Business Ethics Spring Semester Syllabus BAD 335: 01 Tues/Thurs ...

assignment. Each quiz will consist of one question to answer related to the reading for
that particular day. Each quiz will be worth three points. The lowest quiz grade will
be dropped. Quizzes will be administered at the beginning of the class period and
cannot be made up at a later time or after class. The total points available toward the
final grade for class preparedness is 12 points.
3. Media Monitoring: Each student will choose one media outlet that reports on
business-related matters to read/listen to/watch on a twice-weekly basis, in order to
assess how ethical issues related to business are discussed in the public sphere. Three
assignments relate to this media outlet: 1. Once during the semester each student will
give a presentation of one issue their outlet reported and how they would resolve the
ethical dilemma, given the methods of the course. An assignment sheet with further
details can be found on Blackboard. The presentation is worth 10 points. 2. On ―case
study‖ days, students will bring cases from their media outlet that can be applied to
the method discussed that day and an outline of how they applied the method to that
case. Students will be graded on three of the case study assignments. Each case study
and outline will be worth 2 points total, for a grand total of 6 points toward the final
grade. At the end of the semester each student will turn in a log of stories culled from
the media outlet that relate to the course and to which the student can apply the
method for that particular week. This log will give bibliographic information for the
article/story, a corresponding ethical dilemma for that story, and indicate whether or
not any of the methods we’ve discussed thus far could be used to resolve the issue.
Each week students will monitor the media outlet twice, finding two stories each
time, for a total of four entries each week. This log is worth 12 points toward the final
grade, with six points earned at each of the two deadlines indicated on the syllabus.
These elements of the course are worth a total of 28 points toward your final grade.
4. Final Project: There are three options for the course final project. 1. Service
Learning: Students have the opportunity to prepare tax returns for low income
individuals in Cook County through an organization called ―Ladder Up.‖ The student
will complete a two hour orientation, three Saturday mornings of service, three threepage
reflections papers, and an end-of-the semester discussion. A more detailed
assignment sheet will be posted on blackboard and deadlines are on the syllabus. 2.
Book Reviews: Students will have the opportunity to read two books (Wage Theft in
America by Kim Bobo and Where Am I Wearing? By Kelsey Timmerman), write two
4-page reviews of the books, and prepare an information session/discussion with the
rest of the class on the two books. A more detailed assignment sheet will be posted on
blackboard and deadlines are on the syllabus. 3. Research Paper: The student will
write a 10-page paper that utilizes one ethical method covered in the course to
evaluate a specific ethical issue in a particular company or industry. The paper topic
will be chosen in consultation with the instructor. The syllabus indicates progressive
deadlines for the paper throughout the quarter. Meeting these deadlines on time
contributes to the overall grade of the paper. A further instruction sheet for this
assignment will be provided once the student chooses this option. The final project is
worth 24 points toward the course grade.