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MGT 4373 LEADERSHIP ETHICS: SYLLABUS Spring 2022 Instructor: Michael R. Ryan Phone: 806-834-3175 (O); 973-886-9061 (C) Email: [email protected] Room: BA E335 Classroom: MGT 4373-002: RCOBA: 011 MGT 4373-D01: Online Mediasite to be announced Class Dates: January 12, 2022 – May 3, 2022 Class Days & Time: MGT 4373-002 Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 11:00 – 11:50 AM Office Hours: Zoom/Phone sessions by appointment Materials Readings and videos throughout the semester will be distributed through Blackboard, the Dropbox link provided below, and other web links as need dictates. Dropbox Link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/nmf2qu70on9xt4i/AAA8u6Dj_cswY-0nTFu46f8la?dl=0 Addendum for Online Classes Please take a moment to read this addendum. There are additional notes related to Illness-Based Absence Policy on pages 7 and 8. Syllabus Addendum Regarding Expectations for Student Participation in Online Classes This course is designated as a synchronous course. That means that we will meet in real time at a regularly scheduled class time. For those unable to attend, sessions will be recorded and a link will be provided for student review. Students will still be expected to coordinate and engage in team activities as dictated by the class assignments. To ensure that you are fully engaged in class discussions and account team meetings, you are expected to do the following: 1. Attend or review all classes regularly. 2. If reviewing afterwards, collaborate with your team to ensure that you participate in all team activities. 3. If sessions are posted as online (Zoom): a. Log into the video conference on time and remain logged in for the duration of the class period. b. Activate your camera so that you are visible to the instructor and other students in the class. Your camera should remain on for the duration of the class period. c. Refrain from engaging in non-class related activities during class time that create a distraction for other students in the class and/or limit your ability to engage in the course (e.g., walking around, talking to others off camera, working at a job, driving a vehicle, etc.). d. Maintain the same level of civility and professionalism that would be expected in a face-to-face classroom setting. Failure to meet these expectations may result in the following consequences: 1. Being counted as absent for the class meeting. 2. Not receiving credit for class participation for that class period. Repeated failure to meet expectations (e.g., attendance, participation in team/class, etc.), in addition to the above consequences, may result in the one or more of the following consequences: 1. Referral to the appropriate Associate Dean. 2. Academic penalty, ranging from a warning to failure of the course

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Description This course examines the unique ethical demands of leadership and prepares you to better meet these challenges. Alternative perspectives of leadership and ethics are explored and applied to emergent ethical issues facing organizations. The overall mission of the course is to promote ethical decision-making and authentic leadership in organizations. The course seeks to help you recognize and be sensitive to moral issues, to consider such issues from multiple perspectives, to engage in a systematic and transparent analysis of alternatives and to take responsibility for your decisions and conduct. You will work on individual and team assignments investigating ethical issues faced by today’s business leaders. Short cases, videos, news stories, self-assessments, exercises, and readings will also be used to stimulate learning. Course Objectives      

Understand alternative ethical perspectives and implications for achieving authentic leadership. Understand alternative approaches to leadership and implications for ethical decision making. Increase awareness of emerging ethical issues and implications for organizational leadership. Learn how leaders impact the ethical climate and culture of organizations. Learn how to advance and critique moral arguments. Learn how to apply ethical decision making frameworks to achieve authentic leadership.

Ground Rules: 1. Academic integrity is essential. Please adhere to the standards of academic integrity included as a part of this syllabus. 2. Because this class develops key course requirements through extensive discussion, and the introduction of many new ideas and concepts verbally using real-world in-class applications that cannot be replicated without being there, students are expected to attend all classes. 3. The personal opinions of the instructor on a given issue are irrelevant to your grade. Poor reasoning, inconsistent application of relevant principles, and/or lack of full engagement (doing only the minimum you think is necessary to get a grade) is inauthentic leadership, not disagreement and will consequently have a negative effect on your grade. 4. The readings are also essential preparation for each class. Concepts from the readings and details from the cases included therein, will form the foundation of class discussion, and will help you to distill your own reasoned position with respect to key principles of leadership and ethics. Part of your grade for the course will consist of presenting text and case materials in class discussions and responding to questions from other students and the instructor. Instructional Methods: Instruction in this course is guided by these wise words of Confucius: I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand. "Hearing" and "seeing" will be facilitated by the traditional course methods of lectures, readings, and written assignments. The desired course goal of "understanding," will be facilitated by the use of case discussions, class and team activities, and workshops. This combination of instructional methods should offer every participant the opportunity to experience and apply the concepts explored in the course in situations similar to those faced by business professionals.

