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

Textbooks/Required Materials

Topics

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 course you will read and view assigned reference materials, participate in discussions, complete assigned quizzes, and prepare proposals and case briefs. You will take a mid-term and a final exam.

Additional Information

Please refer to the BYU-I University Policies.