I. ASCRC General Education Form (revised 9/15/09)
Use to propose new general education courses (except writing courses), to change existing
gen ed courses and to remove designations for existing gen ed courses.
Note: One-time-only general education designation may be requested for experimental courses
(X91-previously X95), granted only for the semester taught. A NEW request must be
submitted for the course to receive subsequent general education status.
Group
III. Language
VII: Social Sciences
(submit
III Exception: Symbolic Systems * VIII: Ethics & Human Values
X
separate forms
if requesting
IV: Expressive Arts
IX: American & European
more than one
V: Literary & Artistic Studies
X: Indigenous & Global
general
VI: Historical & Cultural Studies
XI: Natural Sciences
education
w/ lab  w/out lab 
group
*Courses proposed for this designation must be standing requirements of
designation)
majors that qualify for exceptions to the modern and classical language
requirement
Dept/Program Management Information Systems
Course #
BADM 191
Course Title
Prerequisite
Doing the Right Thing: A Global Strategy for Good Business
none
Credits
II. Endorsement/Approvals
Complete the form and obtain signatures before submitting to Faculty Senate Office
Please type / print name Signature
Instructor
Staff
Phone / Email
Program Chair Belva L. Jones
Dean
Larry Gianchetta
III. Type of request
New
One-time Only
X
Reason for Gen Ed inclusion, change or deletion
3
Date
Change
Remove
Part of Global Leadership Initiative First
Year Seminars
Description of change
New, temporary course
IV. Description and purpose of new general education course: General Education courses
must be introductory and foundational within the offering department or within the General
Education Group. They must emphasize breadth, context, and connectedness; and relate course
content to students’ future lives: See Preamble:
http://umt.edu/facultysenate/archives/minutes/gened/GE_preamble.aspx
This GLI seminar addresses the issues businesses face in doing the right thing. While it is very easy to
find examples in the media of corporations and corporate leaders doing the wrong thing and abusing
the public trust, it is more difficult to find examples of companies doing the right thing. This seminar
encourages students to explore the areas where companies can make a positive impact on global
society through the use of practices that promote ethical corporate citizenship. Coverage focuses on
current events, drawn from the Wall Street Journal and other publications, and includes specific topics
of:
 Corporate social responsibility
 Financial markets and ethical practices
 Sustainability
 Developing countries and their developing markets
 Privacy and security in an electronic world
 Corporate philanthropy
 The role of public policy
V. Criteria: Briefly explain how this course meets the criteria for the group. See:
http://umt.edu/facultysenate/documents/forms/GE_Criteria5-1-08.aspx
Examines elements of business ethics, with a
Courses focus on one or more of the
focus on global business issues. The class will
specific traditions of ethical thought
introduce a progression of ethical foundations,
(either Western or non-Western), on
basic ethical topics such as justice or the including:
 the law of the jungle (kill when I’m
good life as seen through the lens of one
hungry)
or more traditions of ethical thought, or
 Hammurabi Law (kill or harm others
on a professional practice within a
only when I have been harmed and then
particular tradition of ethical thought.
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in proportion)
the Golden Rule (do unto others as I
would have them do unto me)
the Devine Right of Kings (might makes
right)
John Stewart Mills (the greatest good
for the greatest number)
Kant’s Categorical Imperative (both
actor and recipient must agree on the
action
Rights Theory (Do rights originate with
the individual or are rights granted by
the state?)
Students will also be exposed to Eastern ethical
traditions as the class explores the impact of
ethical thought on global corporate practices.
The class will examine the difference between
compliance and value-based ethical corporate
cultures as a foundation for discussing corporate
social responsibility.
Courses provide a rigorous analysis of
the basic concepts and forms of
reasoning which define the traditions, the
ethical topics, or the professional
practices that are being studied.
Students will be introduced to sources for
business research. They will be encouraged to
identify stakeholders for a particular situation
and to understand each stakeholder’s interest.
They will be encouraged to grapple with how
policies and procedures can be developed that
encourage ethical behavior.
VI. Student Learning Goals: Briefly explain how this course will meet the applicable learning
goals. See: http://umt.edu/facultysenate/documents/forms/GE_Criteria5-1-08.aspx
 Students will use generally accepted
Correctly apply the basic concepts and
sources of information in researching
forms of reasoning from the tradition or
course topic areas.
professional practice they studied to
 By identifying major stakeholders and
ethical issues that arise within those
their interests, students will learn how
traditions or practices;
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to explore a variety of points of view for
a given topic area.
Students will integrate information
from multiple disciplines in exploring
course topic areas.
By studying case studies of corporate
fraud, students will understand the
forces driving firms and individuals to
engage in unethical behavior and
postulate practices and policies that
discourage unethical behavior and
encourage corporate social
responsibility.
Students will discover the ways in
which Montana products are marketed
to the rest of the world.
Students will explore the effects culture
can have in hindering or encouraging
commerce in developing nations, the
efforts of US firms to develop bilateral
markets with those countries, and the
resulting impacts on those cultures.
Students will understand how
technology connects the world, without
respect to national borders, resulting in
corporate challenges for securing data
and promoting the privacy of the
individual.
Starting with Montana firms, students
will discover a variety of ways in which
firms engage in sustainable business
practices.
Analyze and critically evaluate the basic
concepts and forms of reasoning from the
tradition or professional practice they
studied.
Students will write five papers analyzing the
development of ethical business practices
and corporate responsibility, centered on the
topics above.
VII. Justification: Normally, general education courses will not carry pre-requisites, will carry
at least 3 credits, and will be numbered at the 100-200 level. If the course has more than one
pre-requisite, carries fewer than three credits, or is upper division (numbered above the 200
level), provide rationale for exception(s).
VIII. Syllabus: Paste syllabus below or attach and send digital copy with form.  The syllabus
should clearly describe how the above criteria are satisfied. For assistance on syllabus
preparation see: http://teaching.berkeley.edu/bgd/syllabus.html
BADM 195
Doing the Right Thing: A Global Strategy for Good Business
3 credit hours
Syllabus
Course Description: Students will explore the areas where companies can make a positive impact on
global society through the use of practices that promote ethical corporate citizenship.
Learning Outcomes:
 Students will use generally accepted sources of information in researching course topic areas.
 By identifying major stakeholders and their interests, students will learn how to explore a
variety of points of view for a given topic area.
 Students will integrate information from multiple disciplines in exploring course topic areas.
 By studying case studies of corporate fraud, students will understand the forces driving firms
and individuals to engage in unethical behavior and postulate practices and policies that
discourage unethical behavior and encourage corporate social responsibility.
 Students will discover the ways in which Montana products are marketed to the rest of the
world.
 Students will explore the effects culture can have in hindering or encouraging commerce in
developing nations, the efforts of US firms to develop bilateral markets with those countries,
and the resulting impacts on those cultures.
 Students will understand how technology connects the world, without respect to national
borders, resulting in corporate challenges for securing data and promoting the privacy of the
individual.
 Starting with Montana firms, students will discover a variety of ways in which firms engage in
sustainable business practices.
Resources:
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Student subscription to Wall Street Journal Online (includes archives)
Grading: The student’s grade will be based on five essays written during the semester. The essays
should summarize the student’s research on the assigned topic areas and should include the sources of
evidence presented. Student papers should present multiple points of view from a variety of
disciplines.
Please note: Approved general education changes will take effect next fall.
General education instructors will be expected to provide sample assessment items and
corresponding responses to the Assessment Advisory Committee.