There is only one textbook for the course. It is the Business Ethics Workshop, and the textbook is here.
The caffeinated professor!
This is your AI tool trained to answer questions about business ethics, but as customized to this particular course, textbook, and professor. The tool never sleeps!
The AI tool ishere.
Discussion board
grading explanation
video is here.
Note: There is no
credit for late DB
work because the
exercises are about
class participation.
"What should I expect
on the exam?" is
answered here.
"What makes a good
essay response on
the exam, and how will
it be graded?" is
answered here.
Extra credit is addressed here. Please note that the most extra credit possible is less than 1/3 of a grade. Extra credit will only be counted in cases where students' final grades are right at the cutoff between 2 grades (then it may help to push up).
The Pace University library has set up a useful guide for independent research designed for students who are interested in business ethics, and or/those seeking material for extra credit projects. The link is here.
A note about online classes & holiday scheduling is here.
Help for students using the Classes interface is provide by professionals at Pace University Information Technology Services (ITS), and at the Center for Teaching and Learning Technology.
Pace University web-based help for students using LMS is here.
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Week 2
Thursday 30 January → Wednesday 5 February
Welcome to Week 2 after a good start!
This week grades WILL be assigned for online activities, BUT I will grade generously. The week after I will demand a bit more substance. (Please recall that there is no credit for late DB work because the exercises are about class participation.)
A short video about the online discussion board grading process is posted below, along with a brief review of your discussion board work. If you have any questions, please post them on the Ask the Prof Blackboard forum, or email me. Generally, I prefer the forum because if you are uncertain about something, others in the class probably are too.
Our video course work this week will be Chapter 2, Modules 1 & 2. They can be found below.
Prof's response to last week's db on medical testing.
Discussion Board Grading
Please watch the video below describing the discussion board grading.
Reading Our reading homework will be Chapter 2 of Business Ethics Workshop: Theories of Duties and Rights: Traditional Tools for Making Decisions in
Business When the Means Justify the Ends. Especially the first section on duties, pages 33 - 41.
Online Lecture
Chapter 2, Module 1
Please watch the online lecture below.
Chapter 2, Module 2
Please watch the online lecture below.
Discussion
Case: Surveillance Camera Man
Please watch the short documentary below.
Consider what ethical conflicts and dilemmas arise here. Who is involved, who needs to be taken into consideration? Which facts are important?
Next, go to the online tutor which is here, and figure out a way to use it to help you answer this question: From the perspective of the perennial duties as described in the Business Ethics Workshop textbook Chapter 2, is Surveillance Camera Man admirable, reprehensible, something else? Why?
Please consider and comment about how reliable the tutor is!
Also, respond to at least two of your classmates.
Dates for completion Reading, videos and initial discussion board posting finished by noon Monday.
Response to classmates on discussion board finished by noon Wednesday.
