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E-LEARNING [Home Study] SUMMER, 2002 |
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Lawrence.Ulrich@notes.udayton.edu |
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Course Assignments:
FIRST PERIOD:
[Due: JUNE 1 for 3P 313 ZS and JUNE 8 for 3P 313 ZP]
| This assignment consists
of 168 pages of reading material.
The video on ethical systems should also be viewed during this period. |
| The assignments in this period will introduce the student to the general ethical contexts, principles, and methods which provide the framework for analyzing issues which arise in business practices and furnish the tools for resolving conflicts which may arise. Students will become familiar ;with the notion of virtue and virtuous practices in the conduct of business on the part of corporate executives, managers, and employees. Students should also begin to become sensitive to the difficulty of developing a uniform set of ethical expectations for a pluralistic society especially when business is conducted between nations which vary widely in their cultural norms. The responsibilities of corporations and marketing practices will be used to illustrate the theoretical issues in this section. |
| CLICK HERE for Examination 1. |
Wake Up Calls: Classic
Cases in Business Ethics.
Part I: The Discipline of Ethics: An Introduction, pp. 3-19.
Ethical Issues
in Business: A Philosophical Approach.
"Introduction to Ethical Reasoning", pp. 1-11.
Readings Webpage:
Ulrich, LP. "Ethical Systems in Business Ethics."
(11 pages)
Readings Webpage:
Ulrich, LP. "Ethical Principles in Business
Ethics." (10 pages)
Ethical Issues
in Business: A Philosophical Approach.
"General Issues in Business Ethics", pp. 12-19.
"The Social Responsibility of Business Is to Increase Its Profits." pp.
33-38.
"Stakeholder Theory of the Modern Corporation." pp. 38-48.
"Business Ethics and Stakeholder Analysis." pp. 49-60.
ERESERVE:
Heath, Eugene. "Corporate Responsibility." (4 pages).
ERESERVE:
Aristotle. "On Virtue" from Nicomachean Ethics. (4 pages).
ERESERVE:
Heath, Eugene. "Character and Commerce." (6 pages).
ERESERVE:
Olick, Robert. "Integrity." 6 pages.
Ethical Issues
in Business: A Philosophical Approach.
"Corporate Roles, Personal Virtues: An Aristotelean Approach to Business
Ethics." pp. 71-83.
"The Moral Muteness of Managers."pp. 302-314.
"A Kantian Approach to Business Ethics." pp.61-71.
"Truthfulness." pp.100-105.
ERESERVE:
Heath, Eugene. "Honesty and Integrity in Business: Honesty." (4 pages).
Ethical Issues
in Business: A Philosophical Approach.
"Is Business Bluffing Ethical?" pp.106-112.
"Persuasive Advertising, Autonomy, and the Creation of Desire." pp. 503-510.
"Fingerhut's Price Strategy." pp.486-498.
| This assignment consists of 158 pages of reading material. |
| This section focuses on a discussion of human rights and the way various cultures have attempted to identify them. As a part of this discussion students will reflect on the impact assertions of human rights might have on corporations doing business in the global marketplace. There will also be consideration of moral issues raised in a capitalist system and the demands of justice, which are raised in this system. Finally it will examine theories of property, profit, and justice as they relate to business practices. There will be some preliminary investigation into the issues of intellectual property within the context of human rights and the demands of justice. |
| CLICK HERE for Examination 2. |
ERESERVE:
Facione, P.A. "Rights and Duties."(22 pages).
United Nations Declaration
of Human Rights. pp. 424-428. (also found on line --- see next item)
UN
Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
Declaration
of the Rights of Man and the Citizen (French Revolution) (1789).
Rights
of Women (1791)
Constitution
of Virginia (1776)
US
Bill of Rights (1789)
English
Bill of Rights (1689)
Magna
Carta (1215)
Aboriginal
Charter of Rights (2000).
Ethical Issues
in Business: A Philosophical Approach.
"The Challenge of Cultural Relativism." pp. 410-419.
"A Social Contracts Approach to Business Ethics." pp. 419-424.
"Trust, Morality, and International Business." pp. 118-130.
