B 424 - Finance Law
Course Description
This course provides a focused look at the laws and regulations that impact finance professionals. The course builds on a general understanding of business law concepts to focus on areas of law most relevant to finance including corporate governance, shareholder rights, securities regulation, bankruptcy, and secured transactions.
Finance Law is a required part of the Business Management Finance emphasis. If you are a business major and change your emphasis, you must transfer into the appropriate law course, for instance, Marketing Law or New Venture Law. Non-business majors are welcome to take this course.
"We believe that governments were instituted of God for the benefit of man; and that he holds men accountable for their acts in relation to them, both in making laws and administering them, for the good and safety of society." Doctrine & Covenants 134:1
Successful Students Will
- Identify red flag legal issues in the finance area
- Describe when to seek legal advice
- Employ the legal terms and legal sources their legal advisors are likely to use
- Identify the laws and regulations that drive finance decisions
- Demonstrate analytical, critical thinking, and writing skills as they learn legal principles
Textbooks/Required Materials
- All textbooks/required materials are provided in the course at no additional cost to students.
Topics
- Introduction to Law
- Corporate Governance
- Shareholder Rights
- Bankruptcy
- Securities Laws
- SEC's EDGAR Database
- Insider Trading
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act
- Dodd-Frank Act
Time Commitment
You will spend 3 hours each week preparing, teaching each other, and pondering/proving competence.
Grading
Participation in Discussions and Reading | 30% |
Exams | 30% |
Assignments/Projects | 40% |
Turnitin
Turnitin is used in this course. No additional action is required on your part. Your case brief assignments will be automatically run through Turnitin's originality checker to promote academic honesty and discourage plagiarism. You may view the originality report results about 10 minutes after initially submitting an assignment.
Late Work
Late work may be submitted for one week following the due date. Late work will be discounted 5% per day. You may not take quizzes or exams late. You may not make-up missed quizzes or exams.
Exams
You will complete two exams: a mid-term and a final exam. Each exam has 25 questions. The questions are primarily multiple-choice format.The exams are open-book, you may use any materials. You will have two hours to complete the exam. Exams are based on course readings, videos, and other materials. Each lesson includes activities intended to help you gain a deeper understanding of the course content. You are encouraged to keep notes as you go through the course. They will be a valuable resource to you during the exams.Quizzes help you prepare by encouraging you to read and check your basic understanding. However, exams assess a deeper understanding of the material.Exam questions focus on understanding and application of course information rather than memorizing and repeating information.A few example questions will be posted to help you prepare.
Expectations
Unless otherwise instructed, you will complete work individually.
Lessons open and close on the End-of-Week due date. Therefore, all assignments, discussions, quizzes, and exams are due at End-of-Week. You will see the current lesson and one future lesson. Additionally, you will see all previously completed lessons. You are allowed to work ahead. You are not allowed to take quizzes and exams early.
During this
Additional Information
Please refer to the BYU-I University Policies.