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Course Online Syllabus

Fall 2011

Department BUSICourse Number6351 Section Number25076
Name of Course Business and Society
Name of Instructor Huang,Shengsheng

This information may not constitute all course policies; students are responsible for all course requirements established by their instructors during the semester and all institutional policies as established in the UHV student handbook.

Learning Objectives

As a result of this course, students will

  1. Recognize the global issues and issues related to the political environment that businesses must manage, and apply these ideas when preparing business cases
  2. Identify and explain issues related to corporate governance, and to consumer protection issues and trends, and to apply these ideas when analyzing business cases;
  3. Explain corporate social responsibility and apply the concepts related to socially responsive management when analyzing business cases
  4. Understand different ethical approaches to decision making, and be able to apply different approaches when analyzing business cases
  5. Comprehend the challenges technological change and issues of the natural environment pose for business, and be able to apply new approaches to prepare business responses
  6. Learn to prepare and present case analyses, and to respond to questions regarding the formulation and evaluation of alternatives, and the recommended course of action

Major Assignments/Exams

LEARNING EXPERIENCE  
GRADING SCHEME  
Individual readiness assessment tests (iRATs) 15%
Class participation 15%
Grading Criteria for Class Participation  
EXAMS 40%
Written case analysis 30%
Grading Criteria for Written Case Report  
CLASS POLICIES  

Required Reading

Anne Lawrence and James Weber, Business and Society: Stakeholders, Ethics, Public Policy,13th ed., ISBN 9780078137150.

Recommended Reading

No additional readings have been recommended for this course.

List of Discussion/Lecture Topics

  • Business in Society
  • Business and Ethics
  • Case Study and Assignements
  • Business in a Globalized World
  • Case Study and Assignements
  • Business and Public Policy
  • Case Study and Assignements
  • Review before Mid-Term Exam (10/16)
  • Mid-Term Exam (10 am - 6 pm)
  • Business and the Natural Environment
  • Case Study and Assignements
  • Business and Its Stakeholders (I)
  • Business and Its Stakeholders (II)
  • Business and Its Stakeholders (III)
  • Case Study and Assignements
  • Final Exam (10 am - 6 pm)
  • Case Written Report Due