Odyssey Course: University 300I
Odyssey logo The Ethical Is Personal

Ethics Every Day:
Home, Work, World


Fall 2006
 
The Odyssey theme year for 2006-07 is co-sponsored

by the College of Business and the College of Engineering

CSULB
 

 
University Web site for Odyssey activities: 2006-07

Here is the schedule and the remaining requirements for the Odyssey class in Fall 2006:

Monday, December 4: Professors Lacey and Van Camp will conduct a mock trial/debate on the Exxon human rights case.
Please rely on this web site for background information:
http://www.laborrights.org/projects/corporate/exxon/

The PowerPoint from class 12/4 is here.
  • Your final short paper will be due at the date and time of our final exam, Monday, December 18: 10:15.
  • You may submit it electronically, as an e-mail attachment or in the Beachboard Dropbox, to your section leader Be sure it is in a format we can open (Word or RTF)
  • It should be 800-1000 words in which you defend one of the "sides" in the Exxon case we present on December 4.
  • Good argumentation also anticipates objections to your position and answers them.
Wednesday, December 6: Your small group meetings will consider the Exxon case in more detail.

Monday, December 11: Final exam review. Hypothetical questions for discussion and review are here.

Wednesday, December 13: Small group discussions for the final exam review.

Monday, December 18: 10:15 am - 12:15 p.m.: FINAL EXAM in ECS-105. This will be an open-book-open-notes final. It will be analogous to the kind of hypothetical problem you had for your midterm exam. You are responsible for Units III (Ethics at School) and Units IV (Ethics at work) for this final exam.

Lecture
(all three sections): Monday - 11:00-12:15 -- ECS-105

Discussion:
Sec 01 (class number 5995):  W 11:00-12:15 - CBA-216 (Lacey)
Sec 03 (class number 9318):  W 11:00-12:15 - SPA-029C (Brocatto & Ellis)  NEW ROOM
Sec 04 (class number 11231): W 12:30-1:45 - PE1-063 (Van Camp) NEW ROOM

Syllabus: The course syllabus can be found here.

PowerPoint for class: These are the slides used in class. Some students like to print these out and take their class notes on the print-outs, although you are not required to do so. For a free PowerPoint Reader, go to the http://www.Microsoft.com site
Overheads from midterm exam review October 9

Here is the corrected URL for the article for October 2, "Informed Consent in Living Organ Donors," by Samuel D. Hensley:
http://www.cbhd.org/resources/bioethics/hensley_2005-06-16.htm


Assignments for Report One (due Monday, September 25) and Report Two (due Wednesday, November 8)

We're adding another (free) event as an option for your second paper (due Wednesday, November 8):

Center for First Amendment Studies, the Office of the Dean of Students, and the Office of Equity and Diversity are co-sponsoring a panel discussion, on Monday October 9, 2006 from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. in the University Student Union ballroom, "Hate Speech on the American Campus in a Post 9/11 Society."

Craig Smith, Professor of Communications Studies and Director of the Center for First Amendment Studies, and Gary C. Williams, Professor of Law at Loyola Law School and ACLU Southern California Board President, will provide their insights regarding the permissibility of 'hate speech' as defined by federal case law.   As this nation's freedoms gradually diminish to ensure that our public spaces and thoroughfares remain safe, residents will question the extent to which harsh criticisms can be expressed in the public sphere.   Students may wonder whether flag burning or name calling (no matter how despicable), on the basis of national origin, religion, race, gender or sexual orientation, is protected under the First Amendment.

Cases for September 25: All of the cases we read in the course are on the University Library's Electronic Resources. Pick the list of databases in alphabetical order. Find Lexis-Nexis on the list. You can use the "find a case" option if you know the citation from your reading list (e.g., 521 U.S. 702 or 521 U.S. 793). For the Bush v. Schiavo decision (a Florida case), use the citation: 885 So. 2d 321. Alternatively, you can go to "legal research" on Lexis and use the dialogue boxes there to bring up cases. For some, you will receive a list of decisions. Match up the one we are discussing in class by comparing the citation with the ones on the list you see.  Be prepared for a little "trial-and-error" when you are looking up cases.

Guest speaker: Wednesday, September 13: Walt Pavlo, "Master Analysis of a White Collar Crime" - DESN Room 112: 11:00 a.m.
The 11:00 discussion groups should attend this talk instead of your discussion group. The 12:30 group is encouraged to attend, if you can. This speaker will be one of several options you can write about for your second Odyssey report due November 8.

How to find the Warnock article for September 18:
The Lexis database mistakenly lists "Matt Murphy" as the author. [In fact, he is the illustrator, not the author.] So, to bring up the article: Lexis-News-World News-European papers: in the dialogue box, enter Murphy as the author, Independent as the paper, the exact date in the date boxes (5/9/2006) and it should come up. Sorry for the confusion!

Course description: The course is organized to address current issues surrounding ethical issues in everyday life. The goal is to attain depth as well as breadth in the examination of the ethical problems and reasoning as students encounter them in their families and private lives, their working life, political participation, and international business.

General Education Certification: IC/Interdisciplinary Capstone, C.2.b. "Philosophy," and D.2. "Social and Behavioral Sciences"

Prerequisites: Completion of the General Education Foundation courses; junior standing 

Course Organization and Structure:

This is a team-taught interdisciplinary course. Instructors and guest speakers will lecture on Mondays and occasionally on Wednesdays. To facilitate both broad and in-depth understanding of the content, the instructors will lead breakout sessions throughout the semester on Wednesdays. To meet the University requirements for IC (interdisciplinary) capstone courses, the course includes substantial writing, as well as introduction to two disciplines, legal reasoning and philosophical/ethical methodologies. 

Course Objectives:  After taking this course students should be able to: 

 

Kathleen Lacey
Faculty:
Kathleen A. Lacey, MBA, JD
Professor of Legal Studies
Associate Director,
Ukleja Center for Ethical Leadership
Office: CBA 418
Office hours: 12:30-2:30 MW
Phone: 562-985-5668
e-mail: klacey@csulb.edu
Faculty:
Julie C. Van Camp, PhD, JD
Professor of Philosophy
Philosophy Pre-Law Advisor
Office: AS [LIBE] 148
Office hours: 1:00-3:00 M
Phone: 562-985-5854
e-mail: jvancamp@csulb.edu
Julie Van Camp

Graduate Assistants:
Carlos Brocatto: cbrocatt@csulb.edu
office hours: 1-2 M (MHB-915-Philosophy Dept.)
Debraun Ellis: dellis@csulb.edu
office hours: 1-2 W (MHB-915-Philosophy Dept.)

Last updated: December 10, 2006