28 March Course Introduction Syllabus Overview
30 March SOCIAL CHANGE PROJECT PREPARATION DAY REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: Assess the effectiveness of the process of group formation, and suggest improvements to the process.
04 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'
Overview of Ethical Frameworks
Diamond, Jarod. 'Easter's End.' Discover, August 1995.
06 April Opening Case
Danger on the Highway: Bridgestone/Firestone's Tire Recall
Newton & Ford's Taking Sides
'Was Ford to Blame in the Pinto Case?'
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: Relate the frameworks of deontology and utilitarianism to a moral dilemma you face within your own life.
11 April The Corporation as Economic Institution
Students enrolled in MGT 482 may access a PowerPoint handout for this and the following two class sessions by clicking here
'The Tragedy of the Commons' (Hardin)
Social Contract Theory
Newton & Ford's Taking Sides
'Classic Dialogue: Is Capitalism the Best Route to Human Happiness?'13 April The Corporation as Social Institution
Steinbeck on Corporate Social Responsibility
For the text of Chapter 5 of Grapes of Wrath, click here
The Corporation as Legal Institution
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)REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: Describe the way(s) in which the concept of social contract theory relates to either your interactions within your group or the organization(s) affiliated with your social change project or case analysis.
18 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)
CONTRACTS DUE
20 April EXAMINATION #1
Weiss Chapter 3.1-3.11; 5.5; 6.1-6.6 plus all web schedule readings (see above) and lectures
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: Outline the 'deliverables' you will be including within the 'scope of service' contract due next week. If taking the case option, describe the 'moral dilemma' which will be the springboard for your case analysis, and relate this 'moral dilemma' to at least two of the ethical frameworks covered in this course.
25 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.27 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'REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: Describe how at least one of the ethical frameworks covered in the video streaming lecture for this week relates to your social change project or case analysis.
02 May CASE PRESENTATION (CRN 21418): Men Chafe as Norway Ushers Women Into Boardroom
DEADLY DECEPTION (INFACT video)
The full text of DEADLY DECEPTION can be found by clicking here.
For current news regarding the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, visit the Hanford Watch website.
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?'
04 May International Dimensions of Business Ethics
CASE PRESENTATION (CRN 20119): Microsoft's India Outsourcing Raises Protests
Social Accountability 8000 (click on the 'PDF' link)
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?'
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: Describe how the emergence of a 'global economy' impacts the ethical considerations within your social change project or case analysis.
09 May Sustainable Business Practices
Newton & Ford's Taking Sides
Zuckerman's Dilemma: A Plea for Environmental Ethics.
'Do Environmental Restrictions Violate Basic Economic Freedoms?'
Ethics and the Economics Ecology Dilemma: Toward a Just, Sustainable, and Frugal Future
Natural Capitalism
Environmental Management Issues in Corporate StrategyCase: Chainsaws of Greed
11 May Ensuring Ethical Behavior
'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
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: Offer one recommendation specifically related to ensuring ethical behavior within your social change project client or donor organization, or the organization under review within your case analysis.
16 May EXAMINATION #2
Weiss Chapter 4.1-4.5; 5.2-5.5; 7.1-7.5 plus all web schedule readings (see above)
18 May EXAM #2 DEBRIEFING
CASE PRESENTATION (CRN 20119): Wal-Mart and Sex Discrimination by the Numbers
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'
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: No entry due this week
23 May 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'
25 May 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'
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: Outline one mechanism you will use to ensure meaning in your own work life.
30 May Social Change Project Presentations
TEAM EVALUATION FORM for following groups DUE TODAY
*Home Port* (20119)
*Farmer's Market Marketing* (20119)
*Blue Skies for Children* (20119)
*Munch Money Donation* (20119)
*Habitat for Humanity Blitz Build* (21418)
*Sports Mini-Camp* (21418)
*Food Donation* (21418)
01 June Social Change Project Presentations
TEAM EVALUATION FORM for following groups DUE TODAY
*Whatcom Center for Early Learning* (20119)
Northwest Therapeutic Riding Center* (20119)
*Environmental Art Auction* (20119)
*Cub Scout Fundraiser* (21418)
*May Day Flower Distribution* (21418)
*Whatcom Center for Early Learning* (21418)
TERM PAPERS DUE
(Papers will not be accepted without SELF-EVALUATION form attached)
REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: Provide your final reflections regarding the 'link' between your social change project or case analysis and the content of this course.
05 June through
09 June
FINAL EXAMINATION
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