Students enrolled in Business  Organizations  can access the course materials from this website.   The Class List will give you the email addresses of other students enrolled in the course.  Course Materials will link to  the overheads and some of the handouts.  You may print out the  Course  Materials as a Word document with page breaks.  

There is also a link to the Dealmaker program, which you will be using during Module 1 of the course.  You will need to get a password from Professor Johnson. 

All supplemental handouts or follow-up documents shall be posted  on this site so check it periodically.   I  will attach "New" so that you know something new has been downloaded. There is a discussion list that will send you email messages from Professor Johnson.    To begin, click on the desired topic from the menu below.

CLASS  LIST & CONTACT INFO       

Class Times:   Tues Wed Thurs    8:00-9:15 am     AUD

GROUPS FOR THE DEALMAKER       INSTRUCTIONS FOR  DEAL MEMO 

THE DEALMAKER                 INSTRUCTIONS FOR DEALMAKER 

TIPS TO SOLVE TECHNICAL ISSUES                   TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FORM

PRACTICE EXAM 1                   ANSWER KEY FOR PRACTICE EXAM 1     

PRACTICE EXAM 2                   ANSWER KEY FOR PRACTICE EXAM 2  

 SYLLABUS

      COURSE MATERIALS  (Download the overheads for class)

                Part 1: Selecting the Business Entity

                Reading Assignments for Part 1

                             Agency  Elluminate   1/12/10, 1/13/10, 1/14/10

                                   Chart on Agency Relationship

                             Dissolution & Disassociation  1/19/10

                            Limited Partnerships    1/20/10  1/21/10 

                                   Financial Statement        Balance Sheet

                             Corporation  1/26/10  1/27/10   2/2/10 

                             Financial Matters  2/3/10  2/4/10

                              Instructions for the Deal Memo and Outline of Deal Points   2/8/10

                               Promoter Liability   2/23/10   2/24/10  2/25/10   PPT Slides    

                                Shareholder Control    3/2/10    3/3/10  3/4/10

     COURSE MATERIALS

                Part 2: Public Corporations       

                               Going Public   PPT slides                 3/9/10  3/10/10  3/11/10      

                                Proxy Regulation    PPT- Proxy   Remedies  

                                  Directors Duty of Care

                                   Review for Final

                Financial Crisis    

                Sarbanes-Oxley Article    

                 IPO       

                 Charts:

                      Self-Dealing

                      IPO Cycle

                      Overview of 10 b 5 Actions

                       Diagram of 10b5 Transactions