ROADMAP/SYLLABUSPP247:BusinessEthics

(1)YourInstructor

MynameisCraigBeam.IwasbornandgrewupinNiagaraFalls,Ontario,andobtainedmyPh.D.inPhilosophyfromtheUniversityofWaterlooin1999,thelastgraduatingclassofthemillennium.SincethenIhavetaughtsuchcoursesasBusinessEthics,CommunicationEthics,SocialandPoliticalThought,andReasoningandArgumentationatanumberoflocaluniversities.I'vebeenatLauriersinceJanuary2003.

(2)CourseDescription

PP247BusinessEthics(fromtheUndergraduateAcademicCalendar)

Anexaminationoftheethicalaspectsofcentralfeaturesofbusinessactivitysuchaspropertyrights,contracts,theprofitmotive,advertisingandregulatedtrade.Referencewillbemadetomoralconceptssuchasjustice,welfareandresponsibility,inrelationtosuchcurrentissuesaspreferentialhiring,deceptiveadvertising,environmentaldestructionandconsumerprotection.PP247OCBusinessEthics(OnlineLearningversion,descriptionofthisparticularcourse)

Thisisapracticalethicscoursewhichisopentostudentsfromalldisciplines.Itaimstodevelopabasicunderstandingofethicaltheoryandtheabilitytothinkcriticallyaboutthemoralissuesofbusinessandprofessionallife.Inthefirsthalf,wewilllearnaboutseveralmajorethicaltheoriesanddiscussissuesofjustice,socialresponsibility,andprofessionalethics.Inthesecondhalf,wewillexaminevarioustopicsinbusinessethicssuchaslyingandbluffing,advertising,employeerights,affirmativeaction,sexualharassment,internationalbusinessandenvironmentalissues.

(3)AnticipatedLearningObjectivesCoreCompetenciesinKnowledge,Skills,andValues

Aftercompletingthiscourseyouwillbeableto:

Knowledge

* Explainthephilosophicalapproachtoethics.* Describethemajorethicaltheories(Utilitarianism,KantianDeontology,Virtue

Ethics).* Debaterightwingvs.leftwingviewsofjustice,andcapitalismvs.socialism.* Explainstockholder(Friedmanite)vs.stakeholderviewsofsocialresponsibility.* Describethenatureofaprofession,andthespecialmoralchallengesfacing professionals.* Explainethicalissuesrelatingtolyingandbluffing.* Explainethicalissuesrelatingtoadvertising.* Describeemployeerightsandtheirevolution,includingworkandfamilyissues.

* Debateissuesofsexualharassmentandaffirmativeaction.* Explaintheimpactofculturalrelativismoninternationalbusiness.* Describeenvironmentissuesrelatingtobusiness.* Analyzesomeclassicbusinessethicscases.

Skills

* Analyzecriticallythemoralissuesofbusinessandprofessionallife.* Developanargument,tocogentlydefendone=spositionagainstalternatives.* Intelligentlyapplyethicaltheoriestoreallifesituations.* Identifyrelevantmoralissuesincases,analyzethem,andproposeasolution.

Values

* Clarifyandarticulateone'sownvalues.* Listchallengingmoralissuesinbusiness,aboutwhichreasonableargumentscan

bemadeformultiplepointsofview.* Prepareoneselftomeetthespecialmoralchallengesofcorporatelife(especially

resistingthetemptationtoabdicateresponsibilityandobeythebossormaximizeprofit).

* Developphilosophicalhabitsofmindandaninterestinmoralissuesastheyrelatetoone'sfieldofstudy.

(4)CourseOutline

Thecourseconsistsof12Units,oneforeachweekoftheterm.Theintroductionandconclusionhavenoaccompanyingreadingsandareshorterthantheothers.

Unit1Week1IntroductionNoReading

Unit2Week2Ethics:Foundations&ChallengesReadingBeauchamp&Bowie(p.119)

Unit3Week3Ethics:Utilitarian&KantianTheoriesReadingsBeauchamp&Bowie(p.1935),CarrollFilms"DoestheEndJustifytheMeans?" and"CanRulesDefineMorality?"Unit4Week4Ethics:Virtue&JusticeReadingsBeauchamp&Bowie(p.3549),Solomon,Smart,Wilson,NielsonWebReadingUNUniversalDeclarationofHumanRightsFilms"IsEthicsBasedonVirtue?"and"WhatisJustice?"

Unit5Week5SocialResponsibilityofBusinessAssignment#1dueonWednesdayReadingsFriedman,Mulligan,Freeman,Solomon,Beam

Unit6Week6ProfessionalEthicsReadingsShaw&Barry,Ladd,"Society," Callahan,Tittle

Unit7Week7Lying,Bluffing,andBriberyReadingsCarr,Lane&Simpson,Poff,KellyWebReadingSisselaBokonLying

Unit8Week8AdvertisingEthicsReadingsLutz,Arrington,Waide,Tittle,ValasquezWebReadingCanadianCodeofAdvertisingStandardsFilm"AdvertisingandtheEndoftheWorld"

Unit9Week9WorkplaceIssues&EmployeeRightsAssignment#2dueonWednesdayReadingsShaw&Barry,Boatright,TittleFilm"HerBrilliantCareer"