"Values in Tension: Ethics Away from Home." pp. 471-481.
ERESERVE:
Heath, Eugene. "Justice." (7 pages).
ERESERVE:
Heath, Eugene. "Selfishness." (2 pages).
Wake Up Calls:
Classic Cases in Business Ethics.
Part II Capitalism and the Business System, pp. 19-23.
Ethical Issues
in Business: A Philosophical Approach.
Part Two: Property, Profit and Justice: Introduction, pp.131-139.
"The Justification of Private Property." pp.150-155.
"Benefits of the Profit Motive." pp. 155-159.
"Alienated Labor." pp. 159-163.
"Wealth." pp. 164-168.
"Distributive Justice." pp. 193-203.
"The Entitlement Theory." pp. 203-209.
"Complex Equality." pp. 210-227.
"Needed" A New System of Intellectual Property Rights." pp. 182-191.
| This assignment consists of 167 pages of reading material. |
| This section focuses the rights and responsibilities of employees and the responsibility of corporations to honor employee rights and create a "healthy" environment for employees. Specific issues of whistleblowing, employee security, affirmative action/diversity, and sexual harassment receive special attention. It also examines the obligations of corporations to the environment. Finally, it examines issues in leadership, which will position managers and corporations to operate in the 21st century. |
| CLICK HERE for Examination 3. |
Ethical Issues in
Business: A Philosophical Approach.
Part Three: Corporations, Persons, and Morality: Employee Rights and Responsibilities,
pp. 228-237.
ERESERVE:
Heath, Eugene. "Responsibility, Actions, and the Conduct of Business" (3
pages).
ERESERVE:
Heath, Eugene. "Integrity, Loyalty, and Whistleblowing." (3 pages).
Ethical Issues
in Business: A Philosophical Approach.
"Whistleblowing and Professional Responsibilities." pp. 335-342.
"Employment at Will, Employee Rights, and Future Directions for Employment."
pp. 343-352.
"In Defense of the Contract at Will." pp. 352-361.
"Employability Security." pp. 361-363.
ERESERVE:
Beauchamp TL. "Reverse Discrimination." (5 pages).
ERESERVE:
Ezorsky G."Moral Perspectives on Affirmative Action." (9 pages).
ERESERVE:
Pojman L"The Moral Status of Affirmative Action." (13 pages).
Ethical Issues
in Business: A Philosophical Approach.
"Management Women and the New Facts of Life." pp. 370-381.
"The Case of Unequal Opportunity." pp. 364-370.
ERESERVE:
Dodds SM et al."Sexual Harassment." (13 pages).
Wake Up Calls:
Classic Cases in Business Ethics.
"How to Deal with Hostility?The Right to Equal Respect: Sexual Harassment
in the Workplace." pp. 119-131.
ERESERVE:
Heath, Eugene. "Business, Technology, and Environmental Ethics." (10 pages).
Ethical Issues
in Business: A Philosophical Approach.
"Scarcity
or Abundance." pp. 541-550.
"The Natural Step." pp. 550-558.
"Managing for Organizational Integrity." pp. 586-598.
"The Leader's New Work: Building Learning Organizations. pp. 599-613.
An outline of the expectations
for and organization of the case study paper is posted on the website <http://homepages.udayton.edu/~ulrich/313s02casestudy.html>
(check the index page <http://homepages.udayton.edu/~ulrich/>
on the website for the course). Students will be asked to select a case
for analysis. The case may be selected from the many cases in the textbook
by Donaldson and Werhane or from the case book by Newton and Schmidt.
You
may choose any case you wish except that you may not choose a case that
has been the subject of a question in the examinations or for discussion
in a threaded discussion. A case study may also be done of a situation
which has arisen in the work experience of the student or it may be a case
drawn from another source. However, if this option is chosen, care must
be taken that adequate information is available to provide a basis for
a legitimate analysis of the issues involved in the situation. Contact
the professor about this last option before undertaking the assignment.
The paper should be about eight (8) to ten (10) pages in double-spaced
typewritten form. If students wish to utilize library resources in their
local community, they are welcome to do so. The paper must show that the
students have been able to integrate the information they have learned
from the course.