Class Schedule 2007:

03 April	Course Introduction Syllabus Overview
05 April	SOCIAL CHANGE PROJECT PREPARATION DAY REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: Assess the effectiveness of the process of group formation, and suggest improvements to the process.
10 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 Overview of Ethical Frameworks Diamond, Jarod. 'Easter's End.' Discover, August 1995. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
12 April	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?' REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: Outline the deontological duties you have to both your fellow group members as well as to your beneficiary organization. Additionally, comment on the way(s) in which your group project is connected to utilitarian ideals.
17 April	The Corporation as Economic Institution Students may access a PowerPoint handout for this and the following two class sessions by clicking here 'The Tragedy of the Commons' (Hardin) Commons Game DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Social Contract Theory Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Should Corporations Adopt Policies of Corporate Social Responsibility?' 'The Social Responsibility of Business... ' (Friedman) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS SOCIAL CHANGE PROJECT PROPOSALS or CASE PROPOSALS DUE WRITING ASSIGNMENT 1 DUE
19 April	NO CLASS (Social Enterprise Alliance Conference) 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.
24 April	The Corporation as Social Institution Steinbeck on Corporate Social Responsibility For the text of Chapter 5 of Grapes of Wrath, click here DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 'Are Corporations Inherently Wicked?' (Dunn) Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Classic Dialogue: Is Capitalism the Best Route to Human Happiness?' DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 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) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS CONTRACTS DUE
26 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 Exam Tips 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.
01 May	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 WRITING ASSIGNMENT 2 DUE
03 May	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?' CASE (21240) Hart/Johnson CEO's Where do you draw the line? DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
08 May	International Dimensions of Business Ethics Global Dumping Ground 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?' CASE (21240) Mouw/Murphy McLible DISCUSSION QUESTIONS REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: Describe how the emergence of a 'global economy' impacts the ethical considerations within your social change project or case analysis.
10 May	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.
11 May 4:00-5:00 pm Fraser 2	Executive in Residence Business Ethics Lecture Arthur Jackson, VP for Administration at COSTCO ONE PAPER 'BYE' FOR ATTENDANCE
15 May	Sustainable Business Practices Spain: The Lawless Sea Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Do Environmental Restrictions Violate Basic Economic Freedoms?' 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 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS WRITING ASSIGNMENT 3 DUE
17 May	Ensuring Ethical Behavior Students may access a PowerPoint handout for this class session by clicking here '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 CASE (20102) Shoemaker/Winslow Online Social Networking: Who's Protecting our rights? CASE (21240) Chiang/Conrad Will this be the end of the YouTube Era? DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 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.
22 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
24 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' REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: No entry due this week
29 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'
31 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' WRITING ASSIGNMENT 4 DUE
05 June	Social Change Project Presentations TEAM EVALUATION FORM for following groups DUE TODAY *Seahome Block Party/Study-Rama* (20102) Dull/Fowler/Jacob/Stevens *Rugby Relay for Life* (20102) Hackett/Lehecka/Mickelson/Stephens/Thomasson *Vikings Fighting Hunger* (20102) Amoroso/Brown/Green/Lawson/Miller *Cookies and Catnip for Critters* (20102) Gorb/Wertkin *Gambling for the Children* (20102/21240) Cohen/Fritch/Eggerling/Hueckel/Palmquest *The Robert Vasen Foundation* (21240) Barnett/Christian/Deede/Lafave/Torres/Wing CASE (21240) Balph/Nigh Biomecca (Center of Life) CASE (21240) Diggs/Schmidt CEA (Corporate Earth Avengers!)
07 June	Social Change Project Presentations *Car Wash for Kids* (20102) Kenoyer/Penner/Stimson/Toshner/Taylor *Recycling Project* (20102) McClellan/Oltean/Schmit/Senff/Stannert *Walking for Whatcom* (20102) Albert/Cohoon/Hart/Schuler *Habitat for Humanity* (20102) Baggenstos/Henderson/Koh/Packer/Stead *All in with Friends-4-Cures* (21240) Biggerstaff/Mckeown/Miller/Rehn *Helping the Humane Society* (21240) Borak/Garing/Suh/Owens *Slo Pitch to a Quick Recovery* (21240) Anderson/George/Glasenapp/Hartnett/Koppa *Makin' Bank for the Food Bank* (21240) Alonso/Gile/Lara/Spring REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: Provide your final reflections regarding the 'link' between your social change project or case analysis and the content of this course.
12 June 8:00 am (BOTH sections)	FINAL EXAMINATION Final Exam Study Guide

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