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Business 1122.30 Business Ethics & Social Issues An Online & Accelerated Course, Spring 2010 Wednesdays, March 10 - May 8 1:00- 3:40 PM, Room F 223 Website: www.ar.cc.mn.us/widdel |
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Course Description An introduction to the social problems facing American business with an emphasis on the growing responsibilities of the business person to society. Students will examine ethical dilemmas objectively and apply reasoned judgment to their resolution using a critical thinking process. Topics will focus on major issues currently affecting business owners, managers, employees and communities. This course is designed to give students a framework for ethical decisions that will affect them during their lifetime. This is an accelerated eight-week course. Students enrolled this semester should expect a homework load that is double the workload of a sixteen-week course. |
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Mark Widdel Instructor Anoka-Ramsey Community College - Cambridge Campus 300 Spirit River Drive S. Cambridge, MN 55008 763.433.1874 Phone: (hm) 763.576.0037
Skype: widdelma
mark.widdel@anokaramsey.edu On Campus Office Hours Tuesdays: Jan 12 - Mar 6 8:00-8:50 AM Wednesdays: Mar 10 - May 12 9:30-11:30 AM
Online Office Hours Mondays, 9:00 - 10:00 AM Fridays, 9:00 - 10:00 AM
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Course Objectives At the conclusion of the course, the student should be able to: a. understand the multifaceted issues of ethical and social concerns with which an individual must interrelate. b. identify local, statewide and international ethical issues and their implications on a business and society.c. examine ethical dilemmas objectively and apply reasoned judgment to their resolution. d. understand the complexity of developing and/or maintaining social and personal ethics within the business context. e. identify and verify facts and how viewpoints can shape the understanding of the role of the individual vs. the role of the organization in the administration of ethical and socially-conscious behavior in the workplace. f. handle ethical dilemmas that could offset personal relationships diplomatically. g. communicate the need for applying ethical principles at all levels in an organization through inductive and deductive reasoning. h. describe the relationship between self-regulation and government regulation. Understand how politics and government can affect business decisions. i. apply the scientific problem solving process (via oral and written case study presentations) to contemporary scenarios involving ethical and socially-conscious decisions involving the topics chosen by class members. |
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Textbook ISBN: 1439042233
Business Ethics 8th Edition, Ferrell, Fraedrich and Ferrell South-Western Cengage Learning, 2011 |
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Topical Outline |
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Week of: |
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Mar 10 |
Ch 1 - Importance of Business Ethics Ch 2 - Stakeholder Relationships and Social Responsibility |
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Mar 17 |
No Class - Spring Break! |
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Mar 24 |
Ch 3 - Emerging Business Ethics Issues Ch 4 - Institutionalization of Business Ethics |
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Mar 31 |
Ch 5 - Ethical Decision Making and Leadership Ch 6 - Individual Factors: Moral Philosophies & Values |
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Apr 7 |
Ch 7 - Organizational Factors: Ethical Culture and Relationships Ch 8 - Developing an Effective Ethics Program |
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Apr 14 |
Ch 9 - Implementing and Auditing an Ethics Program |
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Apr 21 |
The Great Debate |
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Apr 28 |
The Great Debate |
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May 5 |
Final Exam |
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Assignment Specifics |
Please refer to the posted assignment links for specifics and deadlines. |
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Class Policies and Expectations |
Please refer to the posted FAQs. |
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