Unit10Week10AffirmativeAction&SexualHarassmentReadingsNagel,Pojman,Bravo&Cassedy,Laframboise,Hasnas,Zeitlin

Unit11Week11InternationalBusiness&theEnvironmentAssignment#3dueonWednesdayReadingsDeGeorge,Baxter,DesJardins,Beauchamp&Bowie,Callahan,Shaw&BarryFilm"CrossCulturalUnderstanding"

Unit12Week12ConclusionDiscussionBoard&TakeaMomentPostsdueonFriday;EssayduelastdayoflecturesNoReading

(5)LearningMaterials

A.CoursePackageEthics,Business&theProfessions:ABookofReadingseditedbyCraigBeam

TheonlytextrequiredforPP247OCisthecoursepackage.Thereadingsforeachweekarelistedatthebeginningofeachunitintheonlinecoursenotes.Allreferencestopagenumbersrefertotheoriginalnumbersintheparticulararticleorselection,nottherunningnumbersinthecoursepackageasawhole.

BibliographyofCoursePackReadings

UNIT2Beauchamp,Tom,andNormanBowie(1997),"EthicalTheoryandBusinessPractice," from

EthicalTheoryandBusiness,5thed.UpperSaddleRiver,NJ:PrenticeHall,p.119.

UNIT3Beauchamp,Tom,andNormanBowie(1997),"EthicalTheoryandBusinessPractice," from

EthicalTheoryandBusiness,5thed.UpperSaddleRiver,NJ:PrenticeHall,p.1935.Carroll,Archie(1996),"PrinciplesofBusinessEthics:TheirRoleinDecisionMaking," from

AnnualEditions:BusinessEthics95/96,DushkinPublishingGroup,p.1317.UNIT4Beauchamp,Tom,andNormanBowie(1997),"EthicalTheoryandBusinessPractice," from

EthicalTheoryandBusiness,5thed.UpperSaddleRiver,NJ:PrenticeHall,p.3549.Solomon,Robert(1996),"CorporateRoles,PersonalVirtues:AnAristotelianApproachto

BusinessEthics," fromEthicalIssuesinBusiness:APhilosophicalApproach,5thed.,ed.ThomasDonaldsonandPatriciaWerhane.NewYork:PrenticeHall,p.4559.

Smart,J.J.C.(2001),"DistributiveJusticeandUtilitarianism," fromBusinessEthics:ReadingsandCasesinCorporateMorality,4thed.,ed.W.MichaelHoffman,RobertFrederick,andMarkSchwartz.NewYork:McGrawHill,p.6670.

Wilson,JamesQ.(2001),"CapitalismandMorality," fromBusinessEthics:ReadingsandCasesinCorporateMorality,4thed.,ed.W.MichaelHoffman,RobertFrederick,andMarkSchwartz.NewYork:McGrawHillp.7079.

Nielson,Kai(2001),"AMoralCaseforSocialism," fromBusinessEthics:ReadingsandCasesinCorporateMorality,4thed.,ed.W.MichaelHoffman,RobertFrederick,andMarkSchwartz.NewYork:McGrawHill,p.7986.

UNIT5Friedman,Milton(1991),"TheSocialResponsibilityofBusinessIstoIncreaseItsProfits," from

BusinessEthicsinCanada,2nded.Scarborough:PrenticeHall,p.4145.Mulligan,Thomas(1991),"ACritiqueofMiltonFriedman'sEssay'TheSocialResponsibilityof

BusinessIstoIncreaseItsProfits'" fromBusinessEthicsinCanada,2nded.Scarborough:PrenticeHall,p.4650.

Freeman,R.Edward.(2007),"AStakeholderTheoryoftheModernCorporation," fromHonestWork:ABusinessEthicsReader.NewYork:OxfordUniversityPress,p.255261.

Solomon,Robert(1992),"AbstractGreed&TheMythoftheProfitMotive," fromEthicsandExcellence.NewYork:OxfordUniversityPress,p.3447.

Beam,Craig(1998),"CanVirtueBeTaught," inEducatingtheEthicalProfessional,p.1826.UNIT6Shaw,William,andVincentBarry(1989),"TheProfessions," fromMoralIssuesinBusiness,4th

ed.Belmont,CA:Wadsworth,p.480520.Ladd, John(1995),"TheQuestforaCodeofProfessionalEthics:AnIntellectualandMoral

Confusion," fromComputers,EthicsandSocialValues,ed.DeborahJohnsonandHelenNissenbaum.NewYork:PrenticeHall,p.580585.

"SocietyofProfessionalJournalists:CodeofEthics" (1997),fromEthicsinMassCommunication:CasesandControversies,2nded.Belmont,CA:Wadsworth,p.421422.

Callahan,Joan(1988),"Case3:UniversityRulesandStudentWelfare"and"Case4:TheNurse'sDilemma," fromEthicalIssuesinProfessionalLife.NewYork:OxfordUniversityPress,p.45.

Tittle,Peg(2000),"CaseStudy:Dr.Olivierivs.Apotex," fromEthicalIssuesinBusiness:

Inquiries,Cases,andReadings.Peterborough:BroadviewPress,p.8687.UNIT7Carr,Albert(1996),"IsBusinessBluffingEthical?" fromEthicalIssuesinBusiness:A

PhilosophicalApproach,5thed.,ed.ThomasDonaldsonandPatriciaWerhane.NewYork:PrenticeHall,p.137142.

