Class Schedule:

24 June	Course Introduction Syllabus Overview
25 June	Group Formation and Case Selection CASE PROPOSALS DUE
26 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
01 July	Opening Case Students may access a case worksheet for this class sessions by clicking here Danger on the Highway: Bridgestone/Firestone's Tire Recall Officials Mandate Anti-Rollover Rule Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Was Ford to Blame in the Pinto Case?' DISCUSSION QUESTIONS REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: Outline three deontological duties you have. For each, provide an example as to how these duties 'shape' decisions you make.
02 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 WRITING ASSIGNMENT 1 DUE
03 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
08 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 two of the ethical frameworks covered in the video streaming lecture for this week relate to the Ford/Firestone case.
9 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?' DISCUSSION QUESTIONS CASE PRESENTATION: Exxon Mobil Avoids Full Responsiblity in Exxon Valdez Tanker Disaster REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: Provide a brief overview of the dilemma your group addressed as part of the discussion of Deadly Deception. What recommendation did your group develop to resolve this dilemma, and how does this recommendation conform with the model of ethical decision-making?
10 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 most challenging part of the midterm, as well as what could have been done to make this part of the midterm less challenging for you.
15 July	MIDTERM DEBRIEFING WRITING ASSIGNMENT 2 DUE
16 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'
17 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.'
22 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 3 DUE
23 July	International Dimensions of Business Ethics Global Dumping Ground (video) Social Accountability 8000 (click on the 'PDF' link) 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?' CASE PRESENTATION: The Future of the Internet DISCUSSION QUESTIONS REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: Describe how the emergence of a 'global economy' impacts the practice of business ethics within the United States.
24 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 Environmental Management Issues in Corporate Strategy DISCUSSION QUESTIONS CASE PRESENTATION: Ecotourism in the Modern Era
29 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 PRESENTATION: Improving the Quality of Life? REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: Offer one recommendation specifically related to ensuring ethical behavior within an organization of your choosing.
30 July	FINAL EXAMINATION PREPARATION DAY WRITING ASSIGNMENT 4 DUE
31 July	FINAL EXAMINATION Final Exam Study Guide REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: Provide your final reflections regarding the 'link' between ethics and business decision-making.

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