Topic 1: Social and Ethical Responsibility of Business. Examine ethical aspects of the decision-making processes of managers and employees. Explore the responsibility of firms to society and other constituencies. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Same as: BGS 325 Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.
Topic 2: Name, Image, and Likeness. Legal Environment of Business 370 (Topic: Name Image and Likeness) and 372T (Topic 2) may not both be counted.
Topic 3: Contracts and Real Property. Focus on general real property interests, including land, mineral, and riparian interests. Discuss duty of landowners, nonpossessory interest in real property, fixtures, liens, co-ownership of real property, the real estate contract, the broker's listing agreements, deeds, and mortgages. Only one of the following may be counted: Legal Environment of Business 363, 370 (Topic 13), 372T (Topic 3). Restrictions: Restricted to students pursuing the energy management minor or business and public policy minor.
Topic 4: Oil and Gas Law. Explore ownership interests in the oil and gas mineral estate. Focus on conveyance and partition of the mineral estate, trespass and third party claims, and oil and gas lease provisions. Restrictions: Restricted to students pursuing the energy management minor or business and public policy minor.
Topic 6: Intergenerational Wealth Transfer. Explore planning and management of wealth and estates through the use of wills, trusts, and gifts; intestacy, guardianships, marital property systems, and prenuptial agreements. Legal Environment of Business 370 (Topic 16) and 372T (Topic 6) may not both be counted. Restrictions: Restricted to students in a business major.
Topic 7: Electricity Systems. Legal Environment of Business 370 (Topic 17) and 372T (Topic 7) may not both be counted.
Topic 8: Energy Law and Policy. Legal Environment of Business 370 (Topic 18) and 372T (Topic 8) may not both be counted.
Topic 9: Behavioral Economics, Energy, and Sustainability. Legal Environment of Business 370 (Topic 19) and 372T (Topic 9) may not both be counted.