College of Business Administration College of Business Administration
30 August Course Introduction 01 September Syllabus Overview 06 September HOLIDAY-Labor Day 08 September The Corporation as Legal Institution 13 September Social Contract Theory 15 September The Corporation as Economic Institution 20 September The Corporation as Social Institution
Newton & Ford's Taking Sides
'Should Corporations Adopt Policies of Corporate Social Responsibility?'
Bluebird Smelter
The Social Responsibility of Business... (Friedman)
'Are Corporations Inherently Wicked?' (Dunn)
22 September The Corporation as Moral Institution
Newton & Ford's Taking Sides
'Was Ford to Blame in the Pinto Case?'
Overview of Ethical Frameworks
Diamond, Jarod. 'Easter's End.' Discover, August 1995.
CONTRACTS & SOCIAL CHANGE PROJECT PROPOSALS DUE
(Be certain to attach RELEASE OF LIABILITY FORM to Social Change Project Proposal)
27 September The Corporation as Moral Institution
Students enrolled in MGT 356 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' (PDF file)
29 September The Corporation as Moral Institution
Students enrolled in MGT 356 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'04 October Midterm #1 Review Session
Weiss Chapter 3.1-3.11; 5.5; 6.1-6.6 plus all web schedule readings (see above)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)06 October EXAMINATION #1 11 October EXAM #1 DEBRIEFING 13 October Newton & Ford's Taking Sides
'Are Multinational Corporations Free from Moral Obligations?'
For pinkmonkey.com overview of Grapes of Wrath, click here
For the text of Chapter 5 of Grapes of Wrath, click here
18 October 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.
20 October Newton & Ford's Taking Sides
'Classic Dialogue: Can Capitalism Lead to Human Happiness'
Students enrolled in MGT 356 may access a Video Streaming lecture for this class session by logging into Blackboard and clicking on the 'Video Streaming' menu bar, then on 'Jackall Introduction' and 'Jackall Chapter 1'
25 October Robert Jackall's Moral Mazes
Students enrolled in MGT 356 may access a Video Streaming lecture for this class session by logging into Blackboard and clicking on the 'Video Streaming' menu bar, then on 'Jackall Chapters 2-4'
Newton & Ford's Taking Sides
'Can Restructuring a Corporation's Rules Make a Moral Difference?'
27 October Robert Jackall's Moral Mazes
Students enrolled in MGT 356 may access a Video Streaming lecture for this class session by logging into Blackboard and clicking on the 'Video Streaming' menu bar, then on 'Jackall Chapters 5-8'
Newton & Ford's Taking Sides
'Are Sweatshops Necessarily Evil?'
01 November Midterm #2 Review Session
Weiss Chapter 4.1-4.5; 5.2-5.5; 7.1-7.5 plus all web schedule readings (see above)DEADLY DECEPTION (INFACT video)
The full text of DEADLY DECEPTION can be found by clicking here.
To better understand the concept of advocacy video, see the work of the Benton Foundation.03 November EXAMINATION #2 08 November EXAMINATION #2 Debriefing
10 November 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.
15 November The Meaning of Work The Hungry Spirit: Beyond Capitalism..., Chapter 8
Terkel, Studs. 'Working'. (Chapter titles: Donna Murray)
17 November 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 356 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'
22 November 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 356 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'
24 November SOCIAL CHANGE PROJECT PREPARATION DAY
29 November Social Change Project Presentations
TEAM EVALUATION FORM and REFLECTIVE JOURNALS for following groups DUE TODAY
*[PROJECT TITLE HERE*
*[PROJECT TITLE HERE*01 December Social Change Project Presentations
TEAM EVALUATION FORM and REFLECTIVE JOURNALS for following groups DUE TODAY
*Beach Clean-Up*
*STD Awareness Campaign*06 December Social Change Project Presentations
TEAM EVALUATION FORM and REFLECTIVE JOURNALS for following groups DUE TODAY
*[PROJECT TITLE HERE*
*[PROJECT TITLE HERE*08 December Social Change Project Presentations
TEAM EVALUATION FORM and REFLECTIVE JOURNALS for following groups DUE TODAY
*Making Strides Against Breast Cancer*
*Mission Trails Regional Park Clean-Up*
TERM PAPERS DUE
(Papers will not be accepted without SELF-EVALUATION form attached)
15 December
1-3 pmFINAL EXAMINATION 03 January GRADES DUE FROM INSTRUCTORS
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