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Student Performance Evaluation Your grade will be determined by your performance on the following: Individual Work

Total Points

Date Due

Moral Dilemmas - Ethical Case Analysis (2)

10

3/20; 4/19

Discussion Forum - Post question (2)

10

2/9-14; 4/5-10

Discussion Forum - Respond to two posts (2)

10

2/12-17; 4/8-13

Team/Peer Evaluation (2)

10

3/21; 5/4

Class Participation

10

Ongoing

Team Charter

5

1/30

Moral Reasoning – Ethical Case Analysis (2)

12

2/20; 3/31

Team Evaluation Summary

5

3/27

Team Discussion Lead – Current Event

15

Ongoing

Team Presentation/Workshop

13

Submit 4/24 Present 4/25, 4/27, 4/29

Team Work

Grad e

Range

Description

A

90-100

Excellent =The student can critique and synthesize course concepts (i.e., can see pros and cons, strengths and weaknesses and can integrate concepts into meaningful wholes).

B

80-89.99 Good =The student can apply and analyze course concepts (i.e., can put his or her understanding to work in the workplace and can find connections between concepts).

C

70-79.99 Average =The student has comprehended course concepts (i.e., in addition to knowing what; also knows why-understands).

D

60-69.99 Inferior =The student has minimally absorbed course concepts (i.e., knows what was covered, but not much more).

F

00-59.99 Failure =None of the above.

Quality of Work: All written work should be thoroughly proofread for grammar, spelling, style, relevant content, and supportable logic. I expect upper-division college students to be proficient in writing and speaking in the English language. Written work may be downgraded by as much as 25% for failure to conform to English grammar standards.

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If you have concerns about your oral presentation abilities or if you are “a bit rusty” on written work, I recommend you get help from the Communications Skills Center. See the link in the Course Homepage for more details. Preparation for Class: It is impossible to discuss an assignment actively without being prepared in advance. I expect you to have read the assignments, formed comments, and questions, taken notes in response to the text, etc. – prior to class. Active participation is vital to get the most out of this course. For example, when a fellow student has a question about the chapter, I may ask for the thoughts from the rest of the class to answer the question. This is done purposefully because the most effective way for you to learn a principle is for you to teach that principle to another person. Zoom Sessions and Protocols: MGT 4373-002 will be conducted in person. MGT 4373-D01 class will be conducted virtually using Mediasite Recordings and Zoom Recordings and Sessions. It is important that students joining the Zoom sessions use their TTU Email address when logging in. Students should enable their webcams during the sessions. We will be using Break-Out rooms on a regular basis for team discussions and topic analysis. The rooms will be predetermined using team assignments and as previously mentioned, logging in with TTU Email addresses is important. This will ensure a smooth transition between whole class and break-out periods within each Zoom session. Performance Expectations and Metrics: 1. There are no exams planned for the course. Instead students will actively apply what they learn in the course to their individual work, team projects, and other assignments. This method will encourage students to go beyond learning the material just for the test to actively applying the information into their current and future business careers. Please note: If there is consistent evidence that the readings are not being completed, this may be subject to change. 2. Active reflection is emphasized in the course. Students are encouraged to post periodic reflection in their Blackboard journal. The purpose of this journal will be to help students increase their self-awareness with respect to their leadership skills and style, and to help them anticipate and prepare for the ethical challenges they will face in their careers. A “Classroom-as-Organization” pedagogy may be employed in part in which work teams with team leaders and members are created to perform assigned tasks. The purpose of this approach is to provide students with the opportunity to either gain leadership experience directly by occupying the role of team leader, or vicariously by observing a classmate who occupies this role.

Individual Assignments: Moral Dilemmas - Ethical Case Analysis (2): Objective: Present and analyze a case, about which you have first-hand knowledge, where an individual or organization has been faced with an ethical dilemma. A current event that depicts an ethical dilemma may be used, if a first-hand experience cannot be identified. Make sure if using a current event, that the dilemma is explored rather than simply reporting an ethical transgression. Submission requirements (1-3 pages, double spaced, 12 point font, 1" margins): 1. Provide a concise write-up about the event in question. 2. Identify the dilemma that exists – remember by definition a dilemma indicates a conflict between two or more standards.

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3. Using the ethical theories in the power point deck or the attached articles provide some evidence using the facts of the case why the resultant (or potential) action might be interpreted as UNETHICAL. 4. Using the ethical theories in the power point deck or the attached articles provide some evidence using the facts of the case why the resultant (or potential) action might be interpreted as ETHICAL. 5. Do you think the behavior exhibited was ethical or unethical? Support your position. 6. What actions or approach would promote a more ethical outcome? 7. Please make sure to cite any outside resources (other than class materials) used. Quick MLA reference is available through Purdue Owl: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/07 Discussion Forums Participation is a requirement for this course, and the Blackboard Discussion Forums will be used for online discussion about class topics. The Discussion Forum questions should be employed as a community forum where you can be fearlessly curious and ask BIG questions about how what we’re studying relates to life and the real world.     

