SIERRA VISTA 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 5304 Ethics
3. Term: Fall 2014
4. Instructor: Dr. James E. Moffett, Sr.
5. Office Phone and Wayland Email Address: (520) 459-7164 (Home/Office); jmoff@theriver.com or
james.moffett@wayland.wbu.edu
6. Office Hours, Building, and Location: Sierra Vista Campus, Landmark Plaza.
7. Class Meeting Time and Location: Mondays, 5:30 to 9:10 pm. Ft. Huachuca, AZ, Bldg. 211112, Christy Ave.
8. Catalog Description: Systematic overview of normative ethics and a comprehensive discussion of
contemporary moral issues including analysis of case studies; ethical implications of employment law, diversity
management and corporate sustainability.
9. Prerequisites: None
10. Required Textbook and Resources:
BOOK
AUTHOR
Business & Professional
Ethics for Directors,
Execs & Accountants
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ED YEAR PUBLISHER
Brooks & Dunn 7th
**** BUNDLED
ISBN
2015
Cengage
UPDATED
6/11/13
978-128572-0241
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BOOK
AUTHOR
ED YEAR PUBLISHER
Ethics on the Job
Pfeiffer &
Forsberg
4th
2014
ISBN#
ISBN#
Cengage
Learning
UPDATED
6/11/13
11. Optional Materials: Course materials are posted via the WBU Blackboard, Course Content.
12. Course Outcome Competencies:
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Identify the ethical toolbox and list the tools available to employees and employers in making business
and workplace decisions.
Describe historically how ethical tools, or their absence, have been used and abused.
Identify ethical issues and business solutions in developing a practical decision matrix.
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Bring real world ethics into the classroom.
To apply ethical solutions to assets and personnel in a business setting.
To interact with fellow students and understand different perspectives.
To communicate in writing and orally, clearly and succinctly ethical decisions and the reasoning to all
those who are or maybe impacted by your communication.
Create, prepare, & produce an ethics program with all the components.
13. Attendance Requirements: All absences must be explained to the instructor, who will determine whether
omitted work may be made up. If allowed, the late penalty (2 points) applies. When a student has absences in
accordance with WBU policy, the instructor will advise the student and file an unsatisfactory progress/attendance
report with the campus dean. Any student that misses more than 2.75 classes will receive a grade of F, per
WBU memo dated 5/27/09.
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: See below.
16. Schedule: Calendar, Topics, And Assignments: See below.
17. Additional information as desired by the faculty member: See below.
18. Proctor Hours:
No proctors are available on dates that the offices are closed. Please arrive early enough to complete the exam
prior to the close of business. Test proctoring is available on the final Saturday of the term from 8am to 2pm at
the Landmark office only, and only by prior appointment. Please coordinate early.
Landmark office:
Fort Huachuca office:
Monday - Wednesday 8 AM - 9 PM
Thursday- 10 AM- 9 PM
Friday- 8 AM- Noon
Monday - Wednesday 8 AM - 5 PM
Thursday- 10:30 AM- 5 PM
Friday- 8 AM- Noon
19. Student Family Members: Family members of WBU students, particularly small children, may not accompany
the learner to class.
20. Late Assignments: Assignments are late if submitted after 9:10 p.m. on the due date. Late assignments
receive a two (2)-point penalty. The late period is one day. After the late period, the penalty doubles.
21. Acceptable 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
accepted because of much unsubstantiated information and questionable authorships. Google Scholar and Books
are permitted.
22. Writing and Documentation. All students must know and apply APA 6th edition documentation.
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23. Participation: This course requires verbal participation in class exercises, activities, and contributions to class
discussions. Overall course participation equates to the assigned points. The student must be present and
actively involved to receive these points.
24. Reading Assignments: Course readings are in accordance with the below week-by-week topics. Be prepared
to discuss the concepts in class.
25. Homework Assignments: A series of homework assignments will result in development of a professional
Organization Ethics Plan (OEP), (12 – 15 content pages) which will be written from your strategic
perspective as a concerned Leader who desires ethically motivated employees.
26. Papers consist of a title page, the below Outline, definitions, relating content, conclusion, reference page, and
APA Level 1 headings are mandatory.
Present your topic sentence first. A premium is placed on strong topic sentences, which provides the central idea
or essence of the paragraph. Topic sentences will be assessed under the conventions of writing criteria.
PowerPoint presentations, if required, should consist of minimal slides that address the concepts. Citations and a
reference list are required at each submission. At least five (5) sources are required at the OEP’s completion.
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Organization Ethics Plan (OEP)
Outline and Table of Contents
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Organization Description
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OEP Practical Value and Benefits
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Why Study Business Ethics?
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Emerging Organizational Ethical Issues or Dilemmas. .
Organization Social Responsibility
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Ethical Decision Making
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Ethical Leadership
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Moral Philosophy
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Ethics Program: Leader’s Ethics Statement; Code of Ethics
Ethics Training; Reporting Ethics Violations
“Ethics I Live By”
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Conclusion
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Organization, a systematized format for the OEP is graded:
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Include the above Outline without L1 heading modifications.
Define the concept.
Relate the concept to your organization via a workplace example.
At the end of each L1 section, enter this statement (or words stating the same effect): This current
discussion supports the thesis: “……. (Enter verbatim thesis) …..”
E) Include a transition sentence to the next section, such as: “The next topic of discussion is …”
28. Grading Scale:
Letter Grade
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B
C
Point Percentage
90-100
80-89
70-79
Letter Grade
D
F
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Point Percentage
60-69
59 and below
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Assignments
Due Dates
Class 1. Syllabus, Thesis Statement; Organization
Description; OEP Practical Value
Aug 18
3
2
As required
Aug 25
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As required
0
1
As required
Class 2. Why Study Business Ethics? Emerging
Organizational Ethical Issues or Dilemmas
Pts. Participation Points Readings
(Labor Day, No Class)
Class 3. Organization Social Responsibility
Sept 8
Class 4. Ethical Decision Making; Ethical
Leadership
Sept 22
Class 5. Moral Philosophy; Ethics Program:
Leader’s Ethics Statement; Code of Ethics
Oct 6
Class 6. Ethics Program: Ethics Training;
Reporting Ethics Violations
Oct 13
Class 7. “Ethics I Live By”
Preparation and Review
Class 8. “Ethics I Live By” Presentations
Submit Final OEP NLT 9:10 p.m.
50 OEP1
2
As required
(Content, Organization, APA, Transitions,
Grammar, Style, Conventions)
0
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As required
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As required
Oct 20
0
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As required
Oct 27
10
25 Final OEP2
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As required
(Content, Organization, APA, Transitions,
Grammar, Style, and Conventions)
Total:
Class dates: Aug 18, 25
Sept 8, 22
Oct 6, 13, 20, 27
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88
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12
= 100 pts.
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