Lane,HenryandDonaldSimpson(1991),"BriberyinInternationalBusiness:WhoseProblemisIt?" fromBusinessEthicsinCanada,2nded.,ed.DeborahPoffandWilfridWaluchow.Scarborough:PrenticeHall,p.390397.

Poff,Deborah(1991),"Case:HonestyandDeceptioninBusiness:FudgingtheTravelClaim," fromBusinessEthicsinCanada,2nded.,ed.DeborahPoffandWilfridWaluchow.Scarborough:PrenticeHallp.522523.

Kelly,Arthur(1996),"Case:ItalianTaxMores," fromEthicalIssuesinBusiness:APhilosophicalApproach,5thed.,ed.ThomasDonaldsonandPatriciaWerhane.NewYork:PrenticeHall,p.129131.

UNIT8Lutz,William(1989),"WithTheseWordsICanSellYouAnything," Doublespeak.NewYork:

HarperCollins,p.76103.Arrington,Robert(1991),"AdvertisingandBehaviorControl," fromBusinessEthicsinCanada,

2nded.,ed.DeborahPoffandWilfridWaluchow.Scarborough:PrenticeHall,p.469478.

Waide,John(1991),"TheMakingofSelfandWorldinAdvertising," fromBusinessEthicsinCanada,2nded.,ed.DeborahPoffandWilfridWaluchow.Scarborough:PrenticeHall,p.489493.

Tittle,Peg(2000),"CaseStudyYouthNewsNetwork(YNN)," fromEthicalIssuesinBusiness:Inquiries,Cases,andReadings.Peterborough:BroadviewPress,p.128129.

Velasquez,Manuel(2007),"Case9.1ToyWars," fromHonestWork:ABusinessEthicsReader.NewYork:OxfordUniversityPress,p.343346.

UNIT9Shaw,William,andVincentBarry(1995),"TheWorkplace(1):BasicIssues," fromMoralIssues

inBusiness,6thed.Belmont,CA:Wadsworth,p.259296.Boatright,John(1997),"WomenandFamilyIssues," fromEthicsandtheConductofBusiness,

2nded.UpperSaddleRiver,NJ:PrenticeHall,p.229235.Tittle,Peg(2000),"CaseStudySafeway'sJewelryPolicy," fromEthicalIssuesinBusiness:

Inquiries,Cases,andReadings.Peterborough:BroadviewPress,p.266267.UNIT10Nagel,Thomas(1997),"ADefenseofAffirmativeAction," fromEthicalTheoryandBusiness,

5thed.UpperSaddleRiver,NJ:PrenticeHall,p.370374.Pojman,Louis(1997),"TheMoralStatusofAffirmativeAction," fromEthicalTheoryand

Business,5thed.UpperSaddleRiver,NJ:PrenticeHall,p.374379.Bravo,Ellen,andEllenCassedy(1995),"SexualHarassmentintheWorkplace," fromBusiness

Ethics:ReadingsandCasesinCorporateMorality,3rded.,ed.W.MichaelHoffmanandRobertFrederick.NewYork:McGrawHill,p.326340.

Laframboise,Donna(1996),ThePrincessattheWindow(excerpt).Toronto:PenguinBooks,p.291299.

Hasnas,John(1996),"Case:ConfrontingHarassment," fromEthicalIssuesinBusiness:APhilosophicalApproach,5thed.,ed.ThomasDonaldsonandPatriciaWerhane.NewYork:PrenticeHall,p.402407.

Zetlin,Minda(1995),"CombatingDrugsintheWorkplace," fromAnnualEditions:BusinessEthics95/96,DushkinPublishingGroup,p.149155.

UNIT11DeGeorge,Richard(2001),"EthicalDilemmasforMultinationalEnterprise:APhilosophical

Overview," fromBusinessEthics:ReadingsandCasesinCorporateMorality,4thed.,ed.W.MichaelHoffman,RobertFrederick,andMarkSchwartz.NewYork:McGrawHill,p.461465.

Baxter,William(1995),"PeopleorPenguins," fromPeople,Penguins,andPlasticTrees, 2nded.,ed.ChristinePierceandDonaldVanDeVeer.Belmont,CA:Wadsworth,p.381384.

DesJardins,Joseph(1997),"Forests,Pollution,andEconomics," fromEnvironmentalEthics,2nded.,Belmont,CA:Wadsworth,p.3663.

Beauchamp,Tom,andNormanBowie(1997),"Case1:ForeignAssignment" and"Case2:TheNestleCorporation," fromEthicalTheoryandBusiness,5thed.UpperSaddleRiver,NJ:PrenticeHall,p.604607.

Callahan,Joan(1998),"Case:TheFordPinto," fromEthicalIssuesinProfessionalLife.NewYork:OxfordUniversityPress,p.296297.

Shaw,William,andVincentBarry(1995),"Case11.3:SharingtheBlame" and"Case11.4:RewrappingtheBigMac," fromMoralIssuesinBusiness,6thed.Belmont,CA:Wadsworth,p.552555.

