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BusinessEthics

Spring/Fall20XX

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Thiscourseisdesignedtoprovideanexaminationofsignificantethicalissuesandchallengesintoday'sprofessionalbusinessarena,includingthemanager'ssocialandenvironmentalresponsibilitytostakeholders;ethicaldilemmasanddecision-makingframeworksandapproachestopersonal,organizational,andsocietallevels;andreal-worldapplicationandanalysisofissues.

StudentLearningOutcomes:

1.Demonstrateanunderstandingofkeyethicalprinciplesandphilosophiesandtheimportanceofethicalbehaviorinthebusinessworld

2.Analyzetheavailableliteratureonbusinessethicstobroadentheunderstandingaboutethicalchallengesinvarioussectorsofbusiness

3.Identifytheobligationsandresponsibilitiesofbusinesscorporationstowardstheenvironmentandsociety

4.Applycriticalthinkingskillstoevaluateethicalissuesandconflictsinthecorporateworldandarriveatmeasurestoresolvethem

5.Applyethicaltheoriestoreal-lifebusinesssituationsandtomakerationaldecisions

6.Applyknowledgeofethicalprinciplesanddilemmastothecorporateworld

7.Demonstrateeffectiveoralandwrittencommunicationtorespondtoethicalissues

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25percent Exam2

25percent Exam3

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5percent Participation(includesSharedWritingandJournalinginREVEL)

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Beforeclass,completeanyREVELreading,quiz,orwritingassignmentsforChapter1:

Introduction:Introduction:EthicsandBusiness

1.1:TheNatureofBusinessEthics

1.2:MoralReasoningandMoralDecisionMaking

1.3:EthicalIssuesinInternationalBusiness

Journal:EthicalRelativism

1.4:FoundationsofMoralReasoning

1.5:MoralResponsibilityandBlame

Journal:DoCompaniesBearDirectResponsibility?

SharedWriting:ThePlaceofEthicsandMoralStandards

SharedWriting:MoralBehaviorandMoralDevelopment

CaseStudy1.1:SlaveryintheChocolateIndustry

Journal:WhatareYourViewsontheNatureofWrong?

CaseStudy1.2:AaronBeamandtheHealthSouthFraud

Journal:EvaluateMoralResponsibilityatHealthSouth

Summary:EthicsandBusiness

ChapterQuiz

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Chapter1:EthicsandBusiness

Beforeclass,completeanyREVELreading,quiz,orwritingassignmentsforChapter2:

Introduction:EthicalPrinciplesinBusiness

2.1:ApproachestoMoralDecisionMaking

2.2:Utilitarianism:WeighingSocialCostsandBenefits

Journal:AnalyzethisArgument

2.3:RightsandDuties

Journal:WhatisanUncoercedDecision?

2.4:JusticeandFairness

Journal:EvaluatetheBehavioroftheOilCompanies

2.5:AnEthicofCare

2.6:IntegratingUtility,Rights,Justice,andCaring

2.7:AnAlternativetoMoralPrinciples:VirtueEthics

2.8:UnconsciousandConsciousMoralDecisions

SharedWriting:UtilitarianismandDistributiveJustice

SharedWriting:EthicofCaringandEthicofVirtue

CaseStudy2.1:TraidosBankandRoche’sDrugTrialsinChina

Journal:ThinkCriticallyAboutTraidosBankandRoche’sDrugTrialsinChina

CaseStudy2.2:TestingDrugsintheDevelopingWorld

Journal:YourThoughtsonTestingDrugsintheDevelopingWorld

Summary:EthicalPrinciplesinBusiness

ChapterQuiz

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Chapter2:EthicalPrinciplesinBusiness

Beforeclass,completeanyREVELreading,quiz,orwritingassignmentsforChapter3:

Introduction:TheBusinessSystem:Government,Markets,andInternationalTrade

3.1:GlobalizationandtheBusinessSystem

3.2:FreeMarketsandRights:JohnLocke

Journal:NumbersandPeople

3.3:FreeMarketsandUtility:AdamSmith

3.4:FreeTradeandUtility:DavidRicardo

3.5:KarlMarxandJustice:ACritiqueofFreeMarketsandFreeTrade

Journal:RelevanceofMarxToday

3.6:TheMixedEconomy,NewFormsofProperty,andtheEndofMarxism

Journal:MusicalEthics

SharedWriting:ContemporaryApplication

SharedWriting:EvaluatetheU.S.EconomicSystem

CaseStudy3.1:TheGMBailout

Journal:ThinkCriticallyaboutTheGMBailout

CaseStudy3.2:AccoladeversusSega

Journal:ThinkCriticallyaboutAccoladeVersusSega

Summary:TheBusinessSystem:Government,Markets,andInternationalTrade

ChapterQuiz

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Chapter3:TheBusinessSystem:Government,Markets,andInternationalTrade

