...Law, Ethics, and Corporate Governance – LEG 500 | 201003 | Prerequisite: None | Quarter | Winter 2010 | Meeting Days/Time | Online course | Instructor | Dr. C. Phil Campos, MBA, JD | Instructor Phone | 214-202-8044 | Instructor E-mail | canuto.campos@strayer.edu | Instructor Office Hours/Location | 6pm – 7pm EST | Academic Office Phone NumberStrayer Online Technical SupportEcollege HelpDesk | 1-877-540-1733“As a student, you should choose 1 then 3 for academic issues from the automated menu.”1-877-642-2999“Used for problems entering the class”1-866-448-6703 or 1-303-873-0005“Used for problems once in the class” | INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL | Kubasek, N. K., Brennan, B. A., & Browne, N. (2009). The legal environment of business: A critical thinking approach (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson-Prentice Hall.Ferrell, O. C., Fraedrich, J., & Ferrell, L. (2010). Business ethics: Ethical decision making and cases (7th ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company/South-Western/Cengage Learning.PLEASE READ SYLLABUS PART II in the Course Home tab, it contains important University policies.GETTING TECHNICAL HELPTechnical questions regarding eCollege or classroom issues should be referred to helpdesk@strayeronline.net. Or you may phone the helpdesk at 1(866)448-6703.If the question regards a Strayer system, technical support can be reached at 1(877) 642-2999. Any technical inquiries sent to the instructor will, as a matter of course, be forwarded to the Helpdesk...
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...BUS 309 Week 8 Assignment 2 The Worlds Most Ethical Companies Instructors, training on how to grade is within the Instructor Center. Assignment 2: The World’s Most Ethical Companies Due Week 8 and worth 300 points Review the Ethisphere Institute's list of the World's Most Ethical Companies, located at ethisphere.com/worlds-most-ethical/wme-honorees/. Research a sampling from the organizations from the list, and identify one (1) company that you believe treats its consumers, the environment, and employees in an exceptional and morally praiseworthy manner. Write a five (5) page paper in which you: 1.Determine at least two (2) ways in which the chosen company behaves in a morally responsible way toward each of the following: a.consumers b.the environment c.employees 2.Predict the effects that these morally conscious decisions would have on the company's bottom line. 3.Review the company's policies from a critical perspective, and list at least two (2) areas where the company could improve its treatment of consumers, the environment, or employees. Justify the response with specific examples. 4.Use at least three (3) quality references. (Note: Wikipedia and other Websites do not quality as academic resources.) Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: * Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format...
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...COURSE DESCRIPTION This course provides a foundational perspective for ethics and social responsibility in relationship to individuals, organizations, and the community. Emphasis is placed on the inter-related nature of ethics, morality, legal responsibility, and social issues Week 1 - Topic 1: Ethical and Moral Perspectives Objectives Describe the difference between ethics and morality. Compare major ethical theories. Explain the relationship between virtue, values, and moral concepts. Materials Textbooks used in this course: EBOOK COLLECTION: Boylan, M. (2009). Basic ethics (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. EBOOK COLLECTION: Trevino, L.K. & Nelson, K.A. (2007). Managing business ethics: Straight talk about how to do it right (4th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. Readings for Week One: EBOOK COLLECTION: Chapter 6 of Basic Ethics EBOOK COLLECTION: Chapter 11 of Basic Ethics EBOOK COLLECTION: Chapter 12 of Basic Ethics EBOOK COLLECTION: Chapter 13 of Basic Ethics EBOOK COLLECTION: Chapter 10 of Basic Ethics ARTICLE: Week One Electronic Reserve Readings Other Materials for Week One: ETHICS GAME: Ethical Lens Inventory Assessment WEB LINK: Week One Individual Assignment: Ethics Essay Please see the instructor-issued syllabus for further details on individual and Learning Team assignments. Week 2 - Topic 1: Individual Responsibility in the Community Objectives Describe the responsibility of individuals to the community. Evaluate the...
