Greetings --
While I do not have the statement you are looking for to help make the case that a Law course needs to be in Business curriculum and I don't have a list of schools that have a required Business Law/Legal Environment course, I do want to make sure everyone is aware of the language of the "new" 2013 AACSB Business Accreditation Standards.
In Standard 9 (see http://www.aacsb.edu/accreditation/business/standards/2013/learning-and-teaching/standard9.asp) the following appears:
"General Business and Management Knowledge Areas
- Economic, political, regulatory, legal, technological, and social contexts of organizations in a global society"
This first bullet point is one of seven bullet points (lists of topics). I believe it is significant and therefore important that the words "regulatory and legal" appear in the first bullet point. After these seven bullet points, Standard 9 goes on as follows:
"General Business Master's Degree Programs
"In addition to the general skill and knowledge areas, general business master's degree programs would normally include learning experiences in the following areas:"
Then there is another list of five bullet points. The critically important language is "in addition to the general . . . knowledge areas." This makes it clear that cover of all topics (including regulatory and legal) in the "General Business and Management Knowledge Areas" must be a part of the MBA degree program.
Now, let me emphasize that none of the foregoing language and nothing in the AACSB Accreditation Standards requires a course in a specified topic. Thus, I don't think that Standard 9 alone is sufficient to make the case for a Business Law/Legal Environment course. This Standard should be used to why the topic is viewed as so important.
Having made this point, how is the regulatory and legal component of the curriculum to be covered/presented? Now, you make the case for a separate course. One of our long-time colleagues, Lee Reed, has made the case very effectively by bringing a copy of the Wall Street Journal to a curriculum committee meeting and showing how many (even front-page) stories would be relevant in a law course. I've seen Lee do this many times and he hasn't had to look for a particular copy of the paper. Any day of the WSJ will illustrate the importance of law to the business community.
If someone has a list of schools that have a law course(s) in their undergraduate or MBA programs, please make sure all of us are provided a copy. I know such a request has been made via our ALSBTALK listserv in the past, so maybe someone can share what they have collected.
Best wishes to all,
Peter Shedd
AACSB Liaison
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From: Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) Talk [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Elizabeth A Cameron
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 8:07 AM
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Subject: Re: B law in curriculum
Dear Academy Members:
Please share your convincing agruments on ALSB talk or send to me. Our school is undergoing significant curriculum reform of the required business core courses. The argument has been made that business students do not need a law class.
Why should law be in the curriculum and is it required at your school?
It would greatly help me if you would share this question with the non-law business law faculty and ask them to send me a response also. I'm hoping to convince the committee that there is value in every business student having a law class.
Thanks,
Elizabeth Cameron
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From: "Carol J Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 1:17:15 AM
Subject: B law in curriculum
Can some one point me to a short, pragmatic, convincing description of why b. law/legal environment courses should be in the curriculum -- for undergraduate and MBA programs? It needs to be short enough and pragmatic enough that non law members of a curriculum committee would actually read it.
Carol
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