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COURSE SYLLABUS: CULTURE, VALUES, AND ETHICS IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY


Course Title: BU650 - Culture, Values, and Ethics in a Global Economy
Department: Business
Instructor: John D. Theodore, PhD, DBA, CMC - E-Mail - Vita
Prerequisites: Good standing in the program


Course Description:

This course provides legal, ethical, and social components to business management. The roles of government, legal system, ethics, culture, and values will be explored in a global context. The value theory of management encompasses the philosophical theory of value and has always been a prime concern of moral philosophy. This course will examine theories such as egoism, relativism, utilitarianism, and Kantian formalism. The course will also examine the different cultures that organizations must understand and react to in a global economy. The values, culture, and ethics will all be addressed to ensure the student understands how all three play important and distinct parts in the global marketplace and society.

Learning Objectives:

The students will:
  1. Expose the student to the integration of legal, moral, and social values relevant to business decisions.
  2. Understand how society, culture, and values impact business on a global scale.
  3. Review the various laws governing business in the United States and abroad and review the ethical principles and social responsibility of operating a business.
  4. Create an understanding and atmosphere of business operations that are ethical, socially useful, and culturally acceptable and value enhancing to society.
Required Text: Online Bookstore

Text(s)

Hartman, L. P. (2002). Perspectives in Business ethics. Chicago, IL: Irwin/McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 00723314052 Supplementary Resources:

The students are encouraged to become familiar with other sources, especially those located electronically.

Assessment:
  1. Six reading and case study assignments covering important aspects in values, culture, and ethics in a global environment.
  2. A twelve-page Reflective Paper (APA Style, 5th Edition) on any culture, values, or ethics in the global environment
Academic Requirements:

  1. All students are expected to “attend” the course by completing all course assignments in an academic manner and with complete preparation.
  2. Grammar, punctuation, spelling and overall composition will be included in the grading of all assignments.
  3. Students are required to complete each unit within a one-week time frame. At the student’s request, and upon successful completion of a unit in less than one week, the instructor will provide students with subsequent units of homework in advance.
  4. Plagiarism will not be tolerated.
Method of Instruction

BU650 is a distance-learning course offered through Canyon College. Because this class is a partially self-paced program in that you may complete a specific weeks work at anytime during that week timeframe, it is essential that the student review all available materials located in the text, classroom, e-mail, and syllabus. Course examinations will be administered on-line during the fourth and eighth weeks of class. Prior to the submission of the first assignment each student is required to submit via e-mail to the instructor the following information.
Name, e-mail address, course expectations, professional work experience, educational background and anything else you would like the instructor to know about you.
Course Schedule and Assignments:

Week 1
Unit 1: Read an academic article on Social Responsibility in a Global Economy. Submit a two-page analysis of the materials read.
Week 2
Unit 2: Read a your text and a journal article on Egoism. Submit a two-page summary of materials read using references from your text and journal article to support your summary.
Week 3
Unit 3: Read an academic article on Value Theory of Management. Submit a two-page analysis of the materials read.
Week 4
Unit 4: Submit a detailed description of the Reflective/Term Paper you have chosen covering any topic in organization development or organization change, including the purpose of the study and the limitations of the study. This can be done in two to three pages. Wait for the professor’s comments.
Week 5
Unit 5: Read one academic article and your text on Kantian formalism. Submit a two-page summary of materials read using references from your text and journal article to support your summary.
Week 6
Unit 6: Read one academic article on Culture in International Organizations. Submit a two-page analysis of the material read
Week 7
Unit 7: Read one academic article and your text on two or three moral issues confronting a global business today. Submit a two-page analysis of materials read using references from your text and journal article to support your analysis.
Week 8 – Final Exam
Unit 8: Submit your twelve-page Reflective/Term Paper. Wait for the professor’s comments.
Grading criteria:

Readings:
Reflective/Term Paper: 		50%
50%


* This syllabus is subject to change at the discretion of the instructor.