BMGT 1341 Syllabus Sp09

Trinity=20 Valley Community College

TVCC=20 =85 Excellence =85 A Shared Vision

Business = Ethics, BMGT=20 1341

Internet = Syllabus=20

Instructor

Kippi Harraid

Business=20 Professor

kharraid@tvcc.edu

Prefer = emails=20 within Blackboard regarding class

Office =

Location: =20 TC224

903.670.2632=20 (office)

Office = Hours

Baugh = Technology=20 Center

TVCC = Athens=20 Campus

10:00=20 am =96 11:00 pm=20 M/W

10:00=20 am =96 12:00 pm = T/TH

Tutoring=20 Hours

Studen= t=20 Success Center

Baugh = Technology=20 Center

TVCC = Athens=20 Campus, TC320

11:00=20 am =96 12:00=20 pm =20 M/W/F

Description:

Welcome=20 to Business Ethics Online! The general purpose of this course is = to=20 provide an introduction to ethical decision making in business. The = focus will=20 be on ethical decision making and ethical business issues at individual, = organizational, and societal levels. Dilemmas, real life situations, and = cases=20 will provide an opportunity for students to use course concepts to = address=20 ethical issues in real life. The course emphasizes critical thinking and = informed decision making about ethical action. This course is not = designed=20 as a university transfer course.

Business=20 Ethics is part of a workforce education program designed for employment = in=20 business, industry, technical fields, and health services. Ethical = decision making is of vital importance and demanded by employers = today. =20

Goals:

The=20 primary purpose of Business Ethics is to prepare you for ethical issues = and=20 ethical dilemmas you will face in your business career. = Building on=20 the foundation of your textbook, we'll add study tips in the form of = weekly=20 assignments, class discussions, Internet research assignments, case = studies, and=20 some external reading. The course is fast-paced, so keep up with = the=20 work!

Requirements:

The=20 computer system requirements for this course are as follows:

=B7 =20 Windows=20 98 or later operating system

=B7 =20 Easy=20 access to a reliable Internet connection =96 56K modem speed or = higher

=B7 =20 A=20 word processing program such as Microsoft Word 97 or later version, = Microsoft=20 Works, or Word Perfect.

Texts:

Ferrell,=20 O. C., Fraedrich, John, and Linda=20 Ferrell. Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making = and=20 Cases, 7^th Edition. New York: Houghton = Mifflin=20 Company, 2007. ISBN 0-618-74934-8

Jennings,=20 Marianne. A Business Tale: A Story of Ethics, = Choices,=20 Success =96 and a Very Large Rabbit. New York: = Amacom, 2003. ISBN = 0-8144-7197-8

The=20 Ferrell text can be purchased in the TVCC bookstore. The Jennings book = must be=20 purchased elsewhere. I suggest purchasing a used book through Amazon.com = or a=20 similar book agent online. I purchased my copy for $5 +$3 = shipping.

In=20 order to complete this course online, you will also need easy access to = a=20 reliable Internet connection. A dial-up connection does not work well. = This is a=20 weekly requirement. No exceptions.

Resources:

The=20 textbook, Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making and = Cases,=20 7^th ed., offers some excellent special features including = a great=20 student web site. The URL is quite long, so just = click on=20 this hyperlink: http://college.hmco.com/business/ferrell/ethics/7e/student_home.html= =20

Expectations:

You=20 will be expected to:

=B7 =20 Follow=20 TVCC Internet course policies and procedures

=B7 =20 Communicate=20 weekly with instructor and meet all deadlines

=B7 =20 Conduct=20 yourself in a professional manner online when communicating with = classmates and=20 instructor. Rude behavior online will not be tolerated!

Learning = Outcomes:

Upon=20 successful completion of this course, you will be able to: =

=B7 =20 Identify=20 and define key moral concepts and theorists and assess their impact on = business=20 ethics decisions.

=B7 =20 Demonstrate=20 an understanding of the dimensions between business ethics, economics, = law,=20 corporate and organizational culture, performance, and relationships.=20

=B7 =20 Identify,=20 discuss and analyze important ethical concerns and issues in the = functional=20 areas of business including management, marketing, accounting, and = finance.=20

=B7 =20 Explain=20 the significance of business ethics and apply moral principles to = evaluate=20 ethical issues.

Course Access via=20 Blackboard:

Students=20 can log on to the TVCC Blackboard website after the first class day of = the=20 semester by following the link https://ecourses.tvcc.edu/. =

All=20 student log-ins are as follows:

=B7 =20 TVCC=20 Student User ID: =20 Your last name followed by the first initial of your first name plus the = last=20 four digits of your social security number. For example, Kippi = Harraid,=20 461-08-1234, would be harraidk1234. (all lower case, no = spaces)

=B7 =20 VCT=20 (Virtual College of Texas) Student User ID: =20 Your last name followed y the first initial of your first name = plus the=20 last four digits of your college ID issued by your host college. If your = college=20 does not issue a college ID, then use the last four digits of your = social=20 security number. For example, Kippi Harraid, Student ID#6824937, would = be=20 harraidk4937. (all lower case, no spaces)

=B7 =20 Password: =20 Same for both TVCC and VCT students. It will be exactly as your = User ID=20 with one exception: capitalize the first letter of = your last=20 name. For example, Kippi Harraid, 461-08-1234, would be Harraidk1234.=20

=B7 =20 You=20 will log in the first time and be prompted to change your = password.

=B7 =20 Be=20 sure that your password is a strong password =96 at least 8 characters = in length=20 and has at least 3 of the following: uppercase, lowercase, numbers, or=20 symbols

=B7 =20 Write=20 down your password in a safe location!

