San Diego State University

College of Business Administration

Week 01 10 September		Film: Mindwalk: A film for passionate thinkers DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Weeks 02/03 17/24 September		Topic: Environmental Ethics DISCUSSION QUESTIONS COMMONS GAME Reading Assignment: MGT 740 Readings Packet #1 Sagoff, Mark. Zuckerman's Dilemma: A Plea for Environmental Ethics. Hastings Center Report, September/October 1991, p. 32. MGT 740 Readings Packet #3 Kay, Jeanne. Concepts of Nature in the Hebrew Bible. Environmental Ethics, v10, n4, p309 MGT 740 Readings Packet #5 Barker, Sir Ernest. Social Contract: Essays by Locke, Hume, and Rousseau. Oxford University Press (1953) [pp 22-43] MGT 740 Readings Packet #7 Weston, Anthony. Between Means and Ends. The Monist, v75, n2, p236. Supplemental Course Materials: Armstrong, Susan J. & Botzler, Richard G. Environmental Ethics: Divergence and Convergence Erdoes, Richard & Ortiz, Alfonso (eds). American Indian Myths and Legends Hoffman, W. Michael, Frederick, Robert, & Petry, Edward S. Jr. (eds). The Corporation, Ethics, and the Environment, Part I Johnson, Lawrence E. A Morally Deep World: An Essay on Moral Significance and Environmental Ethics Larusso, Carol Spenard (ed). The Green Thoreau Mander, Jerry. In the Absence of the Sacred: The Failure of Technology & the Survival of the Indian Nations Nerburn, Ken & Mengelkoch, Louise (eds). Native American Wisdom Oelschlaeger, Max (ed). The Wilderness Condition: Essays on Environment and Civilization Rockefeller, Steven C. & Elder, John C. (eds). Spirit and Nature: Why the Environment is a Religious Issue Sachs, Aaron. Eco-Justice: Linking Human Rights and the Environment Stone, Christopher. The Gnat is Older than Man: Global Environment and Human Agenda, Chapter X Suzuki, David & Knudtson, Peter. Wisdom of the Elders: Honoring Sacred Native Visions of Nature Watts, Alan W. Nature, Man and Woman Weatherford, Jack. Native Roots: How the Indians Enriched America
Week 04 01 October		Topic: Ecofeminism and Environmental Justice DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Reading Assignment: Hawken, Paul The Ecology of Commerce, Preface, Chapters 1, 2, 12 Welford, Richard & Starkey, Richard Business and the Environment: A Reader, Chapter 2 MGT 740 Readings Packet #11 Warren, Karen J. The Power and the Promise of Ecological Feminism. Environmental Ethics Summer 1990, v12, n2, p125(22). MGT 740 Readings Packet #13 Harrison, Paul. Sex and the Single Planet. and Ross, Loretta. Why Women of Color Can't Talk About Population. The Amicus Journal. Winter 1994. MGT 740 Readings Packet #18 Erdoes, Richard & Ortiz, Alfonso. Earth Making & The Earth Dragon. American Indian Myths and Legends, Pantheon Books, 1984, p105. MGT 740 Readings Packet #19 Frost, Robert & Wordsworth, William. Assorted Poems. "Looking for a Sunset Bird in Winter", A Boundless Moment", "Evening in the Sugar Orchard", and "Rural Illusions". Class Handouts: Brown, Lester R. The Acceleration of History. Cases: Newton, Lisa H. & Dillingham, Catherine K. (eds). Watersheds 2: Ten Cases in Environmental Ethics, Chapter 2 Chainsaws of Greed Video: Hidden City (Earth Communications Office video) Supplemental Course Materials: Buchholz, Rogene A. Principles of Environmental Management: The Greening of Business, Parts I, II Brown, Lester R. Who Will Feed China? Wake-up Call for a Small Planet Dubos, Rene. The Wooing of Earth: New Perspectives on Man's Use of Nature Durning, Alan. How Much is Enough? The Consumer Society and the Future of the Earth Stone, Christopher. The Gnat is Older than Man: Global Environment and Human Agenda, Chapters I, II, III, IV, V Managing Planet Earth: Readings from Scientific American, Chapters 1-6