B.OnlineCourseNotes

Thesetaketheplaceoflecturesinatraditionalcourse.Theysummarize,commentupon,andoftengobeyondthereadingsinthecoursepackage.Theycontainstudyhints,takeamomentactivities,exercises,polls,andalistofquestionstobediscussedonthediscussionboard.Eachunitbeginswithlearningoutcomes,alistofreadingsandwebresources,aglossary,andduedatereminders.

C.Films

Thefilmsareanintegralpartofthecourse.Inmostcasesformaximumunderstandingandretention,theyarebestviewedafteryouhavereadthearticlesandcoursenotesfortheunit.

DoestheEndJustifytheMeans?Unit3CanRulesDefineMorality?Unit3IsEthicsBasedonVirtue?Unit4WhatisJustice?Unit4AdvertisingandtheEndoftheWorldUnit8HerBrilliantCareerUnit9CrossCulturalUnderstandingUnit11

ThefirstfourfilmsarefromTheExaminedLifeseriesandareononeDVD,whichispackaged

withHerBrilliantCareer.AdvertisingandtheEndoftheWorldisonaseparateDVD.YouwillnotreceiveacopyofCrossCulturalUnderstanding,butmustwatchitasastreamingvideoontheweb.

Thereareguidingquestionsforeachfilmintheonlinecoursenotesfortheunitsinwhichtheyarefeatured.Oftentheseappearinthequestionsfordiscussionattheendoftheunit.FilmListUNIT3DoestheEndJustifytheMeans?30min,1998Series:TheExaminedLifeEpisode#19Synopsis:Examineshowutilitarianism,asconceivedbyJeremyBentham,considersethicalquestions,bylookingatamassivedamprojectbeingbuiltdeepintherainforestofBorneoinMalaysia.Thedamwilldestroytraditionalculturesandeconomiesandwildlifehabitats,butwillalsobenefitthegreaterpopulationofMalaysia.Emphasizestheimportanceofconsequencesofactionsandalsodiscusseswhatisintrinsicallyvaluable,thevalueofnatureandthedeepecologymovement.CanRulesDefineMorality?30min,1998Series:TheExaminedLifeEpisode#20Synopsis:Addressesrightsbasedtheoriesofethics,particularlythatofImmanuelKant,andexploressomeoftheimplicationsofhisviewsforparticularissuesinethics.UNIT4IsEthicsBasedonVirtue?30min,1998Series:TheExaminedLifeEpisode#21Synopsis:ExploresAristotle=sandotherancientviewsofvirtue,thegoodlifeandcontemporaryvirtueethicswithitsfocusonemotions,personalrelationships,character,andlongtermvalues.WhatisJustice?30min,1998Series:TheExaminedLifeEpisode#24Synopsis:Exploresquestionsaboutdistributivejustice,bothfromanationalandglobalperspective,andexaminestheviewsofAristotle,Marx,JohnRawlsandRobertNozick.

UNIT8AdvertisingandtheEndoftheWorld

40min,1998Distributor&Producer:MediaEducationFoundationSynopsis:Thisfilmpresentsacompellingandaccessibleargumentaboutconsumerismanditsimpactontheearth'sfuture.SutJhallycontendsthatadvertisingisthemostconcentratedeffortinhistorytochangepublicconsciousness.Theaveragepersonisexposedto3600commercialimpressionseveryday,makingadvertisingthemostpervasivemessagesystemintheconsumerculture.Understandingitsinfluencedemandsthatwepayattentionnotjusttoisolatedadvertisementsbuttothewayinwhichadvertisingfunctionsasaculturalsystem.UNIT9HerBrilliantCareer42min,2005Distributor:CinefeteSynopsis:Wheneverpowerandmoneycometogether,nomatterwhattheprofession,womenstillremainnotablyabsent.Althoughwomenmakeupmorethan45percentofthelabourforceinCanada,lessthanhalfofallpubliccorporationshaveanywomenontheirboards.Whatisitaboutwomenthatblocktheirprogress?Malegroupsstrivetodriveoutordrivedownwomenwhodonotadoptthevaluesandbehaviourofmasculineidentityintheworkplaceandthenrecoilinhorroratthosesurvivorswhohavebecomesomasculinizedineconomicandorganizationalbehavioraltermsthattheirvariancefromthefemalestereotypeistreatedbytheorganizationasdeviant.Thisprogramexaminesdiscriminationintheworkplaceandpoliticsandintroducestheviewertoacontroversialprogramforwomenexecutives.JeanHollandhasdevelopedauniqueworkshopinCaliforniathataimstohelpambitiousfemaleexecutivesgetahead.ShecallsittheBullyBroadsprogram.It'sallaboutwomenmodifyingaggressivebehaviourtomakeitinaman'sworld.Shewhipsherfemalefirebrandsintoshape,thetheorybeingthatoncethey'vegraduatedfromhercoursethey'llbemoresuccessfulinnavigatingthemaledominatedcorporateculturefromwhichtheycame.Althoughsomewomenattacktheprogramasantifeminist,Hollandclaims85%ofhergraduatesgetpromotedwithinoneyearoffinishingtheprogram.UNIT11CrossCulturalUnderstanding45min,1999Synopsis:Aguideforindividualsinvolvedininternationalbusiness,designedtoprovideabetterunderstandingofthedifferentprotocolsandcustomsnecessaryforeffectivecrossculturalcommunication.D.WebReadings&WebResources

Therearelinkstowebmaterialslistedatthebeginningofmostunitsintheonlinecoursenotes.WebReadingsshouldbetreatedaspartofthecoursepackagethathappenstobeonline.WebResourcesaresupplementarymaterialthatisavailableforyourinterest.

