Southwestern Assemblies of God University

Dr. Christi Sanders

Fall 2015
September 2, 2015
December 9, 2015

Business Ethics
On- Campus COURSE SYLLABUS

BUS 4113
T/TH 10:50-12:10

Contents
COURSE DESCRIPTION............................................................................................................2
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES...........................................................................................2
COURSE TEXTS......................................................................................................................... 2
COURSE METHODOLOGY........................................................................................................ 2
COURSE EVALUATION..............................................................................................................3
GRADING.................................................................................................................................... 6
COURSE POLICIES....................................................................................................................7
SAGU ACADEMIC POLICIES.....................................................................................................7
COURSE DESIGN....................................................................................................................... 8
PROFESSOR CONTACT..........................................................................................................11
MODEL COVER SHEET*.......................................................................................................... 13

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COURSE DESCRIPTION
A study of contemporary business issues and dilemmas involving personal and
corporate ethical practices, values, and corporate social responsibility in both the
domestic and global marketplace using texts and case studies. (Prerequisite: Junior or
senior class standing in any major/specialization.)
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
The student learning outcomes of this course are:
1. Provide an awareness of ethical expectations and demands emanating from
stakeholders and placed on corporations.
2. Provide an appreciation of ethical issues and the influence these issues have on
society, management decision making, and corporate behaviors and practices.
3. Provide an understanding of appropriate business responses and management
approaches for dealing with social, political, environmental, technological, and
global issues.
4. Provide a strategic perspective on a businesss legitimacy in a global society to
build trust with society and all stakeholders.
COURSE TEXTS
Carroll, A.B., & Buchholtz, A.K., (2015). Business & Society: Ethics and stakeholder
management, 9th edition. Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning.
ISBN: 978-1-285-73429-3
Maxwell, J.C. (2002). The Maxwell Leadership Bible. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson,
Inc.

COURSE METHODOLOGY
The course will be delivered using classroom lectures consisting of verbal and
multimedia presentations, group discussions, and written assessments. The students
will be assessed in obtaining the course objectives through written essay/projects and
examinations.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
1. Study by means of textbook reading, supplementary reading material, and
interactive supplemental publisher resources in conjunction with the textbook
as specified by the instructor.
2. Engage in classroom lectures and other presentations.
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3. Participate in class discussions and other learning activities.
4. Complete all course assignments and projects.
5. Contact with instructor and/or students through discussions, email, or phone.
COURSE EVALUATION
Grades for the course will be based upon the cumulative total of course content exams
covering lectures and textbook reading. The evaluation will also include the essay
assignments and class participation.
Exams
Two comprehensive exams will be administered at the middle and conclusion of this
course. They will be drawn from the material presented during the entire course.
Absence on any day of exam will be viewed UNFAVORABLY and in such circumstances
students should not assume that they would be permitted to take a late exam. Late
exams will be administered with the following guidelines:
A student who falls ill on the day of the exam is required to call or contact the
instructor that day to report the problem.
The student must present an appropriate document verifying the illness when
returning to class.
With the instructor's approval the exam will be scheduled at the instructor's
convenience within one week of the student's return to class.
An unexcused absence on a test date will result in a zero for that test.

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Assignments
Case Studies
The student will answer the questions for case studies assigned in the Course
Schedule for the week assigned. Identification of the question being answered
must be clearly noted. APA formatting should be used along with a cover page as
the example at the end of this syllabus. Bullets with short sentences for answers
are acceptable, but complete sentences and thoughts are required. If the
question has more than one question within it, identify the sub-questions
alphabetically (1a, 1b, 1c, and 1d, etc.). Case studies will be submitted via the
blackboard tool on the due date indicated.
Maxwell Leadership Bible Devotional Essays
You will be assigned two leadership devotionals from John Maxwells Leadership
Bible. You will complete a one-page (minimum) summary of the devotional and
its application to international business. You may cite other scripture in support
of your responses.
Oral Debates
On the first day of class, each student will be placed on a debate team for the
duration of the term. Debates will be held as scheduled unless there is a conflict,
which requires the change of date, at the professors discretion. Each team will
draw from a list of approved debate topics as well as a date. Each team must
prepare either a pro or con debate, and you will know ahead of time which side
you will be arguing. ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY FOR ALL STUDENTS ON
DEBATE DAYS. If you are absent on the day of a debate for which your team is
responsible for presenting, you will receive a zero- no exceptions. If you are
absent and your team is not presenting, you will lose 20 points from your debate
participation grade for each debate day that you miss. Debate day guidelines
and instructions will be provided the first day of class.
Debating students are also required to submit a paper summarizing the debate
issues, both affirmative and negative, outlining the specific ethical issues, and
describing their personal point of view about the topic. Papers must be 2-3
pages long and should be followed by a list of references used to support their
work.
Additionally, an annotated bibliography must be submitted to the professor by
each team member that will contain a correct APA formatted list of each source
that the team may reference during a debate.

