College of Business Administration College of Business Administration
13 January Syllabus Overview 15 January The Corporation as Legal Institution 20 January Social Contract Theory 22 January The Corporation as Economic Institution 27 January The Corporation as Social Institution
Bluebird Smelter
The Social Responsibility of Business... (Friedman)
'Are Corporations Inherently Wicked?' (Dunn)
29 January The Corporation as Moral Institution
Newton & Ford's Taking Sides
'Is Morality Relative to Culture?'
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)
03 February 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)
05 February 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
'Is Affirmative Action Fair?'- Le Guin, Ursula. `The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas'
- Dunn, Craig P. `The Normative Defense for Affirmative Action'10 February 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)12 February EXAMINATION #1 17 February EXAM #1 DEBRIEFING 19 February 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
24 February 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.
26 February 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'
02 March 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?'
04 March 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?'
09 March 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.11 March EXAMINATION #2 16 March
SPRING BREAK18 March
SPRING BREAK23 March EXAMINATION #2 Debriefing
25 March 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.
30 March The Meaning of Work The Hungry Spirit: Beyond Capitalism..., Chapter 8
Terkel, Studs. 'Working'. (Chapter titles: Donna Murray)
01 April 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'
06 April The Meaning of Work What Comes Next?
Taylor, Frederick. `The Principles of Scientific Management'
Terkel, Studs. 'Working'. (Chapter title: Roberta Victor)
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'
08 April The Meaning of Work 13 April Social Change Project Presentations
TEAM EVALUATION FORM and REFLECTIVE JOURNALS for following groups DUE TODAY
*CAMPUS GREEN FEE* (356.1)15 April PROJECT PREPARATION DAY 20 April Social Change Project Presentations
TEAM EVALUATION FORM and REFLECTIVE JOURNALS for following groups DUE TODAY
*EDUCATIONAL HIKE* (356.1)
*BLOOD DRIVE-SEAPORT VILLAGE* (356.2)
*BECKY'S HOUSE* (356.2)22 April Social Change Project Presentations
TEAM EVALUATION FORM and REFLECTIVE JOURNALS for following groups DUE TODAY
*BLOOD DRIVE-SDSU* (356.1)
*FOOD DRIVE-SPECIAL DELIVERY* (356.1)
*HOLD ON TO YOUR BUTTS CAMPAIGN* (356.2)
*FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY* (356.2)27 April Social Change Project Presentations
TEAM EVALUATION FORM and REFLECTIVE JOURNALS for following groups DUE TODAY
*TEEN CAFE* (356.1)
*LIGHTS OUT* (356.1)
*EARTH DAY FAIR* (356.2)
*RESPECT THE BEACH WEEKEND* (356.2)29 April Social Change Project Presentations
TEAM EVALUATION FORM and REFLECTIVE JOURNALS for following groups DUE TODAY
*ROMONA HELPERS-FIRE RELIEF* (356.1)
*BLOOD DRIVE-THERMO ELECTRONICS* (356.1)
*ALPHA PROJECT HOMELESS ASSISTANCE* (356.2)
*MINI-CONCERT FOR SUDANESE COMMUNITY* (356.2)
TERM PAPERS DUE
(Papers will not be accepted without SELF-EVALUATION form attached)
04 May STUDY AND CONSULTATION DAY 11 May FINAL EXAMINATION 18 May GRADES DUE FROM INSTRUCTORS
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