Course Syllabus

XMGT/216 Version 3
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Course Syllabus
School of Business
XMGT/216 Version 3
Organizaional !hics an" Social #es$onsibiliy
Co$yrigh % 2&12' 2&&(' 2&&) by *ni+ersiy of ,hoeni-. /ll righs reser+e".
Course Description
This course $ro+i"es a foun"aional $ers$eci+e for socially res$onsible 0anage0en $racices in business.
S$ecial e0$hasis is $lace" on he inerrelae" naure of ehics' 0oral' legal' an" social issues in 0anaging
in"i+i"uals' grou$s' an" he organizaion 1ihin a business en+iron0en.
Policies
2aculy an" su"ens/learners 1ill be hel" res$onsible for un"ersan"ing an" a"hering o all $olicies conaine"
1ihin he follo1ing 1o "ocu0ens3
*ni+ersiy $olicies3 4ou 0us be logge" ino he su"en 1ebsie o +ie1 his "ocu0en.
5nsrucor $olicies3 This "ocu0en is $ose" in he Course Materials foru0.
*ni+ersiy $olicies are sub6ec o change. Be sure o rea" he $olicies a he beginning of each class. ,olicies
0ay be slighly "ifferen "e$en"ing on he 0o"aliy in 1hich you aen" class. 5f you ha+e recenly change"
0o"aliies' rea" he $olicies go+erning your curren class 0o"aliy.
Course Materials
Tre+ino' 7.' 8 9elson' :. ;2&11<. Managing business ethics: Straight talk about how to do it right ;=h e".<.
>obo?en' 9@3 Ailey.
/ll elecronic 0aerials are a+ailable on he su"en 1ebsie.
Supplemental Resource
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"ee$ One% Fun&a'entals o( Business Et)ics
Details Due Points
Objectives 11 Cescribe business ehics.
12 5"enify 0oral issues 1ihin o"ayDs business en+iron0en.
13 Co0$are 0a6or ehical heories.
1! Cescribe social res$onsibiliy.
Course "reparation Rea# he course "escri$ion an" ob6eci+es.
Rea# he insrucorDs biogra$hy an" $os your o1n.
Rea#in$s Rea# /$$en"i- /.
Course Syllabus
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Rea#in$s Rea# Ch. 1 of Managing Business Ethics.
Rea#in$s Rea# Ch. 2 of Managing Business Ethics.
Rea#in$s Rea# Ch. E of Managing Business Ethics.
"articipation "articipate in class "iscussion. Ongoing 1=
%iscussion
&uestions
Respon# o 1ee?ly "iscussion Fuesions. Cay 2 8 E 2&
C'ec("oint
!hical Theories
Char
Complete he !hical Theories Char in /$$en"i- B.
)se /,/ for0aing gui"elines.
"ost /$$en"i- B as an aach0en.
Cay = E&
"ee$ T*o% Moral Perspecti+es
Details Due Points
Objectives 11 Cescribe he relaionshi$ a0ong +irue' +alues' an" 0oral
conce$s in an in"i+i"ual an" business cone-.
12 !-$lain 1ays in 1hich e-ernal social $ressures ha+e
influence" business ehics.
13 Su00arize ho1 $ersonal +alues influence ehical "ecisionG
0a?ing.
C'ec("oint
Clarifying ,ersonal
Values
Revie* he lis of +alues locae" in /$$en"i- C.
Create a lis of he fi+e +alues 0os i0$oran o you in 0a?ing
"ecisions.
+rite a 1=&G o 3&&G1or" res$onse a""ressing he follo1ing
Fuesions3
Aha co00onaliies "o you see in he +alues you ha+e
chosenH
>o1 "o hese +alues affec your ehical "ecisionG0a?ingH
Aha 1ill you "o 1hen one or 0ore of he +alues you ha+e
lise" conflicH
#eflec on he +alues of your organizaion or an organizaion
you are fa0iliar 1ih. /re here any 0a6or "ifferences be1een
your $ersonal +alues an" he organizaionDs +aluesH
)se /,/ for0aing gui"elines.
