COURSE CONTENT: This course will provide an ethical framework for analyzing and assessing contemporary practices in business. There will be a focus on cases in business with supporting theoretical analyses related to the cases. Topics which will be considered are: (1) ethical frameworks for business practices with a focus on international business; (2) truth-telling and advertising; (3) the moral responsibility of corporations; (4) private property and profit; (5) employer-employee relationships; (6) business and the environment; (7) diversity in the workplace: (8) and the role of the business professional in the global marketplace.

FORMAT: This is an e-learning [Home Study]  course with no classroom meetings. The professor will be available for phone consultations throughout the summer. The course will extend from May 13 to August 16 (July 26 for Seniors graduating in August). There will be four reporting periods designated on the syllabus available from Dr. Ulrich in HM 481 (x 9-2937 or Lawrence.Ulrich@notes.udayton.edu) or on line. The syllabus is also available in the offices of the Philosophy Department in HM 421, the College of Arts and Sciences in OR 112,  the School of Business Administration in MH 230, and in the various department offices of the School of Business Administration. The syllabus is posted on Dr. Ulrich's homepage, http://homepages.udayton.edu/~ulrich/.

An interview with Dr. Ulrich is a requirement for enrolling in this course. Enrollment is on a permission basis only. Students must both register for the course and sign a Contract of Commitment to the course. For registration procedures CLICK HERE. Students are expected to use e-mail ("Snail Mail" is permitted only in those rare cases where computers may not be accessible).

GRADING SCHEME: Students will read the text and answer questions (in the form of three examinations) on the assigned readings. There will also be a case analysis focusing on a detailed examination of a case chosen by the student. The assignments and their deadlines are detailed in the printed syllabus (which must be obtained at the time of enrollment --- course contract is included with the printed syllabus) and on the website for the course (CLICK HERE for the contract).   Threaded discussions of  cases and chat rooms will be a part of the grading scheme. (See SYLLABUS for details.)

TEXT(S):
-Ethical Issues in Business: A Philosophical Approach, Donaldson, Werhane and Cording. 7th edition (2002). [ISBN 0-13-092387-7]
-Wake-Up Calls: Classical Cases in Business Ethics, Newton and Schmidt. [ISBN 0-534-25338-5]
-Additional Readings selected from  ERESERVE in the library.