Unit2WebResources

Ethics,fromTheInternetEncyclopediaofPhilosophyhttp://www.iep.utm.edu/e/ethics.htm

Unit3WebResources

Utilitarianism(variousresources)http://www.utilitarianism.com

J.SMill,Utilitarianism,ch.2http://www.utilitarianism.com/mill2.htm

DavidPearce,BraveNewWorld?ADefenseofParadiseEngineeringhttp://www.huxley.net

W.D.Ross=sMoralTheoryhttp://www.hu.mtu.edu/~tlockha/hu329ov8.htm

ASimpleEthicalTheoryBasedonW.D.Rosshttp://www.wku.edu/~jan.garrett/ethics/rossethc.htm

Unit4WebReading

UNUniversalDeclarationofHumanRightshttp://www.un.org/rights/50/decla.htm

Unit4WebResource

AmericanDeclarationofIndependencehttp://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/

Unit5WebResources

StanleyMilgramBasicshttp://www.stanleymilgram.com/milgram.php

ResourcesandResearchonWalMarthttp://walmartwatch.com/pages/research_library

Unit6WebResources

AbouttobaccoindustrywhistleblowerJeffreyWigand

http://www.corporatenarc.com/insider.php

AboutaccountingwhistleblowersCynthiaCooperandSherronWatkinswww.time.com/time/subscriber/personoftheyear/2002/poyintro.html

Unit7WebReading

SisselaBokonLyingandMoralChoiceinPrivateandPublicLife AnAmplificationbyRobertK.Fullinwider.http://www.infed.org/thinkers/bok_lying.htm

Unit8WebReading

CanadianCodeofAdvertisingStandardswww.adstandards.com/en/Standards/canCodeOfAdStandards.asp

Unit8WebResource

Quebec'sConsumerProtectionActwww.mediaawareness.ca/english/resources/legislation/canadian_law/provincial/quebec/consumer_protection_actqc.cfm

Unit9WebResources

"EEOC'sPoliticallyCorrectCrusadeAgainstHootersaWastedEffort," Nation'sRestaurantNews,December4,1995:.http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_n48_v29/ai_17836108/pg_1

JeanHolland'swebsitehttp://www.breakingtheglassceiling.com

(6)CourseWork&MarkingScheme

FinalExam35%Assignmentsdo2of330%Essay20%DiscussionandParticipation15%

A.FinalExam(35%)

TherewillbeaproctoredFinalExamscheduledbytheRegistrarduringtheexamperiodforthisterm.ItwillconsistmainlyofShortAnswerandEssayquestions,plusafewMultipleChoicequestions,anditiscumulative,coveringmaterialfromtheentirecourse.AdviseonpreparingfortheExamisgiveninUnit12.

B.Assignments(30%)

TheseareduetheWednesdayofWeek5(#1),Week9(#2),andWeek11(#3).Youneedonlydo2of3,andtheyareworth15%each.Suggestedlengthforeachassignmentis7501000words.Additionalresearchbeyondcoursereadingsandmaterialsisnotrequired,althoughsomemayfindithelpfulforsomequestions.Youareexpectedtoreferencequotationsfromcoursematerials.I'mnotpickyaboutformataslongasit'seasyformetolocateandcheckthemAssignment1dueonWednesdayofWeek5(7501000words)AnswerONEofthefollowingfourquestions.1.Whybemoral?Ifsomeonequestionstheconventionalcustomsandlawsoftheircultureandreligion,whatreasondotheyhavetobegood?Youmaydrawonethicaltheoriesalongwithyourownpersonalreasonsforbeingmoral.(Units24)

2.Developyourownversionofutilitariantheory.Makeitaspreciseanddefensibleaspossible.Youwillneedtospecify:* Whoseutilityistocount?(allhumansequally?givemoreweighttoournearestand

dearest?whataboutnonhumananimals?)*Whatvalueistobemaximized?preferences?pluralist?)*Whethertopursueitdirectlyorindirectly?(actvs.rule?)

Explainwhyyoudevelopyourtheoryinthisway.Thentrytodefenditagainstseveralofthemostcommonobjectionstoutilitarianism.Finally,considerwhetheryourbestpossibleversionofthetheoryismorallyadequate.Whyorwhynot?(Unit3)

3.ConsiderthereadingsandcoursenotesforargumentsmadebyJamesQ.WilsonandKaiNielsenandotherreadingsandcoursenotesrelatedtojustice,andaddressthequestion:AIscapitalismjust? Hint:youwillneedtoconsiderdifferentideasofwhatcapitalismandjusticeare,anddifferentargumentsforeachside.(Unit4)

4.MiltonFriedmanandRobertSolomonbothseethemselvesasdefendersofthemoralityofbusiness.Outlinetheircontrastingstrategies.Whichapproachdoyouthinkisbetterasadefenceofbusinessandasanapproachtobusinessethics?(Unit5)