"ost as an aach0en.
Cay = 3=
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,n#ivi#ual
Business !hics
#eflecion
Re-lect on a i0e 1hen you or so0eone you ?no1 face" an
ehical "ile00a in he 1or?$lace.
+rite a I&&G o 1'&=&G1or" refleci+e 6ournal enry e-$laining he
ehical "ile00a an" he soluion i0$le0ene" o resol+e he
"ile00a. /""ress he follo1ing $oins3
Cescribe he relaionshi$ a0ong +irue' +alues' an" 0oral
conce$s in he ehical "ile00a.
!-a0ine 1ays e-ernal social $ressures influence" business
ehics in his siuaion.
5f you face" he sa0e "ile00a o"ay' 1ha soluion 1oul" you
reco00en"H Cefen" your ans1ers.
)se /,/ for0aing gui"elines.
"ost as an aach0en.
Cay I I=
"ee$ T)ree% Et)ics an& t)e In&i+i&ual
Details Due Points
Objectives 11 !-$lain ho1 in"i+i"uals res$on" o 0oral issues in business.
12 #eco00en" soluions o in"i+i"ual 0oral "ile00as using
ehical $rinci$les.
Rea#in$s Rea# Ch. 3 of Managing Business Ethics.
Rea#in$s Rea# Ch. ) of Managing Business Ethics.
"articipation "articipate in class "iscussion. Ongoing 1=
%iscussion
&uestions
Respon# o 1ee?ly "iscussion Fuesions. Cay 2 8 E 2&
C'ec("oint
!hics /1areness
5n+enory
Complete he !hics /1areness 5n+enory locae" on he su"en
1ebsie.
"ost a 1=&G o 3&&G1or" res$onse a""ressing he follo1ing
o$ics3
Aha "i" you learn fro0 your !hics /1areness 5n+enory
$rofileH
>o1 can you a$$ly his infor0aion o he 1or?$laceH
>o1 ha+e social $ressures influence" your $ersonal an"
business ehicsH
)se /,/ for0aing gui"elines.
"ost as an aach0en.
Cay = E&
"ee$ Four% Et)ics in Business an& Mana,e'ent
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Details Due Points
Objectives 11 Cescribe 0oral an" ehical issues face" by 0anagers.
12 !-$lain he relaionshi$ be1een social issues an" ehically
res$onsible 0anage0en $racices.
Rea#in$s Revie* Ch. ) of Managing Business Ethics.
C'ec("oint
Shor Case3
Manage0en
Rea# he shor cases on $gs. 31IG31) of Ch. ) in Managing
Business Ethics3 !0$loy0en Basics' Managing a Ci+erse
Aor?force' Managing *$ an" /cross.
Re-lect on he ehical issues in he ehical "ile00a $resene"
an" hin? abou $ossible soluions o he "ile00a.
C'oose one shor case an" "ost a 1=&G o 3&&G1or" res$onse
a""ressing he follo1ing $oins3
Cescribe he ehical issues facing a 0anager in he case
su"y.
50agine you are a 0anager a he co0$any "escribe" in he
case. !-$lain ho1 you 1oul" re0e"y his ehical "ile00a.
)se /,/ for0aing gui"elines.
"ost as an aach0en.
Cay = 3=
,n#ivi#ual
!hical 5ssues an"
Manage0en ,a$er
C'oose one of he follo1ing o$ics 1ih 1hich you ha+e ha"
e-$erience3
>iring
,erfor0ance e+aluaions
Cisci$line
Ter0inaion
Ci+ersiy
>arass0en
Manager as a role 0o"el
+rite a 1'&=&G o 1'E&&G1or" $a$er a""ressing he follo1ing
$oins3
Cescribe he 0oral an" ehical issues face" by 0anagers
"ealing 1ih your selece" o$ic. 5nclu"e ho1 he issue affecs
oher in"i+i"uals.
