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.
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 4
Thursday 26 → Wednesday October 2
This week grades will again be assigned for online activities, and grading continues until the end of the semester. Please recall that no late db work (after Wednesday) will be accepted.
The professor's video is posted below. I respond to last week’s discussion board, and try to expand on a few of the points. I’m also attempting to guide individual contributions into the flow of the class’s main ideas.
Our video course work this week will be Chapter 2, Modules 6 & 7. They can be found below.
Our discussion board work is listed below.
Review, Reading, Lecture & Discussion
Review
Professor's video
Please watch the below where I respond to last week’s discussion board on Kant and Fairness.
Reading Our reading homework will be Chapter 2 of Business Ethics Workshop: Theories of Duties and Rights: Traditional Tools for Making Decisions in
Business When the Means Justify the Ends. Especially the section on Rights, pages 44 - 52.
Online Lecture
Chapter 2, Module 6
Please watch the online lecture below.
Chapter 2, Module 7
Please watch the online lecture below.
Discussion
Case Study: Workers Legal and Illegal at American Apparel and Forcine
Please watch the case study below.
Consider what ethical conflicts and dilemmas arise here. Who is involved, who needs to be taken into consideration? Which facts are important?
Next, consider the questions set at the end of the case. How would you respond to them in ethical terms? Be sure to exercise your skills in applying the duty theories, and the ideas of fairness and Kant’s categorical imperative and, mainly and most important, the ideas of Rights theory.
Finally, on the online discussion board, respond to this scenario and question:
You’re just married and the two of you have started your own business, a landscaping company. Your business maintains gardens, hedges and trees. Initially, you two do most of the work yourself, but things go well, and you need to hire employees. You consider hiring several immigrants who, you know, will do good work. You’re also pretty sure that their TaxID numbers are invented and, really, they are in the country illegally. In any case, they will also accept a lower salary than citizens.
Do you hire the immigrant workers? Justify your decision in terms of Rights theory, though you may also want to reference the other ethical theories!
Also, please respond to at least two of your classmates.
Dates for completion Reading, videos and initial discussion board posting finished by noon Monday.
Response to classmates on discussion board finished by noon Wednesday.
