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 8
Thursday 24 October → Wednesday 30
This week we will cover selected issues from Chapters 5, 6, 7 & 8 of Business Ethics Workshop. Don’t worry, it’s not as much as it sounds! No new theories will be introduced; in these chapters, we are only applying the theories we have learned to distinct areas of economic life.
Chapters 5, 6 & 7 concern employees’ ethics. That is, some of the dilemmas employees face on the job. Chapter 8 concerns managers’ ethics, and issues that arise from that perspective.
The midterm will be the next scheduled class week (which runs from the 3rd to the 9th). It is open book; you are free to use your textbook, notes and the class videos.
It will be available to you to take from Sunday to Monday (3 November and 4 November) which gives you some weekend time and some week time for the test which should take about 75 - 90 minutes to complete, though you are free to use as much time as you wish. There will be no other work assigned next week, so you will have time for review and catch-up, especially from this week’s load which is, I concede, a bit heavy.
When convenient, you may want to look at the video discussing what the midterm exam will look like. The video is here. There is also a video about exam gradinghere.
On Sunday morning 3 November, the exam will be available on Classes, on the Announcements page. You will have to get your responses back to me (by email) by 5 pm on Monday, the 4th. If you have any questions (and after watching the video mentioned just above), please post them in the “Ask the Professor” forum, or email me directly.
Our video course work this week will be Modules 5, 6, 7 & 8. They can be found below.
There is no discussion board work this week.
Review, Reading, Lecture & Discussion
Review
Professor's video
Please watch the below where I respond to last week's discussion board - your questions. This is an excellent review opportunity!.
Reading Our reading homework will be Chapters 5, 6, 7 & 8 of Business Ethics Workshop. There are a large number of pages here, but you will find them fairly easy now that you have the theories under your belt.
Online Lecture
Chapter 5, Module 1
Please watch the online lecture below.
Chapter 6, Module 1
Please watch the online lecture below.
Chapter 7, Module 1
Please watch the online lecture below.
Chapter 8, Module 1
Please watch the online lecture below.
Discussion
There is no Discussion Board work this week as we have a lot of other work. Also, please use the time to review and catch up (if necessary).
Heading toward the midterm: Please post any questions you have on the "Ask the Professor" forum! Remember, if you are unsure about something, others probably are too.
Dates for completion Use your own discretion. Remember the upcoming midterm!
