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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.
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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:
- Identify
the potential roles of corporations, non-governmental organizations,
government
and civil society for cultivating ethical and socially responsible
actions.
- Identify
the nature of ethical/philosophical problems in all spheres of daily
life.
- Evaluate
the similarities and differences between ethical reasoning and legal
reasoning
in problems addressed in both spheres
- Describe
the importance of developing personal methods for addressing ethical
dilemmas
they encounter.
- Apply
ethical models and analysis to problems encountered in business, government,
education, media, healthcare,
athletics, and other professional fields
- Discover
core
values in order to build a strong ethical
foundation upon which future decisions can be made.
- Analyze
the ethical challenges faced by citizens today in their daily life,
work, and
broader contexts
- Analyze
several case studies in ethical dilemmas, with sometimes conflicting
implications for stakeholders, faced by typical students and
citizens
- Improve
thinking, reading, comprehension, and analytical skills.
- Utilize
critical thinking skills in order to develop compelling and logical
arguments
for class discussion, individual presentations and writing assignments.
- Actively participate in scripted mock
trial raising multiple ethical conflicts
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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
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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
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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.)
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Last updated:
December 10, 2006