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...of federal and state laws and judicial systems governing and/or affecting information security. Topics include the effects on information security of cyber-business regulation, doing business on the Internet, privacy laws, taxation, protection of intellectual property, electronic privacy, wiretapping, and cyber-squatting. In addition, students examine ethical issues, forensics, and evidence of cyber-crime. (No Prerequisite) | | | Terminal Course Objectives | DeVry University course content is constructed from curriculum guides developed for each course that are in alignment with specific Terminal Course Objectives (TCOs). The TCOs define the learning objectives that the student will be required to comprehend and demonstrate by course completion. The TCOs that will be covered in detail each week can be found in the Objectives section for that particular week. Whenever possible, a reference will be made from a particular assignment or discussion back to the TCO that it emphasizes. A | Given the importance of Law, Investigation, and Ethics in Computer Security, develop an understanding of the operation of the American legal system, including how the interpretation of statutes, judicial precedents, and legal reasoning affect information security. | B | Given the global nature of the Internet, evaluate how doing business on the Internet may subject you and your company to the laws, regulatory agencies, and judicial systems of multiple states and/or foreign countries. | C...
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...COURSE DESCRIPTION Provides a foundation in business operations through a survey of major business functions (management, production, marketing, finance and accounting, human resource management, and various support functions). Offers an overview of business organizations and the business environment, strategic planning, international business, and quality assurance. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS Required Resources Kelly, M., McGowen, J., & Williams, C. (2014). BUSN (6th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning. (Note: This is a textbook uniquely created for Strayer and can only be purchased via Strayer’s Virtual Bookstore, available through iCampus. The chapters within this custom textbook are the same as those from the national title, only rearranged in a different order.) Note: There are slides, audio chapter summaries, flashcards, workplace videos, and games located in the course shell to be used as additional resources to assist you in understanding the course material. Supplemental Resources Asare, S. K., & Wright, A. M. (2012). Investors’, auditors’, and lenders’ understanding of the message conveyed by the standard audit report on financial statements. Accounting Horizon, 26(2), 193-217. Aytaç, G., & Turan, O. Z. (2012). Issues of business ethics in domestic and international businesses: A critical study. International Journal of Business Administration, 3(5), 82-88. Bulu, I., Radojicic, M., & Nesic, Z. (2012). Some considerations...
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...----------------------- Course: MGMT 1125 Business Ethics Type: Online Term: Fall CRN: 20181 Credit Hours: 3 Lab Hours: N/A Class Day(s): Classroom Location: Angel Class Time(s): Daily Instructor Information: Name: Jasmine McMillan, MBA Email: JMcMillan@sctech.edu Phone: (404) 783-2713 Availability: By appointment only. Please call or email to schedule. Response time: 48 hours for emails. 24 hours for cell phone calls. Course Description: Business ethics in organizations requires values-based leadership from top management and purposeful actions that include planning and implementation of standards of appropriate conduct, as well as openness and continuous effort to improve the organization’s ethical performance. Although personal values are important in ethical decision making they are just on of the components that guide decisions, actions, and policies of organizations. This course will allow students to learn the burden of ethical behavior as it relates to the organization’s values and traditions. Students will also learn about a firm’s ability to plan implement ethical business standards and how to structure resources and activities to achieve ethical objectives in an effective and efficient manner. Course Objectives The course is intended to demonstrate to the students how ethics can be integrated into strategic business decisions and can be applied to their own careers. Competency Areas The course uses a case study...
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...PrintSyllabus 1/13/15 8:23 PM 2015 Spring P450 Syllabus (Published) - Last update: 1/11/2015 2015 Spring P450 Details Course Title P450 - Career Development Prerequisite Schedule /Location Instructor Mon 4:15 PM / South - 311 Online Credits Load False 1.0 1.0 15.0 Contact Mr. Banafa, Ahmed (ahmed.banafa@mail.npu.edu) Hours Course Information Course Description This course is designed for graduate students to take in preparation for becoming working professionals. Topics include effective communication strategies, emotional intelligence, diversity and cultural awareness, and interview skills. This course is intended for all the engineering graduate students to take to sharpen the soft skills required for professionals and learn professionalism in preparation for their career development and job search. Emphasis will be placed on professional ethics and leadership behaviors. Major objectives are: 1. To learn about career paths, career planning, as well as the essentials of professional development ( P.D.), such as personality assessment, communicative techniques, networking skills, resume preparations, interview skills as well as professional behaviors, such as professional etiquette and professional images. 2. To learn about Silicon Valley business and technology trends, workforce demands, and job opportunities, 3. To gain exposure and learn to network with Silicon Valley business and high-tech professionals for expanded professional networks. Instruction Method Lectures...