Week 05 08 October		Topic: Scarcity, Overconsumption, and the Market Session Facilitators: Avelino Cortina/Jamie Leary DISCUSSION QUESTIONS CONTRACTS Due (Must be submitted electronically by accessing the link directly above) WRITING ASSIGNMENT 1 Due
Week 06 15 October		Topic: State of the World: The Science of the Environment Session Facilitators: Joshua Turchin DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Week 07 22 October		Topic: Costing the Earth: Efficiency and the Environment Session Facilitators: Katherine Goodman/Clyde Miller DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Reading Assignment: Hawken, Paul The Ecology of Commerce, Chapters 5, 6, 7, 9 Welford, Richard & Starkey, Richard Business and the Environment: A Reader, Chapter 17 MGT 740 Readings Packet #8 Spash, Clive L. Economics, Ethics, and Long-Term Environmental Damage. Environmental Ethics, v15, n2, p117. MGT 740 Readings Packet #16 Socially Responsible Investing: Review & Outlook. The GreenMoney Journal. Spring 1994. Vol. 2, No. 3. pp. 1. MGT 740 Readings Packet #17 Rice, Faye. Who Scores Best on the Environment. Fortune. July, 26, 1993. pp. 114. MGT 740 Readings Packet #20 Levine, Michael. The Environmental Address Book. EcoFacts. Perigee Book, 1991. pp. 227. Class Handouts: Abramovitz, Janet N. Valuing Nature's Services. Cases: Newton, Lisa H. & Dillingham, Catherine K. (eds). Watersheds 2: Ten Cases in Environmental Ethics, Chapter 10 Supplemental Course Materials: Daly, Herman E. & Townsend, Kenneth N. Valueing the Earth: Economics, Ecology, Ethics Hoffman, W. Michael, Frederick, Robert, & Petry, Edward S. Jr. (eds). The Corporation, Ethics, and the Environment, Part IV Makower, Joel. The E Factor: The Bottom-line Approach to Environmentally Responsible Business, Chapters 1-2 Stone, Christopher. The Gnat is Older than Man: Global Environment and Human Agenda, Chapters VI, VII, VIII Tietenberg, Tom. Environmental Economics and Policy, Chapters 1, 2, 4, 6, 12
Week 08 29 October		Topic: Clean Technology (focusing on the development of new technologies that replace existing high energy and material consuming, and polluting technologies) Session Facilitators: James Silane/Douglas Wahl DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Reading Assignment: Welford, Richard & Starkey, Richard Business and the Environment: A Reader, Chapters 9, 10, 11 MGT 740 Readings Packet #2 Katz, Eric. The Call of the Wild: The Struggle against Domination and the Technological Fix of Nature. Environmental Ethics, v14, p265. Video: Gail Mayville (Business Enterprise Trust video) Supplemental Course Materials: Managing Planet Earth: Readings from Scientific American, Chapter 8
Week 09 05 November		Topic: Pollution Prevention (focusing on reducing pollution from existing plants and processes Session Facilitators: Ernist Liu/Hsing-Yi Jan DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Reading Assignment: Hawken, Paul The Ecology of Commerce, Chapters 3, 11 MGT 740 Readings Packet #6 Nerburn, Kent, Ph.D & Mengelkoch, Louise, M.A. The Betrayal of the Land, Native American Wisdom. New World Library, 1991. p47. Class Handouts: Kane, Hal. Shifting to Sustainable Industries. Cases: Newton, Lisa H. & Dillingham, Catherine K. (eds). Watersheds 2: Ten Cases in Environmental Ethics, Chapter 6 Video: Exxon Video News Release (Third Symposium on Environmental Toxicology and Risk Assessment) Supplemental Course Materials: Bechtel, Stefan. Keeping Your Company Green Makower, Joel. The E Factor: The Bottom-line Approach to Environmentally Responsible Business, Chapters 3, 6 Tietenberg, Tom. Environmental Economics and Policy, Chapters 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 WRITING ASSIGNMENT 2 Due
