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MBA 659 - SPECIAL TOPICS: THE ETHICAL FOUNDATIONS OF LEADERSHIP ON-LINE COURSE |
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Lawrence.Ulrich@notes.udayton.edu |
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The course will provide students with the conceptual tools for analyzing and resolving ethical issues in decision-making situations. It will explore the qualities necessary for the ethical practices of Moral Leadership. It will identify and analyze the values and virtues that underlie the qualities of Moral Leadership, such as commitment, courage, responsibility, servanthood, and vision. The course will consider a variety of aspects of Moral Leadership as exercised and articulated by such recognized leaders as The Founding Brothers, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King Jr., Ronald Reagan, and Nelson Mandela. It will encourage students to reflect on their own values and virtues to determine where they are situated in the spectrum of qualities necessary for Moral Leadership.
There will be an emphasis on team-building through the use of on-line tools for collaborative writing projects, threaded discussions, and Web Conferences (Audio Chat Rooms).
Individual short essays will also be part of the evaluation process.
The particulars of the course will be found on <http://academic.udayton.edu/LawrenceUlrich> or <http://academic.udayton.edu/LawrenceUlrich/659f09syllb.html>. Students are also encouraged to contact the professor by phone (760.574.8087) or by e-mail.
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UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MBA 652 AND THIS COURSE, (MBA 659) |
| SINCE THE FOCUS OF BOTH COURSES IS ETHICS, BOTH
COURSES REQUIRE A FOUNDATION IN THE PROCESS OF ETHICAL DECISION
MAKING. STUDENTS CANNOT BE EXPECTED TO COME TO EITHER COURSE
WITH A KNOWLEDGE OF THESE FOUNDATIONS AND A SKILL IN
EXERCISING THEM. THESE FOUNDATIONS ARE LAID IN THE FIRST 2-3
WEEKS OF BOTH COURSES.
AT THIS POINT (AFTER 2-3 WEEKS) THE FOCUS OF THE COURSES SHIFTS. MBA 652 FOCUSES ON SITUATIONS IN CORPORATE PRACTICES THAT REQUIRE CAREFUL ETHICAL ANALYSES FROM THE VANTAGE POINTS OF EXECUTIVES, EMPLOYEES, CONSUMERS, AND SOCIETY IN GENERAL. THE FOCUS OF MBA 6XX BECOMES THE LEADERSHIP ROLE OF CORPORATE EXECUTIVES (AND OTHERS WHO MIGHT FIND THEMSELVES IN A LEADERSHIP ROLE) AND THE CHARACTERISTICS/VIRTUES THAT DEFINE AND ENHANCE THE LEADERSHIP ROLE. THE DELIVERY OF THE COURSES DEPENDS ON THE SITUATION IN WHICH THE COURSE IS OFFERED, I.E., IN THE CLASSROOM OR ON LINE. THIS SYLLABUS REPRESENTS THE ON-LINE APPROACH TO DELIVERY. |
| TO ENGAGE IN THIS KIND OF COURSE SUCCESSFULLY, THE STUDENT SHOULD HAVE THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS: |
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| SINCE THIS COURSE IS CONDUCTED ELECTRONICALLY, THE STUDENT SHOULD HAVE THE FOLLOWING MINIMAL ELECTRONIC CAPABILITIES: |
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MSWORD for writing assignments and submitting e-mail attachments
ELLUMINATE REQUIRMENTS FOR CHAT ROOMS
QUICKPLACE REQUIREMENTS
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