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...BUS 100 – Student Notes COURSE DESCRIPTION Provides a foundation in business operations through a survey of major business functions (management, production, marketing, finance and accounting, human resource management, and various support functions). Offers an overview of business organizations and the business environment, strategic planning, international business, and quality assurance. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS Required Resources Kelly, M., McGowen, J., & Williams, C. (2014). BUSN (6th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning. (Note: This is a textbook uniquely created for Strayer and can only be purchased via Strayer’s Virtual Bookstore, available through iCampus. The chapters within this custom textbook are the same as those from the national title, only rearranged in a different order.) Note: There are slides, audio chapter summaries, flashcards, workplace videos, and games located in the course shell to be used as additional resources to assist you in understanding the course material. Supplemental Resources Asare, S. K., & Wright, A. M. (2012). Investors’, auditors’, and lenders’ understanding of the message conveyed by the standard audit report on financial statements. Accounting Horizon, 26(2), 193-217. Aytaç, G., & Turan, O. Z. (2012). Issues of business ethics in domestic and international businesses: A critical study. International Journal of Business Administration, 3(5), 82-88. Bulu, I., Radojicic, M., & Nesic, Z. (2012). Some considerations on modern...
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...Syllabus FIN 330 Ethics in Finance Fall 2011 FIN 330 Section 02 Dr. Laurence E. Blose TR 10:00 – 11:15 AM Office: 474C DEV 201 D DEV Office Hours: Email: blosel@gvsu.edu T, W,TR 1:00-2 :00 Phone: (616) 331-7436 And by appointment Web Page: http://bb.gvsu.edu Textbooks: 1. Sandel, M. J. (2009). Justice what’s the right thing to do. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 2. CFA Institute. (2010). Standards of practice handbook (10th ed.). Charlottesville. (This handbook is available in an online version at no cost. You will receive instructions in class how to download it) 3. Rachels, J., & Rachels, S. (2010). The Elements of Moral Philosophy (6th ed.). Boston: McGraw Hill. (We will only be using two chapters from this book. The two chapters are available at the library e-reserve). Readings: 1. Rich, L. L. (1996). How much of someone else’s work may I use without asking permission. Retrieved from http://library.findlaw.com/1996/Apr/1/127408.html 2. Carr, A. Z. 1968). Is business bluffing ethical? Harvard Business Review, 96, 143-153. 3. Friedman, M. (1970, September 13). The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits. The New York Times Magazine. 4. Mackinnon, B. (2012) Ch. 4 Utilitarianism. In Ethics theory and contemporary issues 7th ed. (pp. 52-61). United States: Wadsworth Cengage Learning...
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...of Business ------------------------------------------------- Course Syllabus MGT/216 Version 4 Organizational Ethics and Social Responsibility Course Start Date: 08/31/2010 Course End Date: 10/04/2010 Please print a copy of this syllabus for handy reference. Whenever there is a question about what assignments are due, please remember this syllabus is considered the ruling document. Copyright Copyright ©2009 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. University of Phoenix© is a registered trademark of Apollo Group, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. Microsoft©, Windows©, and Windows NT© are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Use of these marks is not intended to imply endorsement, sponsorship, or affiliation. Edited in accordance with University of Phoenix© editorial standards and practices. Facilitator Information Dr. Martin J. Boyle martin.boyle@phoenix.edu (University of Phoenix) martinjboyle@comcast.net (Personal) 908-419-5259 = Cell #. (9 – 9 EST.) Facilitator Availability I am available from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Eastern Time on most days, but I attempt to reserve Sunday for my family. During the week, I...
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...Business Regs and Compliance MKTG 1130 Fall 2014 CRN 20033 Term Business Regs and Compliance MKTG 1130 Fall 2014 CRN 20033 Term ------------------------------------------------- Course Information Meeting Times: Online Credit Hours: Three (3) Contact Hours: Online CRN: 20033 Prerequisites: None Corequisites: None ------------------------------------------------- Instructor Information Name: Michael R. Childs Office: Online Office Phone: (912) 272-0005 Cellular (I ANSWER MY PHONE) Email: mchilds@savannahtech.edu Office Hours: None Response Time Generally 24 hours ------------------------------------------------- Department Head Information Name: Brendan Ferrara Office: Savannah Campus Office Phone: (912) 443-5783 E-mail Address: bferrara@savannahtech.edu Office Hours: By Appt. ------------------------------------------------- Course Description This course introduces the study of contracts and other legal issues and obligations for businesses. Topics include: creation and evolution of laws, court decision processes, legal business structures, sales contracts, commercial papers, Uniform Commercial Code, and risk-bearing devices. ------------------------------------------------- Course Competencies Upon successful completion of this class, each student should be able to: Creation and Evolution of Laws Court Decision Processes Legal Business Structures Sales Contracts ...
