Social and Ethical Issues in Business: Fall 2003

Class Schedule:

02 September	MGT 356: Syllabus Overview
09 September	MGT 356: The Corporation as Legal Institution
16 September	MGT 356: The Corporation as Social Institution Bluebird Smelter Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Product Liability: Was Ford to Blame in the Pinto Case?' The Social Responsibility of Business... (Friedman) - Diamond, Jarod. 'Easter's End.' Discover, August 1995. DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
23 September	MGT 356: The Corporation as Moral Institution Overview of Ethical Frameworks Brady's Survey of Ethical Theoretic Aptitudes The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas (Le Guin) CONTRACTS & SOCIAL CHANGE PROJECT PROPOSALS DUE (Be certain to attach RELEASE OF LIABILITY FORM to Social Change Project Proposal) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
30 September	MGT 356: Anatomy of a Hostile Takeover (The Annenberg/CPB Project Ethics in America Series) Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Should We Encourage International Trade in Tobacco Products?' DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
07 October	MGT 356: Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Are Multinational Corporations Free from Moral Obligations?' For pinkmonkey.com overview of Grapes of Wrath, click here DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 'SCOPE OF SERVICE' CONTRACTS DUE
14 October	MGT 356: Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Classic Dialogue: Can Capitalism Lead to Human Happiness' Midterm Review (student-directed) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
21 October	MGT 356: MIDTERM EXAMINATION
28 October	MGT 356: Midterm Debriefing Robert Jackall's Moral Mazes Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Can Restructuring a Corporation's Rules Make a Moral Difference?'
04 November	MGT 356: Robert Jackall's Moral Mazes Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Are Marketing and Advertising Fundamentally Exploitive'
11 November	MGT 356: Robert Jackall's Moral Mazes DEADLY DECEPTION (INFACT video) Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Does Blowing the Whistle Violate Company Loyalty?'
18 November	MGT 356: The Meaning of Work What Comes Next? The World According to Me The Hungry Spirit: Beyond Capitalism..., Chapters 8 & 9 Taylor, Fredrick. `The Principles of Scientific Management' Terkel, Studs. 'Working'. (Chapter titles: Carl Murray Bates, Walter Lundquist, Donna Murray, Roberta Victor, Nora Watson) Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Are Sweatshops Necessarily Evil?'
25 November	NO CLASS--Social Change Project Preparation Day
02 December	MGT 356: Social Change Project Presentations TEAM EVALUATION FORM and REFLECTIVE JOURNALS for following groups DUE TODAY *Project TJ* Elias Cueto, Laura Santana, Jeremy Peacher, Daniel Montoya, Dilsa Gonzalez *A.V.I.D.* Cheryl Friedman, Alston Constran, Patti Cruz, Mike Patterson, Jessica Williams *Child Protective Services Food Donation* Stephanie Sapak, Jocelyn Jung, Jowan Yoon, Mel Orellana *Graffiti Clean-up* Shawn Robinson, Galen Keep, Monty Duke, Adrian Gurban *Grossmont College Cheerleading* John Walker, Geoff Gewehr, Tracy Dunn, Maria Serratos
09 December	MGT 356: Social Change Project Presentations TEAM EVALUATION FORM and REFLECTIVE JOURNALS for following groups DUE TODAY *Bayview CDC* Elizabeth Quintard, Maryann Hough, Darren Natemeyer, Josh Malament, Bret Harmuth *Virtual Enterprise* Matt Edds, Chris Boyd, Jamil Shamoon, Kate Barrett, Scott Zumwalt *Hoover High School* Lukas Scheuber, Kim Trujillo, Sarahi Nunez *Firefighter Food Drive* Lauren Johnsen, Breanna Erice, Matt Gross, Rich Merida, Lara Saab *R.E.A.D. (1)* Sarah Hayward, Anthony Pollard, Roy de Guzman, Kentaro Tani *R.E.A.D. (2)* Janice Weir, Lorena Nava, Jennifer Slifka TERM PAPERS DUE (Papers will not be accepted without SELF-EVALUATION form attached)
16 December	MGT 356: FINAL EXAMINATION
30 December	Grades due from Instructors
06 January	Grades available on Gradeline

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