• Course Syllabus
• Lesson 01 Commentary
• Lesson 02 Commentary
• Chapter 1: Introducing Straight Talk About Managing Business Ethics: Where We're Going and Why
• Caldwell, C., Truong, D.X., Linh, P.T., & Tuan, A. (2011). Strategic Human Resource Management as Ethical Stewardship. Journal of Business Ethics, 98: 171-182

• Complete and submit the Lesson 01 Assignments.
• Complete and submit the Lesson 02 Quiz.
• Participate in the Lesson 02 Discussion
  • Initial post due by Friday
  • Respond to one classmate's post by Sunday

• Lesson 03 Commentary
• Chapter 2: Deciding What's Right: A Prescriptive Approach
• Elements for HR Success: SHRM Competency Model.
• SHRM Code of Ethical and Professional Standards in Human Resource Management

• Complete and submit the Lesson 03 Quiz.
• Complete and submit the Lesson 03 Assignment.
• Participate in the Lesson 03 Discussion.
  • Initial post due by Friday
  • Respond to two classmate's post by Sunday

• Lesson 04 Commentary
• Chapter 3: Deciding What's Right: A Psychological Approach

• Complete and submit the Lesson 04 Quiz.
• Complete the Moral Sense Test.
• Participate in the Lesson 04 Discussion.
  • Initial post due by Friday
  • Respond to two classmate's post by Sunday

• Lesson 05 Commentary
• Chapter 4: Addressing Individuals' Common Ethical Problems

• Complete and submit the Lesson 05 Quiz.
• Participate in the Lesson 05 Discussion.
  • Initial post due by Friday
  • Respond to two classmate's post by Sunday
• Complete the HRER Mid-Course Survey.

• Lesson 06 Commentary
• Chapter 5: Ethics As Organizational Culture
• Additional Resources: Humphreys, John., et al. (May 2009) Case Study: World-Class Bull. Harvard Business Review. 87(5) pp 35-42.*

• Complete and submit the Lesson 06 Quiz.
• Participate in the Group Case Study Exercise 1-Begin EARLY in the week and plan to log in and participate in the Group Work several times during the week.
• Complete the Lesson 06 Peer Evaluation Form.

• Lesson 07 Commentary
• Chapter 6: Managing Ethics and Legal Compliance
• Additional Resources: Hansen, Morten T., Birkinshaw, Julian. (June 2007) The Innovation Value Chain. Harvard Business Review. 85 (6), p 121-130.*

• Explore and take notes on the Ehtisphere website
• Complete and submit the Lesson 07 Quiz.
• Participate in the Lesson 07 Discussion.
  • Initial post due by Friday
  • Respond to two classmate's post by Sunday

• Lesson 08 Commentary
• Chapter 7: Managing For Ethical Conduct
• Additional Resources: Hasson, Ralph; Hardis, S., et al. (April 2007) Case Study: Why Didn't We Know? Harvard Business Review. 85(4) pp 33-43.*

• Complete and submit the Lesson 08 Quiz.
• Participate in the Group Case Study Exercise 2-Begin EARLY in the week and plan to log in and participate in the Group Work several times during the week.
• Complete the Lesson 08 Peer Evaluation Form.

• Lesson 09 Commentary
• Chapter 8: Ethical Problems of Managers
• Avery, Gayle C; Bergsteiner, Harald (2011) Sustainable Leadership Practices for Enhancing Business Resilience and Performance. Strategy and Leadership 39(3) pp 5-15.

• Complete and submit the Lesson 09 Quiz.
• Participate in the Lesson 09 Discussion.
  • Initial post due by Friday
  • Respond to two classmate's post by Sunday

• Lesson 10 Commentary
• Chapter 9: Corporate Social Responsibility
• World population to hit 7 Billion
• About ISO 26000

• Complete and submit the Lesson 10 Quiz.
• Participate in the Lesson 10 Discussion.
  • Initial post due by Friday
  • Respond to two classmate's post by Sunday

• Lesson 11 Commentary
• Chapter 10: Ethical Problems of Organizations
• Yu, Xiaomin (April 2009) From Passive Beneficiary to Active Stakeholder: Workers' Participation in CSR Movement Against Labor Abuses. Journal of Business Ethics, 87, pp 233-249.