Assignment2dueonWednesdayofWeek9(7501000words)AnswerONEofthefollowingthreequestions.1. AnalyzeCase11.1"VictimsofConfidentiality" or11.4"Midwifery."Trytoaddressthediscussionquestionsinthecourseofyouranswer.(Unit6)

2.DiscussthestrengthsandweaknessesofAlbertCarr'spositionin"IsBusinessBluffingEthical?"Youmayconsiderhisanalogybetweenbusinessandpoker,hisideasaboutbluffingandlying,thesimilaritiesbetweenhisviewandFriedman'sstakeholdertheory,oranythingelsethatseemsworthdiscussing.(Unit7)

3.Addressoneoftheethicalissuesraisedbyadvertisinganddefendyourownpositionwithreferencetocoursematerial.(Unit8)

Assignment3dueWednesdayofWeek11(7501000words)

AnswerONEofthefollowingthreequestions.Suggestedlengthis45pages.

1.AnalyzeeitherCase6.2"FreedomtoFire" orCase6.3"SpeakingOutAboutMalt." Inyouranswerdealwithsomeofthediscussionquestionslistedattheendofthecase,plusanyotherissuesthatseemimportant.(Unit9)

2.Analyze"CaseStudy:ConfrontingHarassment"byJohnHasnasintermsofthefollowingquestions.Agoodanswerwillattendtotherelevantdetailsofthecase.

(a)TowhatextentisthebehaviourandviewpointofDominiqueFranconjustifiable?TowhatextentisthebehaviourandviewpointofEllsworthTooheydefensible?(b)WhatalternativesarenowopentoHowardRoark?Whatconsiderationsarerelevanttohisdecision?Whatshouldhedo?(c)SupposethatDominiquedoesfilesuitagainstTooheyandthemagazine,andyouareherattorney?BasedonthefactsaboutU.S.sexualharassmentlawinthearticlebyBravoandCassedy,howwouldyouarguehercase?SupposeyouarethedefenceattorneyforTooheyandthemagazine?Howwouldyouarguetheircase?Whichsideisstrongest?(Unit10)

3.Imaginethatyouhavebeenaskedtoexaminethematerialin"CombatingDrugsintheWorkplace" anddevelopasubstanceabusepolicyforyourworkplace.Specifytheworkplaceyouaredealingwith.Outlineyourpolicy,makingsuretobalancetheneedtopreventsubstanceabusewithrespectforemployeeprivacyandfreedom.Showhowyourpolicywoulddealwithatleast4casesdiscussedinthearticle.(Unit10)

C.Essay(20%)dueonFridayofWeek12

Essaysshouldbebetween12001800wordsandhandedinonthelastdayoflectures(oftentheMondayofWeek13).Youshoulddealwithsomeaspectofethicaltheoryorsomeissueinbusinessandprofessionalethics.Youshoulddevelopanddefendapositiononanissue,orcriticallyassesstheviewsandargumentsofanauthorwhoaddressesacontroversialethicaltopic.

Youmayalsodoyouressayintheformofacaseanalysis,dealingwithacurrentbusinessorprofessionalethicsissuethatisreportedinthemedia.Youareexpectedtoresearchallsidesofthecaseandprovideproperdocumentationofyoursources.You

willneedtodescribethecaseandthenanalyzeit,makingappropriateuseofconceptsandmaterialspresentedinthecourse.

Idealtopicsincludeethicalissuesanddilemmasthatariseinaparticularprofessionandanycontroversialissuesinbusinessethics.SeeUnit12formoretopics.

GeneralAdviceonwritingPhilosophyEssays

1.I'mlookingforknowledgeoftherelevantcoursematerial,understandingandevaluationoftheargumentsinvolved,andsomeoriginalandcoherentthinking.Styleisrelevant.Thisinvolvessuchthingsasclarity,organization,grammar,andspelling.

2.Theessayisadefenceofyourownpositionregardingaquestionofethicalsignificance. Togiveyourpositionaworthydefence,imaginethatyourreaderisskepticalaboutyourconclusionbutsympathetictowellformulatedarguments.Whenarguingagainstaposition,imaginehowyouropponentwouldreply.

3.Strongargumentationandoriginalityofthoughtarehighlyvaluedinphilosophypapers.Thiscouldinvolvesubtleanddetailedanalysisofanissue,concept,orauthor,anditcouldinvolvecomparingandconnectingdifferentideasinordertodevelopyourownview.Accuracyinyourtreatmentoftextsisalsoimportant.Asareader,Iwantyoutogivemethemostfortheleast thatis,tomakelotsofpoints,defendthemadequately,backthemupwithappropriateattentiontocoursematerial,andtodothiswithoutpaddingorrepetition.

4.Markswillbedeductedforpoorwriting(paragraphorganization,grammaranddiction),soproofreadcarefully.Ialsocomedownhardonpapersthatclearlymisreadanauthor,thatareselfcontradictory,orthatsaylittleinavagueway.

5.AllideastakenfromsomeoneelseshouldbereferencedinMLAorAPAformat,eveniftheyarenotdirectquotations.Pagereferencesmustbegivenforalldirectquotations,eveniftheyareinthecoursepackage.Ifyouaredoingacaseanalysis,considersubmittingacopyofyourmajorsourceforthecaseifitisbriefandwouldbehardformetolocate.

