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LDR 6135 The Ethical Leader, CRN 20646 Online
Winter CPS Quarter, 6-week
February 17 – March 28, 2015
Contact Information
Instructor Name: Dr. Hernan Murdock
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone Number: 978-394-1626
You can access the course at http://nuonline.neu.edu/ by clicking on the course link under the "My Courses" tab.
Note: Courses you are enrolled in will not show up in CPS Blackboard until the start date of the term.
For computer access, the NEU library can be used 7 days a week: http://www.lib.neu.edu/
Required Textbook/Materials
Cases in Business Ethics (2006)
Author: David J. Sharp
Publisher: Sage Publications
ISBN: 1-4129-0924-4
Course Prerequisites
Student Competencies:
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The internet and Microsoft Word are used throughout. Students are expected to already be proficient in the use of
these tools.
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Students will be expected to complete several written assignments and present them in APA Paper Format.
Documents describing APA format are available in the course.
Course Description
This course considers the conflicts that can arise when individual values conflict with those of the organization. Uses case
studies and current events to examine actions leaders have taken and consequences faced when confronted with ethical
dilemmas. From crises within our religious institutions to corporate fraud, our news is filled with examples of an ethical
void in leadership and our society today. Citizens and employees alike are demanding that our leaders go beyond mere
accountability for their actions; they’re demanding moral leadership in both our institutions and society overall. From these
discussions, students have an opportunity to develop a personal model for ethical leadership.
Learning Outcomes
During the course, students will have the opportunity to:
• Identify various factors that support and hinder ethical decision-making.
• Evaluate the constructs of morality and decision-making.
• Understand the implications of subjective and objective thinking.
• Explore various philosophical and societal approaches to problem solving.
• Analyze ethical issues in business leadership and the decisions of leaders
In pursuing these objectives, the course will:
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Use the text and cases
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Combine theory and practice
Combine the strategic with the tactical
Use relevant concepts to analyze and assess ethical situations in organizations
Course Methodology
Each week you will view lecture materials, read more about the lecture topic in your course text and then you will
complete case studies and other assignments where you will have a chance to apply what you have learned.
Each week, you will be expected to:
1. Review the week's learning objectives.
2. Complete all assigned readings.
3. Complete all lecture materials for the week.
4. Participate in the Discussion Board.
5. Complete and submit all assignments by the due dates using Blackboard
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7
Weekly Structure
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Grading/Evaluation Standards
Student participation is required in all aspects of the course. Participation in discussions is defined very clearly as
contributing throughout the week to the assigned discussions in that week.
Minimal preparation is reading the material, and being able to summarize what it is about, what the issue is, and what you
would recommend.
Superior preparation involves being able to (i) summarize the situation/problem presented by the case; (ii) recommend a
solution to the discussed problem; (iii) support your recommendation with relevant details and analyses; (iv) back up your
sources with correctly formatted references; and (v) discuss innovative solutions, or why obvious solutions might be
discounted.
The instructor reserves the right to scale grades as needed.
Late Submission of Work
Each assignment is due on the date indicated - late assignments will not receive any points. There are no make-up dates
or extensions for the assignments except for documented personal emergencies or special permission granted by the
instructor in writing. Special permission must be requested in writing to the instructor at least two days prior to the due
date of the assignment.
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The course will be weighted as follows:
Evaluation Measures
Discussions
Paper – Case Analysis
Research Paper – Corporate Social Responsibility
Personal Action Paper
25%
25%
25%
25%
Summary of Guidelines
4 or more postings per week
4-5 pages in APA style
5-7 pages in APA style
4-5 pages in APA style
Grading Rubric
Letter
Grade
A
AB+
B
BC+
C
CF
Low
High
94
90
87
84
80
76
73
70
0
100
93
89
86
83
79
75
72
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Participation/Discussion Board
Each week there is an assigned discussion topic. Students are expected to research the topic and to contribute comments
in the discussion forums throughout the week. Initial discussion contribution must be posted by Wednesday (Day 3) of that
week. Students must also post at least two peer responses by Saturday (Day 6) at midnight Eastern Time to meet the
minimum discussion requirements.
In drafting your responses, please keep the following guidelines in mind:
• Be timely in responses.
• Be brief and to the point.
• Make sure the answer adds substantially to the discussion.
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Be collaborative, not combative.
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Be positive in approaching the subject matter.
Avoid the following responses:
• Simple “I agree” or “Good point” statements alone.
• Off-topic postings. Use the “Water Cooler” forum for non-course-related discussion postings or additional
postings.
• Overly long threads; keep in mind everyone is busy!
• Anything that could be interpreted as offensive by a fellow classmate.
