WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
FAIRBANKS CAMPUS
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
SYLLABUS
1. Mission Statement: Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an academically challenging,
learning-focused and distinctively Christian environment for professional success and service to God and
humankind.
2. Course: BUAD 4334, Business Ethics
3. Term: Summer 2014
4. Instructor: Mrs. Lorie M. Dallas
5. Office Phone and Wayland Email Address: (907) 978-2780, lorie.dallas@wayland.wbu.edu
6. Office Hours, Building, and Location: Available 30 minutes prior to class and 30 minutes after class (class room).
7. Class Meeting Time and Location: Wednesday, 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm at Fort Wainwright, Bldg 4391 RM 105.
8. Catalog Description: 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.
9. Prerequisites: None
10. Required Textbook and Resources:
BOOK
Business Ethics
Ethics on the Job
AUTHOR
ED
YEAR
PUBLISHER
ISBN#
Ferrell & Fraedrich
9th
2011
Cengage
978-1-11182516-4
Pfeiffer/Forsberg
4th
2014
Cengage
978-1-13393487-5
UPDATED
11. Optional Materials:
12. Course Outcome Competencies:
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Study the business ethics issues and definitions, theories, and frameworks important to organizational ethical decision
making;
Use knowledge to develop boundaries 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;
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Decide what is important for you to make from this class – and then learn it!
13. Attendance Requirements: 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 campus dean.
Any student who misses 25 percent or more of the regularly scheduled class meetings may receive a grade of “F” in
the course. Additional attendance polices for each course, as defined by the instructor in the course syllabus, are
considered a part of the University’s attendance policy.
14. Disability Statement: “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 accommodation requests at (806) 291- 3765. Documentation of a disability must
accompany any request for accommodations.”
15. Course Requirements and Grading Criteria:
Leadership Paper and Presentation: Students will write a paper on a current leadership challenge in today’s
workforce. Prepare a 7 – 10 page paper in APA format, 3rd person, typed in Times New Roman, font size 12,
double-spaced, and a 15 - 20-minute PowerPoint presentation.
Acceptable Academic Web Sites: Four types of websites will be accepted as source citations: government (i.e.,
US, State, local, etc.), academic (i.e., WBU and other libraries), companies and corporations (i.e., IBM, Raytheon,
etc.), and organizations (i.e., Ethics.org; AMAnet.org, etc.). General-use sites, such as Wikipedia and Google are
not acceptable academic web sites.
Please use the following format and provide a hard copy of the PowerPoint to the instructor prior to the presentation:
 Overview
 Problems/Concern/Opportunities
 Conclusion
Plagiarism Policy: Intellectual integrity and truthfulness are fundamental to scholarship. Scholars, whether they
are performing as students or as teachers, are engaged in a search for truth. Plagiarism is a form of cheating and
also a form of theft. Plagiarism occurs when a student fails to give proper credit when information is either
quoted or paraphrased. Carelessness is no excuse. As such, it is a breach of scholarly responsibility. It is also
unethical and in some cases, illegal. Looking at or copying someone else’s test, answer sheet, and/or paper are
counted as cheating. Plagiarism may result in an “F” in the course.
Assignment
Due Date
Points
Class Participation
All Classes
20
Mid-Term Exam
25 Jun 14
20
Leadership paper
23 Jul 14
20
PPT presentation
30 Jul 14
20
Final Exam
6 Aug 14
20
100 Total Possible Points
Grades will be based on the following percentages:
Grade
Points
Grade
Points
A
100 – 90
D
69 – 60
B
89 – 80
F
59 and below
C
79 – 70
I
Incomplete with approval
16. Tentative Schedule: (Calendar, Topics, Assignments)
Assignment Due Dates
Week
Topic and Assignments
Assignments are due no later than class
meeting time on the due date
One
Introductions
28 May 14 Discussion of Chapter 1: Who is a Leader?
Read Chapter(s) prior to class
Two
4 Jun 14
Discussion of Chapter 2: Leadership Traits & Ethics
Three
11 Jun 14
Discussion of Chapter 3: Leadership Behavior &
Motivation
Discussion of Chapter 4: Influencing
Read Chapter(s) prior to class
Four
18 Jun 14
Discussion of Chapter 5: Contingency Leadership
Theories
Read Chapter(s) prior to class
Five
25 Jun 14
Read Chapter(s) prior to class
Discussion of Chapter 6: Communication, Coaching Read Chapter(s) prior to class
& Conflict Skills
Discussion of Chapter 7: Leader-Follower Relations
Mid-Term Exam
Six
2 Jul 14
Discussion of Chapter 8: Team Leadership & SelfManaged Teams
Read Chapter(s) prior to class
Seven
9 Jul 14
Discussion of Chapter 9: Charismatic &
Transformational Leadership
Read Chapter(s) prior to class
Eight
16 Jul 14
Discussion of Chapters 10: Leadership Culture,
Ethics & Diversity
Read Chapter(s) prior to class
Discussion of Chapter 11: Strategic Leadership &
Change Management
Read Chapter(s) prior to class
Nine
23 Jul 14
Leadership Paper
Ten
30 Jul 14
Discussion of Chapter 12: Crisis Leadership & The
Learning Organization
PPT presentation
Eleven
6 Aug 14
Final Exam
17. Additional information as desired by the faculty member.
Read Chapter(s) prior to class