Course: Making Successful Decisions through the Strategy, Law & Ethics Model
Modules:
Course Goal and Game Plan, Introduction to the University of Michigan
Use the Three Pillars for Personal and Leadership Decisions, Use the Three Pillars for Business Decisions, Recognize the Gap Between the Strategy Pillar and the Law Pillar, Close the Gap:  Become a Legally Savvy Leader, Course Organization and a Practical Decision-Making Tool, Develop a Global Mindset, Understand Litigation from a Global Perspective, Beware of the Impact of “Discovery” on Your Daily Work
Employee Legal Rights:  The Big Picture, Understand Wrongful Discharge Law: US vs Other Countries, Beware of Exceptions to the Employment at Will Rule, Manage Your Wrongful Discharge Risks, Manage Your Defamation Risks, Understand Anti-Discrimination Laws and Sexual Harassment, Manage Sex Discrimination Risks:  A Case Study, Value Creation:  Attract and Retain the Best Talent
Understand the Intentional Tort “Baggage” that Can Destroy a Business, Understand Your Risks from Negligence and Strict Liability, Recognize the Business Liability Risks That Arise From Actions of Employees, Manage Your Risks Caused by Employee Torts:  A Cell Phone Example, The “Two Hats” You Wear When Dealing with Product Liability, Exercise Care When Giving Warranties, Override the Implied Warranties That Accompany Your Products, Understand the Dramatic Impact of Strict Liability on Your Business, Balance Risk and Benefits When You Design Products, Create a Corporate Veil to Manage Your Product Liability Risks, Use a Product Safety Team to Minimize Your Product Liability, Use Your Product Liability Process to Create Value Through New Product Development
Understand  These Fundamentals of Government Regulation, Beware of the Government’s Administrative Process, Use These Strategies and Tactics to Influence Development of the Law, Focus on Compliance and the Fifth “P” of Marketing to Manage Regulatory Risk, Value Creation:  Use the Regulatory Frontier Strategy and the Regulatory Gap Strategy to Develop New Products and New Business Models
Understand the Value of Intellectual Property in Your Business, Understand How Trademarks Affect Your Business Success, Build Your Brand with These Types of Marks, Avoid These Trademark Problems, Decide When to Use Copyright Protection, Use Lessons from “The Social Network” and Other Examples, Know When Your “Fair Use” of Copyrighted Works is Allowed, Use This Checklist  of “Reasonable” Efforts to Protect Your Trade Secrets, Understand How Trade Secret Rights Arise, Use These Key Lessons to Create and Protect Your Trade Secrets, Use the Power of Patents to Protect Your Discoveries and Inventions, Understand the Seven Step Process Before Deciding to Obtain a Patent
Introduction to the Contract Module, Understand International, Business, and Personal Perspectives on Contracting, Know the Sources of Contract Law, Enter into an Agreement, Include Consideration and Determine Legality, Avoid Traps from Contract Writing Requirements, Focus Your Contracts on Business Objectives for Value Creation
Understand Why Dispute Resolution Is Important to Business Success, Prevent Business Disputes, Understand ADR Concepts, Use These ADR Management Tools, Resolve Your Disputes Through Arbitration, Resolve Your Disputes Through Arbitration (Conclusion), Resolve Your Disputes Through Mediation, Resolve Your Disputes Through Mediation (Conclusion), Closing Thoughts:  Create Value and Build Relationships through the Power of Apology and a Life Goals Analysis
Do Your Ethical Decisions Depend on Your Situation or on Character?, Use This Process When Making Ethical Decisions, Consider This Checklist of Guidelines When You Face Ethical Dilemmas, “Walk the Talk”: How to Lead an Ethical Organization
Final Examination: Instructions and Honor Code, Post-course Survey, Keep Learning with Michigan Online