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Reading Quizzes
Quizzes are open-book and un-timed and cover the contents of the chapter
studied that week. Quizzes may be taken as many times as you like, but the
Blackboard System will only record the grade for the last attempt. Students will
take the quizzes online by accessing the Blackboard Assessments tool. Grades
will be made available to the student following the submission of the quiz.
Semester Portfolio Project
Students will complete a semester-long individual research project which will be
placed in their student portfolio. Directions for this assignment will be released
the first day of class.
Assignment Guidelines
All class assignments should be completed with due consideration for the professional
work expected of students at this university. APA Style Formatting will be used. Work
should be neat and well organized. Pages should be properly joined if sent in as a hard
copy. (Note: Prof Sanders expects all assignments to be electronically delivered to her
unless specifically stated otherwise.) All assignments must have appropriate headings
and subheadings when required. All pages should be numbered as per APA style
formatting. An appropriate title page must be included (see sample at end of syllabus).
Standard one-inch margins on all sides shall be used and the font for the text shall be
TIMES NEW ROMAN 12 point. Students personal data shall be on the cover page, but
not on the succeeding pages (student name if included on individual content pages is
allowed if presented within the page number feature in a header or footer and presented
consistently).
Students should, as a matter of habit, proofread their work prior to turning it in to the
instructor so that typographical, grammatical, and syntactical errors may be corrected.
Assignments should be turned in on time. **It is also advisable that students keep a
computer backup copy of work being turned in to safeguard against loss.
Unless otherwise specified in the assignment instructions, all pages should be type
written with double line spacing, numbered, using 1 margins and Arial 12 point font.
Assignments should be saved and submitted in Blackboard as either an MS Word (.doc
or .docx), Portable Document Format (.pdf), or Rich Text Format (.rtf) file.

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GRADING
I will grade each exam and assignment within seven days after a student submits it
through Blackboard.
Grades will be determined as follows:
Type of Grade
Portfolio
Development
Assignment
Case Studies
Maxwell Devotions
Debates
Debate Day
Attendance
Reading Quizzes
Exams
Semester Portfolio
Project
Total:
Undergraduate
Grading Scale
A
93-100
A90-92
B+
87-89
B
83-86
B80-82
C+
77-79

Number of
Assignments
1

Point Value for

Each
20

Total Points
Possible
20

11
2
2
6

20
15
50
40

220
30
100
240

13
2
1

15
50
75

195
100
75
1000

GPA
4.0
3.7
3.3
3.0
2.7
2.3

Point
Scale
930-1000
900-929
870-899
830-869
800-829
770-799

Undergraduate
Grading Scale
C
73-76
C70-72
D+
67-69
D
63-66
D60-62
F
59-below

GPA
2.0
1.7
1.3
1.0
0.7
0.0

Point
Scale
730-769
700-729
670-699
630-669
600-629
0-599

Since the various assignments in this class do not always have 100 points possible, the
letter grade for each assignment can be calculated using percentages, just as the final
grade for the course will be calculated. For example, if an assignment has a total point
value of 50 points and the point award is 41 points, 41 50 = 82%, then the letter
grade is B-. For the final course grade, the same methodology will be used. If 972 of
1040 points are earned, the letter grade will be A (972 1070 = 93.5%).

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COURSE POLICIES
Attendance
Attendance is taken daily. Students are expected to attend all classes unless matters
beyond the control of the student prevent attending. Students are expected to be on time
and ready to participate. Students arriving more than five minutes late may not be
allowed to join the class and will be considered absent.

Late Work
A grace period on all late work is extended for the first two (2) weeks of the course to
accommodate adjustment to the course load and late arrival of text books, etc.
However, beginning the third (3rd) week of the course, late work will not be
accepted.

SAGU ACADEMIC POLICIES

For specific academic policies pertaining to your courses please click on the SAGU
Academic Policies button inside Blackboard.

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COURSE DESIGN
Week
No.
1

Week
Beginning

Sept
2

Class
Day
Thurs
3rd

Assignments
Intro/Go over course syllabus

Due
Dates
Sept
6

Ch. 1: The Business & Society

Relationship

Sept
7

Case 1: Walmart: The Main

Street Merchant of Doom.
Answer questions 1, 4, & 6.

