Social and Ethical Issues in Business: Spring 2003

Class Schedule:

27 January	MGT 356: Syllabus Overview
03 February	MGT 356: The Corporation as Legal Institution
10 February	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) DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
17 February	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 Student-generated ideas for social change projects: My idea for the project is to help the San Diego Animal Control with their need for towels and blankets.They need these because they are getting some animals that are sick or need to be operated on , but also to keep the animals warm as well. We can get these linens from Motel 6 or any other motel that will be willing to help us. If anyone is interested in this project they can contact me at vana_papa@hotmail.com If you would like assist high school students with writing business plans, contact scottkaz49@hotmail.com (Be certain to attach RELEASE OF LIABILITY FORM to Social Change Project Proposal)
24 February	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?'
03 March	MGT 356: Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Are Multinational Corporations Free from Moral Obligations?' For pinkmonkey.com overview of Grapes of Wrath, click here 'SCOPE OF SERVICE' CONTRACTS DUE
10 March	MGT 356: Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Classic Dialogue: Can Capitalism Lead to Human Happiness' Midterm Review (student-directed)
17 March	MGT 356: MIDTERM EXAMINATION
24 March	MGT 356: Midterm Debriefing Robert Jackall's Moral Mazes Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Can Restructuring a Corporation's Rules Make a Moral Difference?'
31 March	HOLIDAY-Cesar Chavez Day
07 April	MGT 356: Robert Jackall's Moral Mazes Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Are Marketing and Advertising Fundamentally Exploitive'
14 April	MGT 356: Robert Jackall's Moral Mazes DEADLY DECEPTION (INFACT video) Newton & Ford's Taking Sides 'Does Blowing the Whistle Violate Company Loyalty?'
21 April	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?'
28 April	MGT 356: Social Change Project Presentations TEAM EVALUATION FORM for following groups DUE TODAY *Uptown Health Fair* Robinson/Clark/McKeon/Cipolla/ Rondestvedt *Linens for Animals* Collins/Cebreros/Papaphilippou *Navy Marine Corps Relief Society* Gonsalves/Ochoa/Franzi/Moss *People for Trees* Blauer/Nguyen/August/Sandoval
05 May	MGT 356: Social Change Project Presentations TEAM EVALUATION FORM for following groups DUE TODAY *Monarch High School II* Erickson/Huynh/Dang/Salgado/Stratton *Blood Drive* Anderson/Schillinger *Feet First* Davis/Guzman/McGoyne/Webb *NCR Food Drive* Gangitano/Ishibashi/Pucillo/Tornincasa *Starbucks/Read San Diego* Nord *CEO business plan mentoring* Kazarian TERM PAPERS DUE (Papers will not be accepted without SELF-EVALUATION form attached)
12 May	MGT 356: FINAL EXAMINATION

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