Assignments: =

You=20 will be provided with a Weekly To Do Assignment Check List at the = beginning of=20 each week. This can be found on the blackboard homepage. Pay close = attention to=20 due dates and times! All assignments should be posted no later = than 11:00=20 p.m. on Saturday of the scheduled week.

Discussion=20 Board:

Each=20 student will be expected to log on to the Blackboard discussion board = each week=20 where there will be chapter discussion thread assignments posted = throughout the=20 semester. All entries should be posted by the scheduled = week=92s due=20 date. If you exhibit rude behavior, use profanity, or make any threats = to either=20 students or instructor on any thread in the discussion board, your post = will be=20 removed immediately. You will then not be allowed to participate on the=20 discussion board for the remainder of the semester. Further assignments = that=20 require the discussion board will be composed offline and emailed = directly to=20 the instructor instead.

Exams: =

All=20 exams will be timed. Students who fail to take an exam without = contacting the=20 instructor prior=20 to=20 the exam=20 will receive a zero for that exam and will not be allowed a make-up. = If a=20 test is announced as a proctored exam, the exam will not be administered = online. Students will be required to come to the TVCC Athens = Campus=20 Library Resource Center, testing center, or the testing center on their = home=20 campus to take any proctored exams. VCT students will be required to go = to the=20 testing center on their host campus to take the proctored = exams. =20 =20

Online Learning: =20

This=20 is not a self-paced class. Please refer to the class schedule and = calendars for=20 assignments and due dates. Keep in mind that online learning is active = and=20 self-initiated, and therefore requires self discipline. Don't think that = this=20 class will be easier because it is online; it will probably be harder. =
Here=20 are some tips for successful completion of an online course.

=B7 =20 Prepare=20 in advance

=B7 =20 Set=20 a specific time of day for doing the work

=B7 =20 Prepare=20 a physical setting (close the door, eliminate interruptions, = etc.)

=B7 =20 Ask=20 lots of questions in the discussion board if you don't understand = something=20

Online Etiquette: =20

If=20 you haven't participated in online communication very much, you might = want to=20 visit a few web sites that explain "Netiquette,=94 such as http://www.= learnthenet.com/english/html/09netiqt.htm. =20

=B7 =20 Use=20 polite, understated, good language

=B7 =20 Do=20 not type in ALL CAPS, which is perceived as shouting

=B7 =20 Think=20 of your comments as being printed in a newspaper

Documentation of Course=20 Completion:

You=20 are expected to keep copies of all of your submitted work. If an=20 assignment is lost, it will be your responsibility to redo and/or = resubmit the=20 assignment for grading.

Once=20 an assignment is graded and returned, you must keep a copy of the graded = assignment in electronic format. Then, if there is a dispute on = the grade,=20 you have verification of grade received.

Late=20 Work:

This=20 course is not self-paced; there are published assignment due = dates. Course=20 is organized by week. The week begins on Sunday and ends the following = Saturday=20 at 11:00 pm. All assignments are to be turned in by Saturday at 11:00=20 pm. Assignments will remain open for three days after = the due=20 date and may be turned in with a 30% late penalty. Assignments will = receive a=20 grade of zero after the third day (Tuesday at 11:00 pm).

Attendance:

Students=20 enrolled in an online class are expected to regularly interact with = their=20 instructor during the term of the course. Part of = each week=92s=20 assignments will be to answer the Weekly Roll Call. The roll call can be = accessed through a calendar link each week or through the assessment = link in the=20 course menu. Students who do not complete the weekly roll call will be = counted=20 absent for that week. According to TVCC policy, any student who is = absent for=20 three-week s during the term may be subject to administrative withdrawal = from=20 the course by instructor for non attendance. See TVCC Catalog, = 2008-2009, pg.=20 66.

Withdrawals:

A=20 new THECB Rule has been established to address a new law enacted by the=20 legislature regarding the number of withdrawals (W=92s) that a student = may have=20 during their academic career (THECB Rules: Chapter 4, Subchapter A, = 4.10). The=20 law states that any student whose first semester in college is Fall 2007 = or=20 later may not have more than six unexcused withdrawals (W=92s) during = their=20 academic career. This applies to a student=92s academic record from all = higher=20 education institutions attended. If a student has six unexcused = withdrawals,=20 they will no longer be allowed to withdraw from a course without = receiving a=20 grade in the course, which will be an =93F=94. To determine if a = withdrawal is=20 excused, a student must process a withdrawal request through the = guidance=20 services office. If an instructor initiates a withdrawal, it is = automatically an=20 unexcused withdrawal. It is the student=92s responsibility to = officially=20 withdraw from a course.

Remember: =20 It is YOUR=20 RESPONSIBILITY to=20 withdraw from this class. It must be done through the registrar=92s = office. =20 A phone call to your instructor WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED as a = withdrawal. =20 Proper paperwork required by TVCC must be completed.

Academic = Integrity:

Among=20 the violations of academic integrity are: cheating, plagiarism, = falsification=20 and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, personal misrepresentation = and=20 proxy, bribes, favors, and threats.

Any=20 work that is submitted for grading should belong to you. Your work must = reflect=20 your own personality and understanding; work copied from another is = unacceptable and grounds for a breach of academic integrity. = Specifically, as=20 academic integrity issues relate to this course, if it is discovered = that you=20 are not completing your own assignments, you will fail this=20 course. Cheating will not be tolerated. If you cheat in this class, = you=20 will be either dropped from the course or given a grade of =93F=94 for = the=20 course. This is a zero tolerance rule. The moral of = this=20 story is to study with others, but do your own work!

TVCC=20 is an equal opportunity employer/educator functioning under the = affirmative=20 action plan and

does=20 not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, = disability,=20 or other legislated

categories=20 in its services, employment programs, and/or its educational programs = and=20 activities.

This=20 includes but is not limited to admissions, treatment, and=20 access.