Faculty Profile

Adam Whitten

Title
Lecturer
Department
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Law
College
College of Business

    

    

      


                          

            
Curriculum Vitae

            

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Education

            



  

  


  
JD, Texas Tech University School of Law, 2012. 
Major: Law
BA, Texas State University, 2005. 
Major: Psychology





          

        
                

          
Current Scheduled Teaching*


          
BLAW 5400.001, Law for Accountants and Managers, Summer 2024 
BLAW 5400.002, Law for Accountants and Managers, Summer 2024 
BLAW 3430.001, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Summer 2024 
BLAW 5400.001, Law for Accountants and Managers, Spring 2024 Syllabus
BLAW 3430.003, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Spring 2024 Syllabus
BLAW 3430.007, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Spring 2024 Syllabus
BLAW 3430.008, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Spring 2024 Syllabus


          
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  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  


    

    

      


        


          


            
Previous Scheduled Teaching*


            
                    

                    BLAW 5410.001, Business Law for Managers and Entrepreneurs, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 3430.002, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 3430.003, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 3430.008, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 3430.009, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Fall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 3430.001, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Summer 5W1 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 5400.001, Law for Accountants and Managers, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 3430.003, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 3430.007, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 3430.008, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Spring 2023 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 5400.002, Law for Accountants and Managers, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 3430.002, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 3430.003, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 3430.008, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Fall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 3430.003, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Summer 3W1 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 5400.001, Law for Accountants and Managers, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 3430.003, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 3430.007, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 3430.008, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Spring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 5400.001, Law for Accountants and Managers, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 5400.002, Law for Accountants and Managers, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 3430.008, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 3430.502, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Fall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 3430.001, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Summer 3W1 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 5400.002, Law for Accountants and Managers, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 3430.007, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Spring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 5400.002, Law for Accountants and Managers, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 3430.002, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Fall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 3430.001, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Summer 3W1 2020 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 3430.011, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Spring 2020 Syllabus
                    

                    BLAW 3430.003, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Fall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 3430.001, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Summer 5W2 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 3430.001, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Summer 3W1 2019 Syllabus SPOT
                    

                    BLAW 3430.011, Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Spring 2019 Syllabus SPOT

          


          
*
  Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of
  higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for
  undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.
  

        

      

    

  

  
  	

	

	  

		

		   
Published Publications



  

  
Published Intellectual Contributions


  
Law Review
Whitten, A. T. (2011). Biased? Probably Not: How the Rule in Caperton v. A.T. Massey Coal Co. Affects Texas Administrative Law Judges and the Elected Appellate Judiciary. Other. 3(1), . Texas Tech School of Law. http://ssrn.com/abstract=1811050



	
		
		
	  

	

	

  
    
	

	

	  

		

		   	
		
		
	  

	

	

	
	

  
  
  

  	

		

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  • Overall Summative Rating (median):
    
			This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
				
      
					
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    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
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  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    
			This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
				
      
					
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
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    • The intellectual challenge presented was
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    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
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    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
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    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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