!-$lain ho1 he relaionshi$ be1een social issues an"
ehically res$onsible 0anage0en $racices a$$ly o your
o$ic.
,ro+i"e a 1or?$lace e-a0$le of an ehical "ile00a in+ol+ing
your o$ic. Ci" any la1s go+ern he 0anagerDs acionsH
.ormat your $a$er consisen 1ih /,/ gui"elines.
"ost as an aach0en.
Cay I I=
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"ee$ Fi+e% Mana,in, (or Et)ical Con&uct
Details Due Points
Objectives 11 !-$lain 0anage0en $racices for creaing an" 0anaging an
ehical en+iron0en 1ihin an organizaion.
12 /$$ly ehical $rinci$les o 0anagerial issues.
Rea#in$s Rea# Ch. I of Managing Business Ethics.
Rea#in$s Rea# Ch. 1& of Managing Business Ethics.
"articipation "articipate in class "iscussion. Ongoing 1=
%iscussion
&uestions
Respon# o 1ee?ly "iscussion Fuesions. Cay 2 8 E 2&
C'ec("oint
Manage0en Case
Su"y
Rea# he follo1ing scenario3
4ou are a "i+ision 0anager a /usen ,har0aceuicals. 4ou
"irecly su$er+ise =& e0$loyees. /ll are a+erage or abo+e
a+erage e0$loyees. Many in"i+i"uals on your ea0 ha+e been
1ih he co0$any for se+eral years. Se+eral ne1 e0$loyees'
0osly 1o0en an" 0inoriies' 1ere hire" o re0e"y he lac? of
"i+ersiy in he 1or?$lace. Cue o financial "ifficulies 1ihin he
co0$any' each "i+ision 0anager has been insruce" o "ecrease
his or her e0$loyee $ayroll by 1=J.
"ost a 1=&G o 3&&G1or" eG0ail o your "irec su$er+isor
e-$laining ho1 you are a$$roaching his ehical "ile00a. 5nclu"e
infor0aion abou ho1 you inen" o 0a?e his "ecision. >o1 are
you 0orally 6usifying your "ecisionH #e0e0ber o use
$rofessional eG0ail eiFuee 1hen co0$osing your eG0ail.
)se /,/ for0aing gui"elines.
"ost as an aach0en.
Cay = E&
"ee$ Si-% Et)ics in Business an& t)e Or,ani.ation
Details Due Points
Objectives 11 Cescribe curren 0oral an" ehical issues face" by
organizaions.
12 /$$ly ehical $rinci$les o organizaional issues.
Rea#in$s Revie* Ch. 1& of Managing Business Ethics.
C'ec("oint
Shor Case3
Organizaion
Rea# he shor case' K/"+erisingL' on $. 3(1 of Ch. 1& in
Managing Business Ethics.
%evelop a sraegy for "ealing 1ih he "escribe" ehical
"ile00a.
"ost a 1=&G o 3&&G1or" business 0e0o o senior 0anage0en
analyzing an" e-$laining he "ile00a an" your sraegy for
sol+ing he ehical "ile00a.
Cay = 3=
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,n#ivi#ual
Curren !hical
5ssues ,a$er
Select a ficional organizaion fro0 he Virtual Or$ani/ation
using he lin? locae" on he su"en 1ebsie. *se his ficional
organizaion o creae a hy$oheical ehics $rogra0 for your
cu0ulai+e $ro6ec "ue in Aee? 9ine.
+rite a I&&G o 1'=&&G1or" $a$er a""ressing he follo1ing o$ics3
Cescribe he organizaion you 1ill be using o creae your
!hical Organizaion ,rofile.
!-$lain he curren 0oral an" ehical issues face" by your
+irual organizaion.
.ormat your $a$er consisen 1ih /,/ gui"elines.
"ost as an aach0en.
Cay I I=
"ee$ Se+en% Et)ical Culture an& Lea&ers)ip
Details Due Points
Objectives 11 Cescribe 1ays o i0$ro+e he ehical culure 1ihin an
organizaion.
