Class Schedule:

05 January	Course Introduction Syllabus Overview
10 January	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?'
12 January	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
17 January	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
19 January	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 SOCIAL CHANGE PROJECT PROPOSALS or CASE PROPOSALS DUE CONTRACTS DUE
24 January	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
26 January	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
31 January	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
02 February	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
07 February	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?' DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
09 February	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'
14 February	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: Chainsaws of Greed DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
16 February	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 DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
21 February	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
23 February	EXAM #2 DEBRIEFING The Meaning of Work The Hungry Spirit: Beyond Capitalism..., Chapter 8 (read excerpt by clicking here) 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'
28 February	The Meaning of Work The Hungry Spirit: Beyond Capitalism..., Chapter 9 (read excerpt by clicking here) 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'
02 March	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'
07 March	Social Change Project Presentations TEAM EVALUATION FORM and REFLECTIVE JOURNALS for following groups DUE TODAY *Target Food Drive* (1) *Community Garden* (1) *ReUse Works* (1) *Ray of Hope* (1) *United Way Branding* (1) *Renters' Rights* (2) *The Connection* (2) *Food Bank Concert* (2) *NW Therapeutic Riding Center* (2)
09 March	Social Change Project Presentations TEAM EVALUATION FORM and REFLECTIVE JOURNALS for following groups DUE TODAY *Used Computer Donation* (1) *Cancer Society Concert* (1) *Ferndale Boys/Girls Club* (1) *Humane Society Donations* (1) *STD Awareness* (2) *Special Olympics* (2) *Campaign for Commercial-Free Childhood* (2) TERM PAPERS DUE (Papers will not be accepted without SELF-EVALUATION form attached)
8:00 am 13 March (#10111) 1:00 pm 14 March (#12327)	FINAL EXAMINATION Final Examination Study Guide

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