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Assignments for Business Ethics Class
Fall 2009: August 24 - November 2

Before11 p.m. Thursday I will post an initial question for discussion (notice that our class "weeks" run Friday through Thursday morning). Based on the readings and any assigned audios or videos for the class, you are asked to make at least one quality response to the initial question by 8 a.m. on Monday and at least one additional quality responses, based on the assigned material or to the discussion, by Noon each Thursday. Two quality posts are the minimum number for a passing grade of "C", not the recommended number. I will ask one or two of you to lead that week's discussion; your leadership role counts as 05% of your grade and your class participation is 15%.

Please see Discussion Guidelines and Grading Standards for more information for what is expected of you concerning your class participation and Discussion Leadership Guidelines for what is expected of you concerning your leadership role.
Important Notes:

Introductions
--Between August 24 and 27 post to our Discussion Forum a biographical sketch of yourself, including picture if you wish, so your classmates can get to know you. Your sketch could include things like your major, where you work, how long you have been at SEU, your interests and hobbies, your family, the last book you read or movie you saw, why you are taking this course, and so forth. If you have a picture of yourself, you can also include that as an attachment in Blackboard.

--Between August 24 and 27, send me an email with your (1) name, (2) postal mailing address (include zip code), (3) daytime phone number (or a number where I can leave a message), (4) your major, (5) have you had other philosophy courses, and (6) how many credit hours are your enrolled in for this semester.

• Week 1, August 27: Why Study Ethics?
  
  (1) Read and Study chapter one in the Desjardins book, articles 3, 5, and 7 in the Annual Editions book and the History of Business Ethics.
  
  (2) Read closely all the information under Class Information . It is your responsibility to understand and adhere to the requirements and structure of the course. If you have questions, don't hesitate to post them to our classroom forum or contact me by email.
  
  (3) I will post our first discussion question posted to our Discussion Forum by Thursday at 10 p.m., usually earlier, with your first response deadline, 8 a.m. Monday. Please review the Discussion Guidelines and Grading Standards closely.
  
  
• Week 2, September 3: Ethical Theory
  (1) Read and study chapters two in the Desjardins book, articles 1 and 4 in the Annual Editions book, Understanding Values , What is Moral System? and, if possible, Video Lecture 1 .
  
  
• Week 3, September 10: Corporate Social Responsibility
  (1) Read and study chapters three and four in the Desjardins book and articles 2, 8, 9 in the Annual Editions book .
  
  
• Week 4, September 17: Meaningful Work
  (1) Read and study chapters five in the Desjardins book, articles 46 and 48 and the posted article by the professor.
  
  
• Week 5, September 24: Exam One
  (1) Exam one is posted by 10 p.m. and is due by 8 a..m. Monday, September 28. You may email as a Word or PDF attachment, fax (448-8767), or bring the exam by my office, Holy Cross Hall, 322.
  (2) **During week five the first discussion grade based on weeks one through four is posted to the online gradebook. Discussion leaders, if you haven't already, don't forget to send me your assessment of each individual class member for the week you were leader. This is your first of two discussion grades.
  (3) Your proposal and basic outline of the research paper, with bibliography, is due by Monday, October 12. This is a good week to being your thinking and research.
  
  
• Week 6, October 1: Globalization
  (1) Read and study chapter twelve in the Desjardins book, article 33 in the Annual Editions boo and Globalization: A World-Systems Perspective .
  
  
• Week 7, October 8: Marketing Ethics
  (1) Read and study section 8.2 and chapter nine in the Desjardins book and articles 37, 39, 40, 41, and 45 in the Annual Editions book
  (2) Proposal and basic outline of research paper plus bibliography is due by Monday, October 12.
  
  
• Week 8, October 15: Environmental Ethics
  (1) Read and study chapter ten in the Desjardins book, sections 31 and 49 in the Annual Editions book, and Issue Briefs: Globalization and the Environment .
  
  
• Week 9, October 22: Diversity:
  (1) Read and study chapter eleven in Desjardins, articles 14, 15, 23, 30 in the Annual Editions book and the audio Job Discrimination.
  
  
• Week 10, October 29: Exam Two
  (1) Second exam is posted by 10 p.m. and is due by 10 p.m.. Saturday, October 31 .
  
  
• Week 11, Research Paper due November 2
  (1) Review Ursery streaming video lecture, #1 on Normative Ethical Theories in preparation for research paper (45 minutes) and sections 2.4 through 2.9 in the Desjardins book
  (2) Finalize Research paper.
  (3) Second discussion grade based on weeks six through nine posted to online gradebook. Discussion leaders, don't forget to send me your assessments.
  (4) Submit Research paper to turnitin.com. Paper due no later than Midnight on Monday, November 2. This is the last day and time to submit the paper without penalty.
  
  
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