12 !-$lain he relaionshi$ a0ong ehics' 0oraliy' an" social
issues 1ihin he legal en+iron0en.
13 !-a0ine he effecs of lea"erDs 0orals on an organizaionDs
ehical culure.
Rea#in$s Rea# Ch. = of Managing Business Ethics.
"articipation "articipate in class "iscussion. Ongoing 1=
%iscussion
&uestions
Respon# o 1ee?ly "iscussion Fuesions. Cay 2 8 E 2&
C'ec("oint
Co"e of !hics
+rite a co"e of ehics for your ficional organizaion. The co"e
0ay be in a bullee" lis or essay for0a.
01plain ho1 your organizaion 1ill "eal 1ih he relaionshi$
a0ong ehics' 0oraliy' an" social issues 1ihin he legal
en+iron0en.
)se /,/ for0aing gui"elines.
"ost as an aach0en.
Cay = E&
"ee$ Ei,)t% Business Et)ics Across Cultures
Details Due Points
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Objectives 11 Cescribe ehical issues ha arise as a resul of globalizaion.
12 Co0$are ehical $ers$eci+es across culures.
13 Ceer0ine he ris?s an" conseFuences associae" 1ih global
business.
Rea#in$s Rea# Ch. 11 of Managing Business Ethics.
C'ec("oint
Business !hics an"
Globalizaion
+rite a 1=&G o 3&&G1or" res$onse a""ressing he follo1ing
$oins3
Cescribe a leas hree ehical issues resuling fro0
globalizaion.
!-$lain he ehical ris?s an" conseFuences associae" 1ih
global business.
Cay = 3=
,n#ivi#ual
Business !hics
/cross Culures
/ricle #e+ie1
2ocate 1o aricles "iscussing he ehical $ers$eci+es or
business ehics of a foreign counry. !ach aricle 0us conain
infor0aion on a "ifferen foreign counry on a "ifferen coninenM
for e-a0$le' if he firs aricle you selec "iscusses a counry in
Souh /0erica' he secon" aricle you selec 0us "iscuss a
foreign counry ousi"e of Souh /0erica.
+rite a 1'E&&G o 1'I=&G1or" aricle re+ie1 a""ressing he
follo1ing $oins3
,ro+i"e a brief su00ary an" o+er+ie1 of he aricles you
ha+e selece".
!-$lain he $ri0ary ehical $ers$eci+es of he counries
"iscusse" in he aricles.
Ciscuss ho1 he aricles conribue o un"ersan"ing global
ehical $ers$eci+es.
Briefly "escribe ho1 he business ehics of he foreign
counries co0$are o he business ehics of your ho0e
counry.
.ormat your $a$er consisen 1ih /,/ gui"elines.
"ost as an aach0en.
Cay I I=
"ee$ Nine% Business Et)ics Re(lection
Details Due Points
Objectives 11 /$$ly ehical $rinci$les o ehical "ile00as in business.
12 !-$lain 1ays in"i+i"uals' 0anagers' an" organizaions can
i0$ro+e business ehics.
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C'ec("oint
Ca$sone
Chec?,oin
+rite a 2&&G o 3&&G1or" res$onse' using he conce$s an"
infor0aion you ha+e learne" in his course' o he follo1ing
Fuesions3
o Cescribe boh your $ersonal ehics an" 0oral
$ers$eci+es. Aha are so0e of he facors sha$ing
he0H
o >o1 has his course change" your $ers$eci+e of
business ehicsH
o >o1 ha+e you a$$lie" your $ersonal ehics an" 0oral
$ers$eci+es o business ehicsH ,ro+i"e an e-a0$le
fro0 your 1or?$lace.
Cay E E&
.inal "roject
!hics ,rogra0
,resenaion
%evelop a Microsof
N
,o1er,oin
N
$resenaion of 1& o 12 sli"es
follo1ing he gui"elines an" scenario lise" in /$$en"i- /.
)se /,/ for0aing gui"elines.
"ost as an aach0en.
Cay I 22&