Business Ethics -- Spring Semester, 2010
Metropolitan State University
First Paper Assignment (Due March 1)
Second Paper Assignment (Due April 12)
Paper writing guides:
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Date |
Topic |
Reading |
Discussion projects (and links to explanatory handouts) |
Jan. 11 |
Introductory Session |
None |
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Jan. 18 |
M. L. King Holiday - No class |
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Cases for Discussion; Identifying ethical Issues |
Jan. 25 |
The Meaning of Work: from the Protestant ethic to bureaucracy |
HW, Chapter 1; MM, Intro and Chapters 1 and 2 |
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Feb. 1 |
What sort of game is business? |
HW, pp. 55-69; MM, Chapter 3; N.Y.Times article on mortgage default; |
Jackall's 'Rules in Use' |
Feb. 8 |
Fairness, justice and getting ahead |
HW, Chapter 6; MM, Chapter 4 |
First Paper Assignment; Notes on Rawls' Theory of Justice; |
Feb. 15 |
Stakeholders, stockholders and social responsibility |
HW, Chapter 7 |
Applying Friedman's Free-Market philosophy and Stakeholder Theory |
Feb. 22 |
Ethical treatment of employees |
HW, Chapter 2; review MM, Chapters 3 and 4 |
Discusssion project on employee rights |
March 1 |
Globalization and ethics across cultures |
HW, Chapter 12; First paper due |
Possible exam questions |
March 8 |
Spring Break – no class |
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March 15 |
Ethics and information technology |
HW, Chapter 8; First exam |
Possible exam questions |
March 22 |
Whistleblowing and the managerial conscience |
HW, Chapter 11; MM, Chapter 5 |
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March 29 |
Consumer safety and product liability |
HW, Chapter 10; MM, Chapter 6 |
Discussion project on Product Liability |
April 5 |
Environmental hazards |
HW, Chapter 13; MM, Chapter 7 |
Discussion Project on Business and the Environment; We watched some parts of the film, "The Corporation." The whole thing is online here: http://freedocumentaries.org/film.php?id=102 ; The parts with Ray Anderson are in this YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcRDUIbT4gw&NR=1 |
April 12 |
Finance and Accounting |
HW, Chapter 5; MM 111-117 (The story of Brady); Second paper due |
In class movie: "Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room" (available from Netflix and our library) |
April 19 |
Lying, bluffing, and selling |
HW, Chapter 9; Review MM Chapters 6 and 7 |
Possible exam questions |
April 26 |
The Good Life and the Price of Success |
HW, Chapter 4; MM, Chapter 8 |
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May 3 |
Wrap up |
Second exam |
Possible exam questions |