http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ A search of MERLOT materials Copyright 1997-2013 MERLOT. All rights reserved. Sat, 25 May 2013 07:27:47 PDT Sat, 25 May 2013 07:27:47 PDT http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/images/merlot.gif http://www.merlot.org:80/merlot/ 44 34 http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=232160 CasePlace.org is a free, practical on-line resource for up-to-date case studies, syllabi and innovating teaching materials for business educators.  Materials are searchable by discipline, industry, topic, region, product type, author and publication year.  http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=334694 This site provides free practice exams for individuals preparing to sit for the CPA exam. Links to articles related to passing the exam are provided along with study tips. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=88063 This website provides some provocative questions regarding the legality of digital music, with the focus on Napster. Students are asked to analyze both sides of the issue. The best part of this site is that a dozen direct links are provided to articles that discuss the Napster situation. Questions for discussion are also provided with both a teacher's and student's version. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=83390 A bingo-type interactive online game that teaches participants twenty-four basic legal terms. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=75501 This site provides brief summaries of law topics that can be accessed through a set of broad topic categories, through an alphabetical listing of topics, and through a searchable index. Also provided are links to key primary source material, other Internet resources, and useful offnet references. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=82656 Twisted Jeopardy is an application/program for Macintosh, Windows and Linux computers. The game be used in or out of your classroom (although IN CLASS as a reading review tool is recommended) for about any discipline area. It provides a fun way to introduce facts. Categories & question/answer content can be imported into the game so that the game can be adapted for use in almost any discipline area. Use your imagination! Media including jpegs, gifs, audio and video files can be included in your question/stimulis as a link to a web resource. The instructor acts as the game host and judge as the game between two sides (players/teams) is played. The "stuffed" file includes, the program file, a PDF manual, and a few sample resouces to get you started. Users must register a password to access the game editing mode. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=81965 This is a transcript of a segment of the NewsHour with Jim Lehrer in which Jeffrey Kaye reports on recent film-industry initiatives to stamp out counterfeit copies of the major studio motion pictures. There are also links to the segment in streaming video and RealAudio. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=620046 Law, in its simplest form, is used to protect one party from another. For instance, laws protect customers from being exploited by companies. Laws protect companies from other companies. Laws even protect citizens and corporations from the government. However, law is neither perfect nor all encompassing. This course will introduce the student to the laws and ethical standards that managers must abide by in the course of conducting business. Laws and ethics almost always shape a company's decision-making process; a bank cannot charge any interest rate it wants to charge—that rate must be appropriate. By the end of this course, the student will have a clear understanding of the legal and ethical environment in which businesses operate. This free course may be completed online at any time. See course site for detailed overview and learning outcomes. (Business Administration 205) http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=566027 Steve Croft from CBS 60 Minutes reports on Chiquita Bananas involvement with Colombian narco-terrorists. Chiquita paid the paramilitaries to protect Chiquita employees, even though U.S. law forbids doing business with terrorists. Chiquita is struggling to resolve the situation and save their reputation. http://www.merlot.org/merlot/viewMaterial.htm?id=362393 A publication of the World Bank that is authoritative and reliable. Gives access to reports to help conduct business worldwide. Can be viewed in several foreign languages. Deals with starting a business, dealing with licenses, registering property, and enforcing contracts.