during class. Failure to
present
when scheduled results in your points being deducted rather than added
to your
point pot.
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Terry
College of Business
University
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Miscellaneous 
This page will contain things that may not fit
into one of
the other categories, but I want you to have access to them,
nonetheless.
Always check here when you come on-line.
Extra Credit Opportunities
I have my own stash of videos I
will loan to
students for extra credit papers. Please let me know if you would
like to
borrow one.
Below are listed programs which will
meet the
extra credit requirement for class. You get credit for each program you
attend
and submit a one-page paper on. The papers can be turned in any time
during the
quarter. The information below is taken directly from the flyers
themselves. The
programs are not necessarily endorsed by me, but are put here merely
for the
purpose of providing you with information about upcoming events which
discuss
issues which may be relevant to areas we may cover in class. If you
find out
about any programs you think might fit the bill, please pass the info
on to me
for distribution. These meet during the regular school
year.
Every Friday, 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.,
Memorial Hall
ballroom, International Coffee Hour - Everyone is welcome.
International
students gather here each Friday, and it is often hosted by the
students of a
particular country, who serve refreshments from their country. See the
Red and
Black and other campus media for details.
Every Friday at 12:10-1:00 in SLC, there
is a
Women's Studies Brown Bag Lunch Series program on topics of interest
and
research. See the Red and Black and other campus media for details of
campus
and other events. The calendar of programs for the year can be
found on
the web.
February is Black History Month and
March is Women's
History Month. See the Red and Black and other campus media for details
on
programs during the month.
Keep a lookout for opportunities to take
advantage
of extra credit on campus, in the community, and on television and
please share
them with me so I can tell the class.
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return to 4500/6500
home page contents, click here.
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reflect the views of nor are they endorsed by the
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