• Avoid off-color humor and language; at all times maintain courtesy and respect towards the other members of
the class.
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Discussion Grading Rubric
A/A- (10/9 pts)
Distinguished/
Outstanding
B+/B (8/7pts)
Proficient
B- (6pts)
Basic
C+ (5pts or less)
Below
Expectations
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Grading Discussion Board
Have participated more than 3 times during the week and have posted
outstanding information.
• Initial contribution posted on or before day 3
• Submitted 2 responses to other student posts on or before day 7
• Initial post had academic research references
• Deliver information that shows that thought, insight, and analysis
have taken place
• Make connections to previous or current content or to real-life
situations.
Have participated at least 2 times during the week and have posted
proficient information.
• Posts are made in time for others to read and respond (initial
contribution post made on or before day 3)
• Deliver information that shows that thought, insight, and analysis
have taken place
• Make connections to previous or current content or to real-life
situations, but the
o Connections are not really clear or are too obvious
o Contain new ideas, connections, or applications, but
they may lack depth and/or detail
Have participated at least 1 time during the week and have posted basic
information.
• May not all be made in time for others to read and responses
are generally competent, but the actual information they deliver
seems thin and commonplace
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Make limited, if any, connections, and those are often cast in
the form of vague generalities
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Contain few, if any, new ideas or applications; often are a
rehashing or summary of other comments
Have participated at least 1 time during the week and have posted
information that was below expectations.
• May not all be made in time for others to read and respond
• Are rudimentary and superficial; there is no evidence of insight
or analysis
• Contribute no new ideas, connections, or applications
• May be completely off topic
How do you get other students to interact with your posts? By posting to theirs!
Posting something brilliant on Saturday night is too late to generate a discussion. Please post early, post often.
While the class is expected to respect the confidentiality of all class discussions and Blackboard postings, you should
exercise judgment and refrain from disclosing confidential information.
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Guidelines for Paper – Case Analysis (25% of total grade)
Your four to five-page analysis of the article Values in Tension: Ethics Away from Home should include:
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The key lessons learned from the article;
A reflection of how this article can help you improve your ethical decision making skills; and
Linkages between the article’s arguments and your present or past work experience; or
The top 5 key actions you would implement assuming you are starting a business engaged in international
business (e.g. import-export, outsourced manufacturing).
Your paper must be written using APA style.
Guidelines for Student Research Paper (25% of total grade)
You will research, write and submit a five-to-seven page paper on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). This paper
should demonstrate that you understand the material presented during this course and are able to apply ethical theory
and problem-solving methods to this topic.
Present the arguments for and against CSR, your personal and professional experience and your opinion about the role of
organizations in our society as it relates to CSR. More than theoretical, the paper should also include examples to
illustrate the points made, such as companies and leaders applying the principles you support or made the mistakes you
are highlighting.
The objective of the paper is for students to link CSR and leadership, and to assess an organization’s actions related to
CSR. Your paper must be written using APA style.
Guidelines for Personal Action Journal and Paper (25% of total grade)
We, and those around us, encounter ethical situations with varying frequency in our daily lives. These events occur in our
daily lives in person, in the media, or in our conversations with acquaintances and work colleagues. The journal is
intended for you to observe, record and reflect on those crucial moments. We also improve the learning process by
sharing our knowledge with others. Consequently, you must keep a journal and share your insights in class using the
Blackboard Discussion Board. This means making one weekly journal post in the Personal Journal Postings section of
the Discussion Board. Your personal action journal posting is due Saturday at midnight Eastern Time.
The Personal Action Paper (the final paper) is a four to five-page summary of your journal entries and the key lessons
learned during the class. In essence, it should encapsulate what you learned from the class readings and discussions,
how taking this course has contributed to your understanding of ethics and leadership, and what lessons you intend to
apply to your personal and professional lives in terms of ethical analysis, decision making and ethical leadership. Your
paper must be written using APA style.
All written assignments are due Saturday night (Day 6) at midnight Eastern Time.
Students are expected to critically interpret the text, challenge assumptions, and use data from several sources (beyond
the text), and to make their case and support their arguments.
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Writing Quality Rubric
Scoring Level
Grammar, Mechanics, Usage
Clarity and Coherence
High level of
Proficiency
While there may be minor errors, the paper
follows normal conventions of spelling and
grammar throughout and has been carefully
proofread.
Sentences are structured
and words are chosen to
communicate ideas
clearly.
Appropriate conventions for style and format
are used consistently throughout the written
assignment.
Moderate
Proficiency –
half grade level
reduction (5%)
Minimal
Proficiency – full
grade level
reduction (10%)
Frequent errors in spelling, grammar (such as
subject/verb agreements and tense), sentence
structure and/or other writing conventions
distract the reader, but the reader is able to
completely understand what the writer meant.
