business ethics workshop


		The syllabus is here.

		The Business Ethics Workshop textbook is here.

		Discussion board evaluation rubric is here.

		Discussion board grading explanation video is here.

		Note: There is no credit for late DB work because the exercises are about class participation.

		"What should I expect on the exam?" is answered here.

		"What makes a good essay response on the exam, and how will it be graded?" is answered here.

		Extra credit is addressed here. Please note that the most extra credit possible is less than 1/3 of a grade. Extra credit will only be counted in cases where students' final grades are right at the cutoff between 2 grades (then it may help to push up).

		The Pace University library has set up a useful guide for independent research designed for students who are interested in business ethics, and or/those seeking material for extra credit projects. The link is here.

		Contact the professor here. (jbrusseau@pace.edu)

		A note about online classes & holiday scheduling is here.

	Help for students using the Blackboard interface is provide by professionals at Pace University Information Technology Services (ITS), and at the Center for Teaching and Learning Technology.

		Pace University’s Blackboard video tutorial is here.

		Pace University web-based help for students using Blackboard is here.

		Pace University human help through email for students using Blackboard is provided by Information Technology Services (ITS); it is here.

		Pace University live human help for students using Blackboard is provided by Information Technology Services (ITS), at 914-773-3333.

Week 1

Thursday 5 September → Wednesday 11

This week we will begin with our standard format. Video lectures will be followed by online discussion on the Classes site.

Our standard "week" runs from the Thursday to the next Wednesday.

This week no grades will be assigned for online activities; we are just getting settled into the routine of online coursework. (In other words, we are just practicing this week...)

Reading, Lecture & Discussion

Reading

Our reading homework will be Chapter 1 of Business Ethics Workshop: What is Business Ethics?

Online Lecture

Chapter 1, Module 1

Please watch the online lecture below.

Chapter 1, Module 2

Please watch the online lecture below. (Note: The first minutes repeat the introduction from the previous module.)

Please think about the following:
• Distinguish morality, ethics, and metaethics: What’s the difference?
• Divide normative from descriptive ethics: What’s the difference?
• Compare ethics against other forms of decision making. What are some other forms? How is ethics distinct?
• What qualities are required for a person to be considered ethically responsible?

Chapter 1, Module 3

Please watch the online lecture below.

Please review the video at the end of the video: Occupy Wall Street: May Day. Please consider the following question. Leaving aside what’s being protested in this specific case, do protesters ever have a right to shut down public streets for their cause? What values and facts could justify the action? This is for reflection only, no need to write anything.

Discussion

Discussion this week has two parts, an introduction and a case study. Both discussions can be found on the Discussion Board tab of the Classes site for Phil 121. The Discussion Board is under the "Activities" tab, as "Discussions."

First, please go to the class Discussion Board on Classes (link here), and contribute a brief introduction of yourself to your classmates.

Second:

Case Study: Medical Testing

On the Discussion Board on Classes, please contribute to the debate, and to answering the question, “What should Guy do?” In the movie, he decides not to join forces with the doctor played by Gene Hackman, but what do you think he should have done?

Justify your thoughts in terms of values.

Also, respond to at least one of your classmates.

Dates for completion
Reading, videos and initial discussion board posting finished by noon Monday (9 September).
Response to classmates on discussion board finished by noon Wednesday.

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