D.DiscussionandParticipation(15%)

Thisistheparticipationcomponentofyourmark.YouearnitintwowaysbyaddressingtheQuestionsforDiscussion(whichareattheendofeachunit)onthemessageboard,andbydoingTakeaMomentactivities.

QuestionsforDiscussionYoushouldmake10substantiveposts(ofatleast50words)onthemessageboardduringtheterm.Thiscouldinvolvediscussingonequestionatlength,oraddressingseveralbriefly,orrespondingtoanotherstudent'spost.Youcanearn10marksbydoingthisPLUSatleast5

TakeaMomentactivities(seebelow).Anadditional5markswillbebasedonthequalityofyourDiscussionPostsandTakeaMoments.

YoushouldaddresstheQuestionsforDiscussionforaunitduringtheweekwearecoveringthatunit.Oneadvantageofpostingearlyintheweekisthatyoucanbethefirsttoaddressaquestionandwon'thavetoworryaboutthetopicbeingalreadyexhaustedbyotherstudents.Thosepostinglateshouldaddresswhatothershavesaid,ortakeanewangle,orfindaquestionthathasn'talreadybeendiscussed.(Thisdoesn'tapplytothefirstweek;everyonecandothesameselfintroductionquestions.)

Studentscandiscussthequestionsforaunitforuptooneadditionalweekafterthatunitiscovered.Responsesafterthatwillbeconsideredlate.Youmayearnnomorethan2participationmarksforthediscussionofaparticularunit,nomatterhowmanyresponsesyougive.

Finally,IaskthatyoucopyallyourdiscussionpostsintoaWordfileandsubmitthembyFridayofWeek12.Postsshouldappearinchronologicalorderandyoumightindicateonwhichdateeachwasmade.Thatwillhelpmeassessyourdiscussionmark.FormoreontheDiscussionBoardandwhatI'mlookingforinyourdiscussionposts,seeUnit1.

TakeaMomentActivities

Youshouldalsodoatleast5TakeaMomentactivitiesonyourownduringtheterm,andsubmitthemFridayofWeek12inthesameWordfilewithyourDiscussionPosts.Responsesof50150wordsaresufficienttoshowyou'vethoughtaboutandengagedwiththequestions.Thereare22TakeaMomentactivitiestochoosefrom.Youwillfindthemscatteredthroughoutthecoursenotes.

2inUnit13inUnit21inUnit32inUnit43inUnit54inUnit61inUnit73inUnit83inUnit11

ItiswisetokeepupwithQuestionsforDiscussionandTakeaMomentactivitiesasyoudoeachunit,sinceyouwillbebusierwithassignmentsandessaystowardstheendofterm.TheDiscussionPostsandTakeaMomentsshouldbesubmittedasonedocument,astheywillbemarkedasoneassignment.OpinionPolls

AnotherinteractivefeatureofthecourseistheOpinionPolls.Theseareembeddedintheonlinecoursenotes,justliketheTakeaMomentActivities.Youwillbeaskedtovoteyouropiniononvariousquestions,andcanviewtheresultsuptothatpoint.There

willbeanotherplacetoviewtheresultsofallpolls,soyoucanconvenientlykeeptrackofclassopinionallinoneplace.Thesearepurelyforstudyandnotformarks.

(7)HowtoSucceed

KeepingUp:Onlinecoursesgiveyouthefreedomtolearnatyourownpace.Inthiscourse,therearenoweeklyquizzesormidtermexamsforcingyoutostudythematerialpartwaythrough.Howeverdon=tabusethisfreedombyallowingyourselftofallbehind,oryouwilldigadeepholeforyourself.

Awisestudentwillkeepupwiththereadingsinthefirsthalfofterm,orevengetslightlyahead,becausethemajorityofAssignmentsandtheEssayareduetowardstheend.Ifyoudon=tReadandThinkinthefirsthalf,youwon'thavethetimeorbepreparedtoWriteandStudylateron.ItisalsogoodpolicytokeepupwithyourDiscussionBoardPosts,keepinginmindtherulethattheymustbemadewithinoneweekofwhenaunitiscoveredtocountforparticipation.

StudyingfromtheOnlineCourseNotes:Thissetofdetailedlecturenotesisyourmostvaluablestudyresource.Theysummarize,commentupon,andaskguidingquestionsregardingthereadingsandfilms,theycontaininteractiveactivitiesandaglossary,andtheypresentsomemeatycontentnotcoveredelsewhere.Theyareespeciallyimportantanddetailedinregardtoethicaltheoryinthefirstseveralunits.Laterthebalanceshiftstoshorteronlinenotesandmorereadinginthecoursepackage.

SomestudentsmaywanttoprinttheOnlineCourseNotesandassemblethemlikeabook.Advantagesofthisarethatyoucanunderlinekeypointsforstudypurposes,anddon'thavetoreadoffacomputerscreen.DisadvantagesarethatyouwillneedtogobackonlinetoseemyresponsestotheTakeaMomentActivities,participateintheOpinionPolls,anddootherinteractiveexercises.However,ifyougetinthehabitofdoingthisafterreadingeachunit,youwillbefine.

