SYLLABUS
WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
Hawaii Campus, School of Business
Mililani Campus
Mission Statement: Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an
academically challenging, learning-focused and distinctively Christian environment
for professional success, lifelong learning, and service to God and humankind.
Course:
BUAD 4334 HI32, Business Ethics
Term:
Winter II 2012 – 9 January – 21 March 2012
Instructor:
Paul E. Sklansky
Phone:
808-728-0385 (emergencies only)
E-mail:
pesklans@aol.com (best way to reach me). Students are
encouraged to contact me by e-mail concerning all matters
related to the course.
Office Hours:
Fifteen minutes before and after class, or by appointment.
Class Meeting
Time and
Location:
Catalog
Description:
Prerequisites:
This is a hybrid class, combining the benefits of traditional
classroom and online formats. Classes on 16 January, 23
January, 27 February and 5 March will not be held on campus.
Instead, assignments, including quizzes, and participation on
discussion boards, will be given and completed online using
Blackboard or as otherwise communicated by the Instructor.
On campus classes will be held on Monday from 5:30 P.M. to
10:00 P.M. at the Mililani campus location. Classroom to be
announced.
Business Ethics – In-depth investigation of ethical management
and leadership styles, including context of a Christian
worldview. Ethical reasoning for application to a variety of
business situations. See Wayland Baptist University Academic
Catalog 2011-2012 (p. 337).
None.
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Required
Textbook:
Course
Outcome
Competencies:
Attendance
Requirements:
Business Ethics, Ethical Decision Making and Cases, Eighth
Edition, O.C. Ferrell, John Fraedrich and Linda Ferrell,
Southwestern Cengage Learning, 2011. ISBN-10: 1439042233;
ISBN-13: 9781439042236.
Study the business ethics issues and definitions, theories and
frameworks important to organizational ethical decision
making;
Use knowledge to develop understanding of your own personal
ethical boundaries;
Identify the role of stakeholder interest and recognize ethical
issues in business;
Understand the interrelationship of ethics and social
responsibility;
Gain confidence using oral skills to relate the issues of an
ethical controversy in business to moral philosophy, work
group influence, corporate culture, and social responsibility;
Identify means to resolve ethical disputes in business;
Examine the consequences of unethical/ethical business
decisions;
Objectively listen and evaluate the thought process and ethical
differences of others;
Understand the role of corporate governance and corporate
culture in ethical decision making;
Decide what is important for you to take from this class – and
then learn it!
Students enrolled at one of the university’s external campuses
should make every effort to attend all class meetings. All
absences must be explained to the instructor, who will then
determine whether the omitted work may be made up. When a
student reaches that number of absences considered by the
instructor to be excessive, the instructor will so advise the
student and file an unsatisfactory progress report with the
external campus external director/dean. Any student who
misses 25 percent or more of the regularly scheduled meetings
will receive a grade of F in the course. Additional attendance
policies for each course, as defined by the instructor in the
course syllabus, are considered a part of the university’s
attendance policy. A student may petition the Academic
Council for exceptions to the above stated policy by filing a
written request for an appeal to the executive vice
president/provost.
Absences occur when students miss all of a class. Absences
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may also occur when students arrive more than thirty minutes
late or depart class thirty minutes early. Students should
advise the instructor of all absences in advance by e-mail. It is
the responsibility of students to obtain lecture notes and
related class materials from other students for those classes
that they have missed. In the event that a class is missed,
students will be required to prepare detailed, typewritten
answers to the questions at the end of each chapter covered
during that class concerning Resolving Ethical Business
Challenges.
Services for
Students with
a Disability:
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
(ADA), it is the policy of Wayland Baptist University that no
otherwise qualified person with a disability be excluded from
participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to
discrimination under any educational program or activity in
the university. The Coordinator of Counseling Services serves
as the coordinator of students with a disability and should be
contacted concerning initial enrollment, scheduling and
requests for accommodations. It is the student’s responsibility
to initiate contact with the coordinator of counseling services
and it is to the student’s advantage to do so as soon as possible
before registration to ensure that any accommodations
requested are delivered in a timely manner. Contact the
Coordinator of Counseling Services at (806)291-3765 or e-mail
hughesv@wbu.edu.
Course
Requirements
Reading And
Online
Assignments:
Reading and online assignments should be completed prior to
the assigned class date at 23:59 Hawaii time.
Exams:
The exams include multiple choice, true/false and short
answer/essay questions. Exams are comprehensive and will
reflect classroom discussion of readings, videos shown and/or
work assignments. Quizzes, if any, will be open book.
Research Paper:
You will research and write a paper on a subject that is
pertinent to the course content and goals. You should select a
topic that is of personal importance to you. The text of the
paper must be a minimum of six pages (maximum of eight) and
utilize at least five references. Papers must utilize APA format.
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Topics must be pre-approved by the instructor. Plagiarism
shall result in disciplinary action. You should express your
personal opinion on the topic covered. Any student who does
not submit a paper will receive a grade of F for the course.
Grading Criteria:
Attendance and Participation
Mid-term
Final Exam
Research Paper
Online Assignments and Quizzes
Grading Scale:
100 – 90
80 – 89
70 – 79
60 – 69
Below 60
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
A
B
C
D
F
No grade of incomplete (I) will be given in this course.
Make-up and Late
Assignment Policy: Any paper or assignment turned in late is subject to a onegrade reduction provided it is submitted within 7 days
following the due date. No assignments will be accepted later
than 7 days following the due date.
Course Outline:
Retention of
Course Research
Papers:
January 9
January 16
January 23
January 30
February 6
February 13
February 20
February 27
March 5
March 12
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Chapter 1 (On Campus)
Chapter 2; Blackboard Quiz 1 Due
Chapter 3; Blackboard Quiz 2 Due
Chapter 4; Paper Topic Due (On Campus)
Chapter 5 (On Campus)
Midterm Exam; Chapter 7 (On Campus)
Chapter 6 (On Campus)
Chapters 8 & 9; Blackboard Quiz 3 Due
Chapter 10; Paper Due
Final Exam (On Campus)
WBU degree seeking students are strongly encouraged to
retain copies of all research papers. To graduate from WBU,
students must complete the senior Exit Seminar course, GRAD
4101. The Exit Seminar is designed to capstone an adult
learner’s discipline knowledge through the completion of a
discipline portfolio or the completion of an approved research
project. The research papers retained from previous courses,
particularly courses within the discipline, will aid the adult
learner in completing the GRAD 4101 course.
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This syllabus is only a plan. The professor may modify the plan during the course.
The requirements of the course may be altered from those appearing in the syllabus.
Further, the plan contains criteria by which the student’s progress and performance
in the course will be measured. These criteria may also be changed.