University of San Diego
School of Business
Administration
ETLW 302
Business
& Society
Summer
2015
TR
9-12:15
Professor Richard
E. Custin, J.D., LL.M. email: rcustin@sandiego.edu
Coronado 216 Office
Hours- TR 8-9 A.M. and as arranged
619 260-4854
Course
Description:
This course examines principles of social responsibility,
ethics, law, and stakeholder theory as they apply to organizations domestically
and abroad. Coverage includes business ethics; individual versus societal
interests; labor and employment issues; consumer protection; discrimination and
diversity; the natural environment; politics, public policy, and government
regulation of business. Particular attention is given to developing moral
reasoning skills. Prerequisite: MGMT 300.
Course
Objectives:
Students successfully completing
this course will be able to:
Recognize the stakeholders in various
types of international and domestic organizations
Evaluate
competing interests in business, government, and society
Apply ethical
reasoning to problem solving in business
Demonstrate an
appreciation for diversity
Assess the
relationship of ethics and law
Develop an
applied knowledge of employment & labor law
Key topics to be covered this semester
are:
The Relationship between Business & Society
Social Corporate Responsibility
The Stakeholder Approach
Corporate Governance
Crisis Management
Business Ethics
Employment Law
Labor Law
Employment Discrimination & Affirmative Action
Workplace Legal Issues including Privacy & Health & Safety
Alternative Dispute Resolution- Arbitration and Mediation
Defined Benefit & Defined Contribution Retirement Plans, Workers
Compensation &
Unemployment Compensation
Required
Course Materials: (must be obtained in advance of first day of class)
Cihon & Castagnera, Employment & Labor Law, 8th edition, South-Western
(978-1-133-58660-9)
Previous or electronic editions are not
acceptable. You may not “share” a book
with another student in the class.
Course
Requirements and Student Evaluation:
Attendance:
We expect that students will
attend all scheduled classes. Please do not enter the classroom
late. If the class is in session, do
not knock on the door or otherwise interrupt the discussion or activity. If you
are late, please wait until the next break time to enter the classroom.
Participation:
Active participation is the key
to success in this course. You must
bring your text to each class meeting.
No exceptions. You must be
prepared to discuss each case that is assigned for reading and study. You are encouraged to participate in class
and on the class blog.
Caveat:
You must be prepared to discuss
the material assigned and the cases in the required text. In the event you are
unprepared for any class question or case discussion your overall cumulative
grade points may be reduced five points for each instance you are
unprepared. We need your active
participation.
Please provide me with a valid e-mail address. I may contact you via e-mail with information
concerning class cancellations, assignments, due dates and supplemental
reading. An e-mail message created and
sent to you creates a presumption that the e-mail was received and read by you. Therefore, check your e-mail regularly!
No make-up examinations will be
given absent extraordinary reasons. (major earthquakes-8.0+, tornados, floods-
like the “Ark”, impending end of world, and disasters of monstrous
proportion) No assignments will be accepted
after the announced due date.
Please remember to silence your
cell phone during class. No computers or
other electronic devises are permitted during class lecture or discussion. Unauthorized use during an examination will
result in a failing grade.
Please do not request a specific
grade or advise the instructor that you need a grade to maintain a scholarship
or for some other reason. Requesting a
grade or attempting to influence the instructor concerning grading constitutes
professional misconduct.
Unless approved in writing by the
instructor, any audio or video recording of the lecture or class discussions is
strictly prohibited.
Unless expressly provided by the
instructor, you may not submit assignments as electronically or as attachments. Please retain copies of all written
assignments you submit.
Grading:
Scale: A+ 100-97, A
96-92, A-91-90, B+89, B 88-82, B-80-81, C+ 79, C 78-72, C-71-70, D+ 69, D
68-62, D- 61-60, less than 60=F
3 tests - 40% - Multiple Choice
Final Examination- Essay and/or multiple choice- Comprehensive
- 40%
Class Participation and Professionalism- 10%
Individual and Group Assignments- 10%
Important: Earning a grade of A in the course also
requires that you were prepared for each class meeting, maintained
professionalism at all times, completed all class assignments and actively
participated in class discussions.
Statement
on Academic Integrity:
“All members of the University community share the
responsibility for maintaining an environment of academic integrity since
academic dishonesty is a threat to the University. Acts of academic dishonesty
include: a) unauthorized assistance on an examination; b) falsification or
invention of data; c) unauthorized collaboration on an academic exercise; d)
plagiarism; e) misappropriation of resource materials; f) any unauthorized
access of an instructor's files or computer account; or g) any other serious
violation of academic integrity as established by the instructor.”
School
of Business Administration Mission Statement:
To develop socially responsible
business leaders with a global outlook through academically rigorous, relevant,
and values-based education and research.
Disclaimer
The lectures, discussions,
assignments, personal interaction and all educational activity are information and
not legal advice. If you need legal, tax
or any other professional advice, consult a licensed attorney or other
qualified professional. The Professor is
not providing legal or other representation to any student. No attorney client privilege is intended or
implied.