In our MBA program, we require both a 3-credit course in Issues in Business Law and Corporate Responsibility and a 3-credit course in Ethical Leadership.

In our EMBA, we require both a 3-credit course in Legal Issues Affecting Businesses and a 3-credit Seminar on Leadership, Ethics and Governance.

(In our MAcc, we require 8 specific accounting courses, plus 2 electives - the 2 MBA courses above are among the 5 choices.)

It hasn't always been this way (and it wasn't easy).  But the events of the last 10 years or so convinced many of my colleagues that we needed to keep - or put back - required courses in law and/or ethics.

Jody

Jody Blanke
Director of Undergraduate Programs
Professor of Computer Information Systems and Law
Stetson School of Business & Economics
Mercer University
3001 Mercer University Drive
Atlanta, GA 30341
(678) 547-6313
ssbea.mercer.edu/blanke
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From: Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) Talk [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Roberson, Jessie [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, April 01, 2011 12:28 PM
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Subject: Help in Addressing Pending changes in Ohio U. MBA Programs

Gentlepersons:
I write regarding a question for which I urgently need a reply.  The powers that be here plan to remove ALL BLAW content from all of our masters programs.  There are two problems:
1)    Some are of the mind that anyone can cover the law their students "need" him- or herself.
2)    The last few times one of us taught in those programs, students got lower grades because we expect students to read books, and think and stuff.  Anyway, I need a quick and dirty idea how many MBA programs, of various sorts, include BLAW content and of what sorts.

Thanks you in advance for your help and attention.
Jessie Roberson