Sept
13

Chapter 1 Reading Quiz

Ch. 2: Corporate Citizenship:
Social Responsibility,
Responsiveness, and Performance

Sept
14

Submit devotional from

Maxwell Leadership Bible, 2
Peter 3:8-13, The Law of
Priorities.

Sept
20

Chapter 2 Reading Quiz

Debate Day
Ch. 3: The Stakeholder Approach
to Business, Society, and Ethics

Sept
21

Case 7: Using Ex-Cons to Teach

Business. Answer all 4
questions.

Chapter 3 Reading Quiz

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Sept
27

Notes

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Ch. 4: Corporate Governance:
Foundational Issues

Sept
28

Case 11: Family Business.

Answer all 4 questions.

Oct
4

Chapter 4 Reading Quiz

Debate Day
Ch. 5: Strategic Management and
Corporate Public Affairs

Oct
5

Case 10: Phantom Express.

Answer all 4 questions

Oct
11

Chapter 5 Reading Quiz

Homecoming
October 10

Ch. 6: Issues and Crisis

Management

Oct
12

Case 15: Nike, Inc. and

Sweatshops. Answer questions
2, 3, and 7.

Oct
18

Chapter 6 Reading Quiz

Debate Day
Ch. 7: Business Ethics
Fundamentals

Oct
19

Case 17: Chiquita: An

excruciating Dilemma between
Life and Law. Answer questions
2, 4, and 5.

Chapter 7 Reading Quiz

Midterm Exam Chapters 1-7

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Oct
25
Fall Break!
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Ch. 8: Personal and Organizational
Ethics

Oct
26

Case 13: Location, Location,

Location Answer questions 1-4

Chapter 8 Reading Quiz

Nov
1

No Class on Thursday!

Ch. 9: Business Ethics and

Technology

10

Nov
2

Case 16: Coke and Pepsi in India.

Answer questions 2, 4, and 5.

Chapter 9 Reading Quiz

Nov
8

Debate Day
Ch. 10, Ethical Issues in the Global
Arena

11

Nov
9

Submit devotional from

Maxwell Leadership Bible, Ps.
35:4-5, The Law of Timing.

Nov
15

Chapter 10 Reading Quiz

Ch. 12: Business Influence on
Government and Public Policy

12

Nov
16

Case 19: Should Directors Shine

Light on Dark Money? Answer
all 3 questions.

Chapter 12 Reading Quiz

Debate Day

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Nov
22

IACBE
Regional
Assembly

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Ch. 13: Consumer Stakeholders:
Information Issues and Responses.

13

Nov
23

Case 21: Big Pharmas

Marketing Tactics. Answer
questions 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.

Nov
29

Thanksgiving
Break
Nov 25-29

Chapter 13 Reading Quiz

No class on Thursday!
Ch.19: Employment Discrimination
and Affirmative Action

14

Nov
30

Read Case 35: Looksism at A&F.

Answer questions 1, 2, 3, and 4.

Dec
6

Chapter 19 Reading Quiz

15

Dec 7

Debate Day
Final Exam Review
Final Exam- TBD

PROFESSOR CONTACT

The best way to contact me is via email. I will respond within 24 hours.
I will be available to you via:
o Email: csanders@sagu.edu
o Office phone: 972-825-4871
The best time to reach me by phone is: 8:00 AM 5:00 PM Monday through
Friday.

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Dr. Christi Sanders

Fall 2015
Phone: 972-825-4871
csanders@sagu.edu
M/W/F Schedule
Time
8:00- 9:00 am
9:05-10:00 am
10:15-11:15 am
11:35-12:30 pm

Activity
Office Hours
BUS 4473
Chapel
MGT 2383

12:30- 1:30 pm

Office Hours

Time
8:00-9:25
9:30-10:30
10:50-12:10
12:20-1:40

Activity
Office Hours
Chapel
Bus 4113
HRM 3113

Description
Strategy & Policy
Management
Communications

Location
A4015
LIB- L2007
SC
A4013
A4015

T/Th Schedule
Description
Business Ethics
Human Resource
Management

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Location
A4015
SC
FC114
A4013

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MODEL COVER SHEET*

[*Student - Remove these top two lines prior to submission]

SOUTHWESTERN ASSEMBLIES OF GOD UNIVERSITY

Course Name
Course Code and Section Number

Instructor: [Name]

[Appropriate Assignment Title]

STUDENT DATA:
Name (use official name as it appears in eCAMS)
E-mail
Phone
Semester

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Date

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