Calumet
College of St. Joseph
SYLLABUS FOR BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
Term: 2000-2001 (00-1) September 5 - December 16, 2000
Course Number:PHL 375X
Instructor: Richard F. Morrisroe
Office Phone: # (219) 473-4294 -
#773-721-0202 Ext. 294
E-mail:
Home Phone: #(219) 398-3834
Office Hours: Monday 6:00 p.m. - 6:50
p.m.
Course Time: Monday 7:00
p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Textbooks:
Thomas
Donaldson and Al Gini, Case Studies in Business Ethics.
Upper
Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1996.
Statement of Plagiarism:
If
an instructor or other Calumet College of St. Joseph personnel find that a
student has plagiarized or been involved in another form of academic
dishonesty, the instructor or other personnel may elect to bring the matter up
for judicial review. The maximum penalty for any form of academic dishonesty is
dismissal from the College. The procedures for judicial review are listed under
the section of CCSJ handbook that addresses student grievances.
Calumet
College of St. Joseph adheres to citation guidelines as prescribed by the
particular discipline (i.e., MLA, APA, Chicago Manual of Style or
Turabian.). All of these guidelines are
available in the Calumet College of St. Joseph library or bookstore. These texts outline how to cite references
from a variety of sources, including electronic media.
Withdrawal from Classes
Policy:
After
the last day for class changes has passed (see College calendar), students may
withdraw from a course in which they are registered with permission from the
faculty member conducting the course. A written request detailing the reason(s)
for the withdrawal must be filed with the Registrar. Written request for
withdrawal must be received by the Registrar by the last day of classes prior
to the final examination dates specified in the catalogue. Written requests may
be mailed to the Registrar or faxed to the College fax number 219-473-4259.
Students are to make note of the refund schedule when withdrawing from courses.
The request is forwarded to the faculty member, who makes the final
determination to accept or deny the request.
If
the request is honored, the student will receive notification of official
withdrawal; if denied, the notification will indicate why the withdrawal is
disallowed. Note: Degree Completion Program (DCP) students should consult the
DCP Student Handbook for information on DCP withdrawals.
An
official withdrawal is recorded as a "W" grade on the student's
transcript. Dropping a
Course
without written permission automatically incurs an "F" grade for the
course (see Refund Schedule).
Class Policy on Attendance:
The
professor keeps a record of attendance.
More importantly past experience indicates that regular, on-time
attendance is necessary to gain a quality grade for the course.
Class Policy For Assignments:
Preparation
for each class includes reading the assigned readings and drafting answers to
the relevant discussion questions in the text.
Under direction, the student will do a project on a Chicago land/Northwest
Indiana issue. The issue investigation
will eventually become the course research/analytical study.
Grading Policy:
Two
tests, based on the author's questions at the end of each chapter and on class
lectures, will determine 50% of the course grade. Thirty percent will be based on the course research/analytical
case study paper of five to six pages.
Readings analyses and class participation will determine the final 20%
of the course grade.
Missed
tests will only be granted a make-up after the professor has accepted a valid
excuse for absence. Taking the test
later will receive a grade one-half level lower than if taken on the scheduled
test date. A "B" grade test
will receive a "C+".
Learning Outcomes/Student
Competencies:
Students
in this course will:
·
To
ask better questions about human choices in the workplace.
·
To
better understand the human factors, which underlie workplace decisions.
·
To
see and select the social impacts of economic decisions.
·
To
study the service side of professions as well as the financial remunerations.
No. Class Date Topic-Assignment Pages
1 09/11 Course
Introduction: Use of Case Study
Presentations 1-20
Reading: The Ford Pinto 207-215
2 09/18 One:
Business or Ethics 21
Into
the Mouth of Babes 22-29
Tylenol's
Rebound 29-32
3 09/25 Two: Communication in Business 33-35
Toy
Wars 34-38
Dow
Corning Corporation 39-53
Term Paper Topic Selection and/or
Assignment
4 10/02 Uptown,
Dakota, and Powermaster 53-58
Manville: The Ethics of Economic Efficiency 58-66
When
Did Johns-Manville Know? 67-69
5 10/09 Three:
Pollution and Environment 72-73
AES
Corporation 74-86
Chainsaws
of Greed 86-106
6 10/16 Exxon's
Knee Deep in the Big Muddy 107-116
The
Case of the Willful Whistle-Blower 130-135
7 10/23 Four:
Employee-Employer Relations 117-119
AIDS
in the Workplace: Options and Responsibilities 120-129
The
DC-10's Defective Doors 135-141]
Mid-Term Examination 1-135
8 10/30 The
Hazards of the Enterprise 141-143
Weber
v. Kaiser Aluminum and United Steelworkers 144-153
The
Aggressive Ad Agency: Selling
Experience or
Confidential
Info 153-155
9 11/06 Five:
Diversity in the Workplace 159-161
Sexual
Discrimination at Eastern Airlines 184-189
The
Oil Rig 189-190 Foreign Assignment 190-192
Gender
Issues at Your House 192-197
10 11/13 Six:
Obligations to Stakeholders 205-207
A.H.
Robins: The Dalkon Shield 215-224
Dorrence
Corporation Trade Offs 224-229
11 11/20 Sears
Auto Shock 230-236
Roger
Hixon: Let the Buyer Beware 239-244
12 11/27 Seven:
Multinationals 245-246
Tropical
Plywood Imports, Inc. 258-266
The
Project at Moza Island 291-298
13 12/04 Eight:
Success Stories: It Can Be Done! 310-311
Nice
Guys Finish First? 311-314
Ice
Cream & Integrity 315-325
14 12/11 Final Examination 141-325