(8)StudentSupport

CentreforOnlineLearning:http://www.wlu.ca/onlinelearningThislinkprovidesspecificinformationrelatedtotakingdistanceeducationcourses(e.g.,howtosubmitassignments,midtermschedules,forms)aswellaslinkstootheruniversityservicesandsupports.

LibrarySupport:library.wlu.caThislinkprovidesgenerallibraryinformation,researchaidsandtechniquesforlearnersatadistance.

MyLearningSpaceResources:www.wlu.ca/edtechThislinkprovidesstudentswithhelpfulhintsonnavigatingtheirwaythroughtheMLSsoftwareincludinghowtouseimportantcommunicationsfeaturessuchastheBulletinBoardandEmail.

SupportContacts:MyLearningSpaceRelatedProblems:MyLS@wlu.caGeneralComputerQuestions:ITSHelpDeskatWLUext.4357orhelp@wlu.caComputerHardwareSupport:WLUBookstoreatjkrueger@wlu.ca

(9)CoursePolicies

SubmissionsPolicy:

ThetwoAssignmentsyouneedtodo,themajorEssay,andyourcollectedTakeaMomentsActivitiesandDiscussionBoardPostsshouldbesubmitted(droppedofforemailed)totheOnlineLearningOfficeonorbeforetheduedate.TheywillprintoffcopieswhichIwillpickupacoupleofdaysaftertheduedate(usuallyorFridayforworkdueWednesday),sincetheyrequiretimeforprocessing.

Ifyouaresubmittinglate,youshouldemailyourpapertomedirectlyatcabeam@golden.netThatsavesmetheinconvenienceofcheckingforitattheOnlineLearningOffice.Ifyouareunsurewhetheryourpaperwillarriveontime,youcanemailmeacopyasaprecaution.IfIgetthepapercopywhenIcollectupsubmissionsforthatassignment,Iwillcountyourassignmentasontime;ifIdon't,Icanatleastmarktheelectronicversion.LatePolicy:

Iwillacceptassignmentsandessaysforoneweekaftertheduedate.Thoselatewithoutgoodreasonmaybegradedlesscharitably(Iwilldeduct25%maximum).Papersmorethanoneweeklatemaynotbeacceptedunlessyouhavepriorpermissionoravalidexcuse(forexample:medicalreasonswithproperdocumentation).Sincelateworkistobeemailedtomedirectly,youwon'tgetapapercopybackwithcomments.Turnitin:StudentsarerequiredtosubmitEssays(butnotassignmentsoranyotherwork)toTurnitin.com.UsetheDropboxlinkonthehomepageforthis,nospecialpasswordisnecessary.Remember,yourEssaystillmustbesubmittedtoOnlineLearninglikeeveryotherassignmentsothatpapercopiescanbeprintedforme.

CommunicationPolicy:

Thebestwaytocontactmeisatcabeam@golden.net.Youwillnormallygetaresponsewithinacoupleofdays.YoucanalsosendmemessageswithinMyLearningSpace,butresponsetimeislikelytobemuchslower(especiallyinweekswhennothingisdue).SometimesIwillusetheImportantNoticessectionoftheDiscussionBoardorthemailfunctioninMyLearningSpacetosendannouncementstotheentireclass.Myphonenumberis5198841542.Itisbesttocallmeonlyinanemergencyorifyouneedtotalktomeaboutsomethingatgreaterlengththancanbeefficientlydonebyemail.

(10)UniversityPoliciesExaminationDeferrals:TheAcademicDatesectionoftheCalendarclearlystatestheexamperiodforeachsemester.Studentsarerequiredtoreservethistimefortheirexams.Forinformationthatdescribesthespecialcircumstancesforexamdeferment,consulttheUniversitycalendar.

SpecialNeeds:StudentswithdisabilitiesorspecialneedsareadvisedtocontactLaurier'sAccessibleLearningCentre(www.mylaurier.ca/accessible.htm)forinformationregardingitsservicesandresources.StudentsareencouragedtoreviewtheCalendar(www.wlu.ca/calendars/undergrad)forinformationregardingallservicesavailableoncampus.

AcademicIntegrity/Misconduct(cheating):Laurieriscommittedtoacultureofintegritywithinandbeyondtheclassroom.Thisculturevaluestrustworthiness(i.e.,honesty,integrity,reliability),fairness,caring,respect,responsibilityandcitizenship.Together,wehaveasharedresponsibilitytoupholdthiscultureinouracademicandnonacademicbehaviour.TheUniversityhasadefinedpolicywithrespecttoacademicmisconduct.Youareresponsibleforfamiliarizingyourselfwiththispolicyandthepenaltyguidelines,andarecautionedthatinadditiontofailureinacourse,astudentmaybesuspendedorexpelledfromtheUniversityforacademicmisconductandtheoffencemayappearontheirtranscript.TherelevantpolicycanbefoundatLaurier'sacademicintegritywebsite(www.wlu.ca/academicintegrity)alongwithresourcestoeducateandsupportyouinupholdingacultureofintegrity.IgnoranceofLaurier'sacademicmisconductpolicyisnotadefense.

Plagiarism:WilfridLaurierUniversityusessoftwarethatcancheckforplagiarism.Studentsmaybeaskedtosubmittheirwrittenworkinelectronicformandhaveitcheckedforplagiarism.