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...final ] Question Question forums week 1 Take some time to discuss, in your opinion, the most interesting material this week in your reading assignments. How will that material help you in a professional position? Why? week 2 For our discussion, put yourself in the position of consultant to an owner of several small convenience stores. You've been hired to help set up a process for ensuring the owner has valid selection measures for each position in the store. Based on what you have learned in Chapters 2-4, what recommendations would you make to help the owner establish an appropriate HR plan? What method of job analysis would you recommend? Please post your suggestions and your rationale to address the above questions. You should then respond to the postings of other students. Our goal is to try to define key elements that need to be considered when establishing HR planning and job analysis for a small organization. In your responses, be sure to provide citations from the text or other sources to support your statements. week 3 Recruitment is not the only activity that affects...
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...| Course Syllabus School of Business MGT/216 Organizational Ethics and Social Responsibility | Copyright © 2010, 2009, 2008 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course provides a foundational perspective for socially responsible management practices in business. Special emphasis is placed on the inter-related nature of ethics, moral, legal, and social issues in managing individuals, groups, and the organization within a business environment. Policies Students/learners will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies contained within the following two documents: University policies: You must be logged into the student website to view this document. University policies are subject to change. Be sure to read the policies at the beginning of each class. Policies may be slightly different depending on the modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities, read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials DeGeorge, R. T. (2010). Business ethics (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. Trevino, L. K., & Nelson, K. A. (2007). Managing business ethics: Straight talk about how to do it right (4th ed). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. All electronic materials are available on the student website. Week One: Fundamentals of Business Ethics | | Details | Due | Points | Objectives | 1.1 Differentiate between...
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...California State University, Dominguez Hills School of Business and Public Administration CIS375-01: Data Communications Spring 2015 Section 01: Monday/Wednesday, 1:00-2:15 PM; Classroom: SAC-2103 Instructor Name: Christian Ogwo Office: SAC 2103 Phone: 213-446-8172 Email: cogwo@csudh.edu Website: Office Hours Mon. 2:15 – 3:15 p.m., Wed. 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Course Description and Prerequisites Course Description: History and trends of hardware/software for telecommunications; asynchronous and synchronous protocols; codes; case studies of current commercial applications; distributed processing; carriers, services and regulatory agencies; standards; error management; reliability; design and tuning of networks; security. Prerequisites: CIS 370 Textbooks and Other Materials Required: Business Data Communications and Networking, Eleventh Edition, by J. FitzGerald and A. Dennis (ISBN: 978-1118-086834) Recommended: Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Companion Guide, 1st edition, by Mark Dye, Rick McDonald, Antoon Rufi, Publisher: Cisco Press. ISBN-10: 1-58713-208-7; ISBN-13: 978-1-58713-208-7; Published: Oct 29, 2007. Network Fundamentals, CCNA Exploration Labs and Study Guide, 1st edition, by Antoon Rufi, Priscilla Oppenheimer, Belle Woodward, Gerlinde Brady. Publisher: Cisco Press. ISBN-10: 1-58713-203-6; ISBN-13: 978-1-58713-203-2; Published: Jan 18, 2008 Supplemental...
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...BUS 475 Complete Course BUS475 Complete Course Click Link for the Answer: http://workbank247.com/q/bus-475-complete-course-bus475-complete-course/25712 http://workbank247.com/q/bus-475-complete-course-bus475-complete-course/25712 BUS 475 Week 1 Discussion "Assessing Stakeholder Positions" Please respond to the following: * Apple is about to release its latest technology. The company needs to develop a plan to communicate with key stakeholders about the release. You have been tasked with identifying those main stakeholders and selecting the method for communicating with each group. Summarize your plan in a two to three paragraph post. BUS 475 Week 1 Quiz 1 * Question 1 | | | All of the following are external stakeholders of the firm except: | | | | | | | | | * Question 2 | | | Departments, or offices, within an organization that reach across the dividing line that separates the company from groups and people in society are: | | | | | | | | | * Question 3 | | | When something stands out from a background, is seen as important, or draws attention it is: | | | | | | | | | * Question 4 | | | With the explosive growth of technologies that facilitate the sharing of information, this kind of stakeholder power has become increasingly important: | | | | | | | | | * Question 5 | | | Which argument says that stakeholder management realistically depicts how companies really work...
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