University of San Diego
School of Business
Administration
ETLW 302
Business
& Society
Section
# 3, 12:20-1:15 P.M. MWF
Spring
2014
Richard E.
Custin, J.D., M.Ed, LL.M. email: rcustin@sandiego.edu
Coronado 216 Office Hours- 7-7:45 A.M. MWF; 1:30-3 P.M. MW 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 who successfully complete
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 public law including employment & labor law
Key topics to be covered this semester
are:
The Relationship between Business & Society
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
Required
Course Materials: (must be obtained in advance of first day of class)
Cihon & Castagnera, Employment &
Labor Law, 7E, South-Western (978-1-4390-3727)
(Custom or other editions are not
adequate)
Course
Requirements and Student Evaluation:
Attendance:
Absences from class may adversely
affect your grade. Please do not enter the classroom late. Tardiness may count as a class absence. Please note: Students in prior semesters have ignored the
attendance and tardiness rule and have earned poor grades.
Participation:
Active participation is the key
to success in this course. You must
bring your book 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
discussions.
Caveat:
Average work in this course will
result in a “C’ grade. I welcome your
active participation! Not having a
textbook in class is considered an absence.
If you are unprepared for any class question or case discussion your
overall cumulative grade may be reduced by five points for each instance you
are unprepared.
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! You may need access to the Internet to
complete some assignments.
No make-up examinations will be
given absent extraordinary reasons. (Ie: 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.
It is not possible to “make-up” class assignments.
You may use your computer for
viewing the electronic text or for taking class notes. Please do not text, use your
cell phone, or your computer for any other reason.
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. I do not change grades unless I have made a
calculation error. I do not discuss
grades via email.
I retain copies of tests,
examinations and assignments for sixty days following the end of the semester.
Professionalism requires that you
act at all times with skill, good judgment and respect for others.
I generally do not entertain
questions within 24 hours of any test including the final examination. The
final examination time is set by the USD Registrar and is available on
my.sandiego.edu.
Grading:
Scale: A 100-92,
A-91-90, B+89, B 88-82, B-80-81, C+ 79, C 78-72, C-71-70, D 69-60, less than
60=F
3 quizzes - 40% - multiple choice
Participation / Professionalism: 10%
Writing Assignments: 10%
Final Examination- Essay and/or multiple choice- Comprehensive
- 40%
(please see MySanDiego
for the date and time for the final examination. You may not take the final examination at any
other date or time)
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 expressly
intended or implied.