Sequencing of ideas
within paragraphs and
transitions between
paragraphs make the
writer’s points easy to
follow.
Sentence structure and/or
word choice sometimes
interfere with clarity.
Writing does not consistently follow
appropriate style and/or format.
Needs to improve
sequencing of ideas
within paragraphs and
transitions between
paragraphs to make the
writing easy to follow.
Writing contains numerous errors in spelling,
grammar, and/or sentence structure which
interfere with comprehension. The reader is
unable to understand some of the intended
meaning.
Sentence structure, word
choice, lack of transitions
and/or sequencing of
ideas make reading and
understanding difficult.
Style and/or format are inappropriate for the
assignment.
There is no intention to penalize students for writing skills but to help improve skills so they can participate fully in the
curriculum.
The following resources are available:
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Smarthinking (available free in Tool section of Blackboard) – this allows students to submit personal written
material on any subject and have it reviewed by an e-structor within a 24-hour window (in most cases).
The Purdue Online Writing Lab at http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ provides free writing resources – with help
in grammar, sentence structure and general writing skills
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Communication/Submission of Work
In the Assignments folder, click on the View/Complete Assignment link to view each assignment. Attach your completed
assignments here and click Submit. Once your assignment has been graded, you will be able to view the grade and
feedback provided by clicking on Tools, View Grades from the Northeastern University Online Campus tab.
Class Schedule / Topical Outline
Week
1
2
3
4
Dates
2/17 - 2/21
2/22 – 2/28
3/1 – 3/7
3/8 – 3/14
Topic
Introduction and
Overview
Management and
Entrepreneurship
Employee Relations
Policy and Strategy
Reading
Introduction
Assignments
None
Discussion Topics
Introduction
Northeastern
Mutual Life
Northeastern Mutual
Life
The Jeffrey Verde
Account
The Jeffrey Verde
Account
Cruickshank, Garth
& Romano
None
Cruickshank, Garth
& Romano
Enron – What Went
Wrong
Enron – What Went
Wrong
A View From The
Trenches
A View From The
Trenches
Matt Moreau’s
Dilemma
None
Matt Moreau’s
Dilemma
Canadian Imperial
Bank of Commerce
Canadian Imperial
Bank of Commerce
Managing Ethics
and Legal
Compliance
Managing Ethics
and Legal
Compliance
Biovail Corporation
Analysis of: Values in
Tension
Biovail Corporation
Values in Tension
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3/15 – 3/21
Social Responsibility
AWC Inc: The
Ventilation Dilemma
Student Research
Paper: Corporate
Social Responsibility
AWC Inc: The
Ventilation Dilemma
Corporate Social
Responsibility
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3/22 – 3/28
The Ethical Person,
Manager and Leader
Moral Person and
Moral Manager
Personal Action
Paper
Moral Person and
Moral Manager
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Academic Honesty and Integrity Statement
The University views academic dishonesty as one of the most serious offenses that a student can commit while in college
and imposes appropriate punitive sanctions on violators. Here are some examples of academic dishonesty. While this is
not an all-inclusive list, we hope this will help you to understand some of the things instructors look for. The following is
excerpted from the University’s policy on academic honesty and integrity; the complete policy is available at
http://www.northeastern.edu/osccr/academicintegrity/index.html
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Cheating – intentionally using or attempting to use unauthorized materials, information or study aids in an
academic exercise. This may include use of unauthorized aids (notes, texts) or copying from another student’s
exam, paper, computer disk, etc.
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Fabrication – intentional and unauthorized falsification, misrepresentation, or invention of any data, or citation in
an academic exercise. Examples may include making up data for a research paper, altering the results of a lab
experiment or survey, listing a citation for a source not used, or stating an opinion as a scientifically proven fact.
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Plagiarism – intentionally representing the words or ideas of another as one’s own in any academic exercise
without providing proper documentation by source by way of a footnote, endnote or inter-textual note.
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Unauthorized collaboration – Students, each claiming sole authorship, submit separate reports, which are
substantially similar to one another. While several students may have the same source material, the analysis,
interpretation and reporting of the data must be each individual’s.
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Participation in academically dishonest activities – Examples include stealing an exam, using a prewritten paper
through mail order or other services, selling, loaning or otherwise distributing materials for the purpose of heating,
plagiarism, or other academically dishonest acts; alternation, theft, forgery, or destruction of the academic work of
others.
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Facilitating academic dishonesty – Examples may include inaccurately listing someone as co-author of paper who
did not contribute, sharing a take home exam, taking an exam or writing a paper for another student.
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