Week 10 12 November		Topic: Life-Cycle-Design (focusing on the inclusion of environmental considerations in the regular design of products and production processes) Session Facilitators: Rong Dong/Sean Swanson DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Reading Assignment: Welford, Richard & Starkey, Richard Business and the Environment: A Reader, Chapter 14 MGT 740 Readings Packet #4 Nerburn, Kent, Ph.D & Mengelkoch, Louise, M.A. The Ways of the Land, Native American Wisdom. New World Library, 1991. p1. MGT 740 Readings Packet #10 The Responsive Communitarian Platform: Rights and Responsibilities. The Responsive Community. Vol. 2, Issue 1, Winter 1991/92. Video: GLOBAL DUMPING GROUND (Frontline video) Supplemental Course Materials:
Week 11 19 November		Topic: Presentation Preparation Day (No formal class meeting)
Week 12 26 November		Topic: Environmental Management Systems (focusing on changes in management structure and the provision of information on impacts relevant to the environment) Session Facilitators: Zachary LaMonda/Chad DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Reading Assignment: Welford, Richard & Starkey, Richard Business and the Environment: A Reader, Chapters 4, 5, 6 MGT 740 Readings Packet #9 Birch, Thomas H. The Incarceration of Wildness: Wilderness Areas as Prisons. Environmental Ethics, Spring 1990, v12, n1, p3(24) MGT 740 Readings Packet #14 Martel, Ned & Holman, Blan . Inside the Environmental Groups, 1994. Outside. March 1994, pp 65 MGT 740 Readings Packet #15 Martin, Michael. Ecosabotage and Civil Disobedience. Environmental Ethics, v12, n4, p291. Class Handouts: Roodman, David Malin. Harnessing the Market for the Environment and Reforming Subsidies. Supplemental Course Materials: Abbey, Edward (ed) The Best of Edward Abbey, From The Monkey Wrench Gang Buchholz, Rogene A. Principles of Environmental Management: The Greening of Business, Part III Hoffman, W. Michael, Frederick, Robert, & Petry, Edward S. Jr. (eds). The Corporation, Ethics, and the Environment, Part III Makower, Joel. The E Factor: The Bottom-line Approach to Environmentally Responsible Business, Chapters 4, 5, 7 Stead, W. Edward & Stead, Jean Garner. Management for a Small Planet: Strategic Decision Making and the Environment WRITING ASSIGNMENT 3 Due
Week 13 03 December		Topic: Loop-Closing (focusing on re-use and recycling of waste-products through the cycle of the product) Session Facilitators: Kendra Draughn/Serkan DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Please access the following resources in responding to the discussion questions: http://www.epa.gov/cpg/ http://www.nikebiz.com/environ/ate.shtml http://mime1.marc.gatech.edu/courseware/autorecycling/overallp.html http://www.ncpa.org/studies/s201/s201c.html http://www.esd.ornl.gov/iab/iab8-8.htm Reading Assignment: Hawken, Paul The Ecology of Commerce, Chapter 4 Supplemental Course Materials: Long, Frederick J. & Arnold, Matthew B. The Power of Environmental Partnerships Managing Planet Earth: Readings from Scientific American, Chapter 9
Week 14 10 December		Topic: Course Wrap-up/Careers in Environmentalism/Project Presentations Session Facilitator: Dunn DISCUSSION QUESTIONS Reading Assignment: Welford, Richard & Starkey, Richard Business and the Environment: A Reader, Chapter 16 MGT 740 Readings Packet #12 Wenz, Peter S. Minimal, Moderate, and Extreme Moral Pluralism. Environmental Ethics, v15, n1, p61. MGT 740 Readings Packet #21 Cook, John R. Jr. A Perspective on Environmental Careers. EnviroLink. Winter 1994. pg. 1. MGT 740 Readings Packet #22 Basta, Nicholas. The Environmental Career Guide. "Introduction to the Green-Collar World". 1991. Chap. 1, pp. 1. Supplemental Course Materials: Tietenberg, Tom. Environmental Economics and Policy, Chapters 20, 21 Managing Planet Earth: Readings from Scientific American, Chapter 11 WRITING ASSIGNMENT 4 Due TERM PAPERS Due SELF-EVALUATION Due

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