Class Schedule 2005:

29 March	Course Introduction Syllabus Overview
31 March	Opening Case Danger on the Highway: Bridgestone/Firestone’s Tire Recall DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Was Ford to Blame in the Pinto Case?'
05 April	The Corporation as Legal Institution Students enrolled in MGT 482 may access a PowerPoint handout for this class session by logging into Blackboard and clicking on the 'Video Streaming' menu bar, then on the first link contained thereon DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Anatomy of a Hostile Takeover (The Annenberg/CPB Project Ethics in America Series) Information on key players in the video: T. Boone Pickens Sir James Goldsmith Warren Buffet Timothy E. Wirth Frederick H. Joseph Harrison J. Goldin Arthur Liman Lewis Kaden Joseph H. Flom Lester Thurow James Bere (Borg Warner) Robert E. Mercer (Goodyear Tire) The Corporation as Economic Institution 'The Tragedy of the Commons' (Hardin) Commons Game DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
07 April	Social Change Project Preparation Day
12 April	Social Contract Theory Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Classic Dialogue: Is Capitalism the Best Route to Human Happiness?' DISCUSSION QUESTIONS The Corporation as Social Institution Steinbeck on Corporate Social Responsibility For the text of Chapter 5 of Grapes of Wrath, click here DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
14 April	The Corporation as Social Institution Read a synopsis of the book 'Aiming Higher.' The President's remarks during the 1994 Business Enterprise Trust Award Ceremony can be accessed by clicking here. Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Should Corporations Adopt Policies of Corporate Social Responsibility?' 'The Social Responsibility of Business... ' (Friedman) 'Are Corporations Inherently Wicked?' (Dunn) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS The Corporation as Moral Institution Overview of Ethical Frameworks Diamond, Jarod. 'Easter's End.' Discover, August 1995. SOCIAL CHANGE PROJECT PROPOSALS or CASE PROPOSALS DUE CONTRACTS DUE
19 April	The Corporation as Moral Institution Students enrolled in MGT 482 may access a Video Streaming lecture for this class session by logging into Blackboard and clicking on the 'Video Streaming' menu bar, then on 'Deontology/Utilitarianism' Brady's Survey of Ethical Theoretic Aptitudes - Kelman, Steven. `Cost-Benefit Analysis: An Ethical Critique' Bluebird Smelter DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
21 April	EXAMINATION #1 Weiss Chapter 3.1-3.11; 5.5; 6.1-6.6 plus all web schedule readings (see above) and lectures Midterm #1 Study Guide
26 April	EXAM #1 DEBRIEFING EACH GROUP IS TO PROVIDE A FIVE TO TEN MINUTE UPDATE OF THEIR SOCIAL CHANGE PROJECT. Refer to discussion questions below for areas to be addressed. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 'SCOPE OF SERVICE' CONTRACTS DUE
28 April	The Corporation as Moral Institution Students enrolled in MGT 482 may access a Video Streaming lecture for this class session by logging into Blackboard and clicking on the 'Video Streaming' menu bar, then on 'Justice/Caring/Libertarianism/Virtue/Land Ethic' Overview of Ethical Frameworks Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Are Pharmaceutical Firms Obligated to Cut Their Prices for Poor AIDS Victims?' - Le Guin, Ursula. `The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas' - Dunn, Craig P. `The Normative Defense for Affirmative Action'
03 May	DEADLY DECEPTION (INFACT video) The full text of DEADLY DECEPTION can be found by clicking here. To better understand the concept of advocacy video, see the work of the Benton Foundation. Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Can Restructuring a Corporation's Rules Make a Moral Difference?' DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
05 May	International Dimensions of Business Ethics Global Dumping Ground Social Accountability 8000 Amnesty International's Universal Declaration of Human Rights Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Are Multinational Corporations Free from Moral Obligations?' Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Are Sweatshops Necessarily Evil?' DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
10 May	Sustainable Business Practices Spain: The Lawless Sea Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Do Environmental Restrictions Violate Basic Economic Freedoms?' Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Can Rain Forest Products Save the Tropical Rain Forest?' Zuckerman's Dilemma: A Plea for Environmental Ethics. Ethics and the Economics Ecology Dilemma: Toward a Just, Sustainable, and Frugal Future Natural Capitalism Environmental Management Issues in Corporate Strategy Case: Chainsaws of Greed DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
12 May	Insuring Ethical Behavior Baseball and Steroids Case (MORNING section--click here to read case) Bextra Case (AFTERNOON section--click here to read case) 'The Pyramid of Corporate Social Responsibility' (Carroll, Archie B.) Josephson Institute on Ethical Decision-Making Johnson & Johnson Credo VERIZON Code of Business Conduct: Connecting Through Integrity How Companies Can Avoid Federal Prosecution DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
17 May	EXAMINATION #2 Weiss Chapter 4.1-4.5; 5.2-5.5; 7.1-7.5 plus all web schedule readings (see above) Midterm #2 Study Guide
19 May	EXAM #2 DEBRIEFING The Meaning of Work The Hungry Spirit: Beyond Capitalism..., Chapter 8 Terkel, Studs. 'Working'. (Chapter titles: Donna Murray) Students enrolled in MGT 482 may access a Video Streaming lecture for this class session by logging into Blackboard and clicking on the 'Video Streaming' menu bar, then on 'Meaning of Work: Part 1'
24 May	The Meaning of Work The Hungry Spirit: Beyond Capitalism..., Chapter 9 Terkel, Studs. 'Working'. (Chapter titles: Carl Murray Bates, Walter Lundquist, Nora Watson) Students enrolled in MGT 482 may access a Video Streaming lecture for this class session by logging into Blackboard and clicking on the 'Video Streaming' menu bar, then on 'Meaning of Work: Part 2'
26 May	The Meaning of Work What Comes Next? Taylor, Frederick. `The Principles of Scientific Management' Terkel, Studs. 'Working'. (Chapter title: Roberta Victor) The World According to Me Students enrolled in MGT 482 may access a Video Streaming lecture for this class session by logging into Blackboard and clicking on the 'Video Streaming' menu bar, then on 'Meaning of Work: Part 3'
31 May	Social Change Project Presentations TEAM EVALUATION FORM and REFLECTIVE JOURNALS for following groups DUE TODAY *Bellingham Food Bank* (MORNING section) *McDonald's Case* (MORNING section--click here and here to read case) *Reading Challenge* (MORNING section) *Drinking/Driving Campaign* (AFTERNOON section) *Teen Room* (AFTERNOON section) *Camp Lutherwood* (AFTERNOON section)
02 June	Social Change Project Presentations TEAM EVALUATION FORM and REFLECTIVE JOURNALS for following groups DUE TODAY *Macy's Recycling* (MORNING section) *Relay for Life* (MORNING section) *Whatcom Humane Society* (MORNING section) *McDonald's Case* (AFTERNOON section--click here to read case) *Tennis Ball Recycling* (AFTERNOON section) *China Olympics Case* (AFTERNOON section--click here to read case) TERM PAPERS DUE (Papers will not be accepted without SELF-EVALUATION form attached)
09 June 8:00-10:00 am	FINAL EXAMINATION for 10:00 am class Final Examination Study Guide
09 June 1:00-3:00 pm	FINAL EXAMINATION for 2:00 pm class Final Examination Study Guide

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