• Complete and submit the Lesson 11 Quiz.
• Participate in the Lesson 11 Discussion.
  • Initial post due by Friday
  • Respond to two classmate's post by Sunday

• Lesson 12 Commentary
• Chapter 11: Managing for Ethics and Social Responsibility in a Global Business Environment
• Egels-Zanden, Niklas (June 2009) Transnational Governance of Workers' Rights: Outlining a Research Agenda. Journal of Business Ethics, 87, pp 169-188. 
• Geert Hofstede:  Country Comparison

• Complete and submit the Lesson 12 Quiz.
• Participate in the Lesson 12 Discussion.
  • Initial post due by Friday
  • Respond to two classmate's post by Sunday

• Lesson 13 Commentary
• You will need to refer back to Treviño and Nelson, pp. 51-58.
• You may also want to refer back to Treviño and Nelson, Chapter 11.
• Xin, Katherine; Haijie, Wang; Shuibo, Xu; Tianbing, Zhang (September 2011). Case Study: Culture Clash in the Boardroom. Harvard Business Review. 89(9) pp. 129-133.*

• Complete Lesson 13/14 Individual Case Study

• Lesson 14 Commentary
• Daum, Kevin. Define Your Personal Core Values: 5 Steps
• Optional reading (in addition to referring back to the Case Study: Culture Clash in the Boardroom, from Lesson 13):
  • Bisoux, Tricia. (January/February 2013). Business Through An Ethical Lens. BizEd. 12(1) pp. 28-34.

• Ethics for People on the Move by Catharyn Baird (14:21)

• Complete the Personal Ethics Statement

• Participate in the Lesson 13/14 Case Study Debrief Discussion.

  • Initial post due by Friday
  • Respond to two classmate's post by Sunday

• Lesson 15 Commentary
• Krell, Eric. (April 2010). How to Conduct an Ethics Audit. HR Magazine. 55(4), pp. 48-51.

The following articles” to read: “The following articles lay out initial actions surrounding the Penn State situation. Because new information continues to come out, you are also welcome to make use of information not found below. All of this information is meant to provide background information on Penn State’s situation and how it was handled.

• Everson, Darren. (Nov. 6, 2011) Ex-Penn State Coach Sandusky arrested on Sex Charges, WSJ.com. (E-Reserves)
• Joe Paterno Issues Statement on Abuse Case, WSJ.com, Nov. 6, 2011. (E-Reserves)
• Palazzolo, Joe (Nov. 7, 2011). Sandusky Case: Did Shultz and Curley have a duty to report? WSJ.com. (E-Reserves)
• Gordon, Jeremy (Nov. 7, 2011). Stunned Reaction to Penn State Scandal, WSJ.com. (E-Reserves)
• Martin, John; Roebuck, Jeremy. (Nov. 7, 2011). Paterno says all at Penn State were fooled by Sandusky, Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA) - Monday, November 7, 2011 Author: John P. Martin and Jeremy Roebuck, Inquirer Staff Writers (E-Reserves)
• Juliano, Joe. (Nov. 7, 2011). As sex-abuse scandal unfolds at Penn State , Paterno's future remains uncertain. The Philadelphia Inquirer. (E-Reserves)
• Gurman, Sadie; Kane, Karen. (Nov. 7, 2011) 2 Step down at PSU over sex scandal: Paterno States he is shocked by charges, urges fans to stay calm. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. (E-Reserves)
• Fitzpatrick, Frank. (Nov. 6, 2011). Shroud of secrecy begins to lift at Penn State , and view isn't pretty The Philadelphia Inquirer. (E-Reserves)
• Juliano, Joe. (Nov. 6, 2011). Cover-up at Penn State is alleged - Athletic director accused of lying. The Philadelphia Inquirer. (E-Reserves)
• Sims, Ronald. (Dec. 2009) Toward a Better Understanding of Organizational Efforts to Rebuild Reputation Following an Ethical Scandal. Journal of Business Ethics, 90(4). pp 453 - 472.
• Eisenberg, Jonathan L. (November 18, 2011). Penn State Football Debacle Laterals a Teaching Moment. Ethisphere.com.   (In addition to reading the Eisenberg article, please explore the references for the article at the bottom of the page.) (E-Reserves)
• Report of the Board of Trustees concerning Nov. 9 decisions (March 12/2012).

• Complete the Group Case Study Assignment.
• Complete the Lesson 15 Peer Evaluation Form.

  Begin this assignment EARLY and communicate regularly with your teammates throughout this time frame.