Beforeclass,completeanyREVELreading,quiz,orwritingassignmentsforChapter4:

Introduction:EthicsintheMarketplace

4.1:ApplyingEthicstoMarketCompetition

4.2:PerfectCompetition

Journal:TheProsandConsofaPerfectlyCompetitiveMarket

4.3:MonopolyCompetition

Journal:YourViewsontheDrugIndustry

4.4:OligopolisticCompetition

Journal:DidDRAMMakersEngageinCartel-LikeBehavior?

4.5:OligopoliesandPublicPolicy

Journal:ConsiderMarketConcentration

SharedWriting:PublicPolicyandBusinessCompetition

SharedWriting:Price-FixinginaForeignCountry

CaseStudy4.1:Intel’sRebatesandOtherWaysItHelpedCustomers

Journal:MarketPerspectiveonIntel

CaseStudy4.2:ArcherDanielsMidlandandtheFriendlyCompetitors

Journal:AnalyzeADMPrice-Fixing

Summary:EthicsintheMarketplace

ChapterQuiz

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Chapter4:EthicsintheMarketplace

Beforeclass,completeanyREVELreading,quiz,orwritingassignmentsforChapter5:

Introduction:EthicsandtheEnvironment

5.1:TheDimensionsofPollutionandResourceDepletion

Journal:EvaluateFord’sBusinessEthics

5.2:TheEthicsofPollutionControl

Journal:ContributingtoAnotherCountry’sIndustrialization—andPollution

5.3:RemediesasDutiesoftheFirm

5.4:TheEthicsofConservingResources

Journal:EthicsofDangerousExports

SharedWriting:EcologicalEthicsandRights

SharedWriting:MoralBehaviorandMoralDevelopment

CaseStudy5.1:TheOkTediCopperMine

CaseStudy5.2:GasorGrouse?

Journal:EthicsofProtectingaSpecies

Summary:EthicsandtheEnvironment

ChapterQuiz

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Chapter5:EthicsandtheEnvironment

Beforeclass,completeanyREVELreading,quiz,orwritingassignmentsforChapter6:

Introduction:TheEthicsofConsumerProductionandMarketing

6.1:EverydayConsumerRisks

6.2:MarketsandConsumerProtection

6.3:TheContractualViewoftheManufacturer’sDutiestoConsumer

Journal:TheContractualViewandTrumpUniversity

6.4:TheDue-CareViewoftheManufacturer’sDutiestoConsumers

Journal:ApplyDueCaretotheTobaccoIndustry

6.5:TheSocialCostsViewoftheManufacturer’sDutiestoConsumers

Journal:EvaluatetheEthicsofDo-It-YourselfGeneticTesting

6.6:AdvertisingEthics

Journal:TheEthicalDutiesofManufacturingandR.J.Reynolds

6.7:ConsumerPrivacy

JournalPrompt:DailyLifeinaRomanProvincialTown:GraffitifromPompeii

SharedWriting:TheEthicsofConsumerProductionandMarketing

CaseStudy6.1:PromotingInfantFormulaintheTwenty-FirstCentury

Journal:EvaluatetheEthicsofInfantFormulaMarketing

CaseStudy6.2:ReducingDebtatCreditSolutionsofAmerica

Journal:TheEthicsofCSA’sBusinessPractices

Summary:TheEthicsofConsumerProductionandMarketing

ChapterQuiz

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Chapter6:TheEthicsofConsumerProductionandMarketing

Beforeclass,completeanyREVELreading,quiz,orwritingassignmentsforChapter7:

Introduction:TheEthicsofJobDiscrimination

7.1:DividedoverDiscrimination

7.2:TheNatureofJobDiscrimination

Journal:RacismandWorkEnvironment

7.3:TheExtentofDiscriminationintheUnitedStates

7.4:Discrimination:Utility,Rights,andJustice

Journal:DiscriminationinPra