Class Schedule:

26 June	Course Introduction Syllabus Overview
28 June	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
02 July	Opening Case Danger on the Highway: Bridgestone/Firestone's Tire Recall Officials Mandate Anti-Rollover Rule DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Was Ford to Blame in the Pinto Case?' REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: Outline the deontological duties you have to your fellow group members. Additionally, comment on the way(s) in which your group case analysis contributes to utilitarian ideals.
03 July	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 CASE PROPOSALS DUE WRITING ASSIGNMENT 1 DUE
05 July	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
09 July	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 case analysis.
10 July	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: Do you want the American Dream? Sign on the dotted line... DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
12 July	MIDTERM Weiss Chapter 3.1-3.11; 5.5; 6.1-6.6 plus all web schedule readings (see above) and lectures Weiss Chapter 4.1-4.5; 5.2-5.5; 7.1-7.5 plus all web schedule readings (see above) Midterm Study Guide Exam Tips REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: 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.
16 July	MIDTERM DEBRIEFING CASE: Blood Diamonds CASE: Importation or Deportation? (1) Importation or Deportation? (2) CASE: Will Viagra Fall Impotent Due to the Rise of Counterfeit Drugs? WRITING ASSIGNMENT 2 DUE
17 July	International Dimensions of Business Ethics Global Dumping Ground Social Accountability 8000 (click on the 'PDF' link) Amnesty International's Universal Declaration of Human Rights An Excrutiating Dilemma Between Life and Law Want to know where and under what conditions your clothes are made? MADE-BY Your wallet is a mouth. When you spend money, you tell the world how you want it to be.Wallet Mouth Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Are Multinational Corporations Free from Moral Obligations?' Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Are Sweatshops Necessarily Evil?' DISCUSSION QUESTIONS CASE: Sweatshop Regulation: Who Should be Accountable? CASE: Exportation Obligation REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: Describe how the emergence of a 'global economy' impacts the ethical considerations within your case analysis.
19 July	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 CASE: To Google or Not to Google... CASE: OSG Delivering Oil to the Sea DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
23 July	NO CLASS WRITING ASSIGNMENT 3 DUE
24 July	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 Breaking Down the Wall of Codes DISCUSSION QUESTIONS CASE: The Trouble with Business Ethics CASE: Profits v the Destruction of a Continent REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: Offer one recommendation specifically related to ensuring ethical behavior within the organization under review within your case analysis.
26 July	The Meaning of Work What Comes Next? 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'
30 July	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' REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: Draft a statement of personal purpose consistent with the parameters outlined in the article 'What Comes Next.'
31 July	The Meaning of Work 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
02 August	FINAL EXAMINATION Final Exam Study Guide REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: Provide your final reflections regarding the 'link' between your case analysis and the content of this course.

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