Your participation in the Discussion Forum will account for 20 percent of your final grade. In order to receive your points, you must post 1 Question and 2 Answers for each period related to our class subject matter for that period. Before you start posting, be sure to read the Community Discussion Guidelines found on the Course Home page. All entries should include a descriptive subject line. There are 2 Discussion Forum periods. Entries must be made within these time periods. Period

Dates to post questions

Dates to post responses

Discussion Forum 1

2/9-14

2/12-17

Discussion Forum 2

4/5-10

4/8-13

Team Evaluation (1): During the course, there will be an opportunity to provide ANONYMOUS feedback to members of your team. It is expected that the feedback provided will be an honest effort to help each member to improve in their overall performance. Grades are based on your efforts to provide feedback for your teammates, not on the scores or comments received from the other members of the team. Evaluations that show little effort will therefore result in a corresponding grade. It is not realistic that everyone on the team has identical scores or a perfect score across the board. Class Participation: As a guide, participation counts not based on quantity, but instead on quality. The participation grade is based on your engagement in class discussions and activities and extended efforts in the Discussion Forums. Preparedness for class is most critical to participation in the discussion (additional information below). Participation Expectation: Your success in this course depends upon your willingness to actively participate. Thus, each student has the responsibility to fully participate; and the instructor has the responsibility to ascertain the level of participation. The participation core requirement grade is determined subjectively by the instructor based upon observation, and your initiative in contributing to the success of the course for all

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concerned. Participation includes, but is not limited to, advance preparation for class through completion of assignments, the level of demonstrated ability to answer instructor questions and respond helpfully to other students’ questions, initiating relevant discussion both in and out of class as observed by the instructor (e.g., in case discussions), and on-time presence for class sessions.

Team Assignments: Team Charter – due January 30: Each team will construct a charter/contract that will be used as a guide for the team’s efforts throughout the semester. Team Moral Reasoning Exercises (2) – due February 20 and March 31 Moral reasoning exercises will be used as in class assignments. Each team will be expected to upload the results of the exercises by the day specified in the class schedule. Team Evaluation Summary – due March 27 Summary of team discussion following initial team evaluations. This summary should indicate what if any insights were gained by the exercise. Team Current Event – TBA - based on class schedule This will be a team led class discussion using current articles from respected publications that raise leadership and/or ethical issues. The articles are to be submitted to the class at least one week prior to the presentation in order for the class to prepare for a thoughtful discussion. Team Presentation/Workshop – Submit: April 24; Present: April 25 - 29 Each team will submit a topic that has ethical and/or leadership overtones as a basis for a team presentation/workshop. Some possibilities for topics are noted in the list in Appendix A. All topics are subject to the instructor’s approval. The teams will develop a presentation related to the topic that addresses both the Leadership and Ethical aspects. The presentation should be no more than 15 minutes including time for questions and answers. Interactive components are encouraged.

COURSE POLICIES Academic Integrity: As stated in the TTU Catalog: “It is the aim of the faculty of Texas Tech University to foster a spirit of complete honesty and a high standard of integrity. The attempt of students to present as their own any work that they have not honestly performed is regarded by the faculty and administration as a serious offense and renders the offenders liable to serious consequences, possibly suspension” (p. 49; OP34. 12) Students are therefore expected to review carefully the following points regarding academic integrity and group projects. Acts of academic dishonesty include, but are not limited to, the following: 

Using the exact words of a published or unpublished author without quotation marks and without referencing the source of these words.

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Duplicating a table, graph or diagram, in whole or in part, without referencing the source.

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Paraphrasing the conceptual framework, research design, interpretation, or any other ideas of another person, whether written or verbal (e.g. personal communication, ideas from a verbal presentation) including instructors, without referencing the source.

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Copying the answers of another student in any test, examination, or take-home assignment.

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Providing answers to another student in any test, examination, or take-home assignment.

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Taking any unauthorized materials into an examination or term test (crib notes).

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Impersonating another student or allowing another person to impersonate oneself for the purpose of submitting academic work or writing any test or examination.

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Stealing or mutilating library materials. Accessing test prior to the time and date of the sitting.

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Changing name or answer(s) on a test after that test has been graded and returned.

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Submitting the same paper or portions thereof (including past work given credit for other classes) for more than one assignment, without discussions with and the approval the instructor(s) involved (Cross disciplinary assignment excluded).

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Falsification of attendance records by any means whatsoever (including signing someone else’s name on an attendance sheet).

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Logging on to any course-related website using someone else’s name and password.

 Giving any class-wide password to non-class-registered person(s). Attendance: “Responsibility for class attendance rests with the student. Regular and punctual attendance at all scheduled classes is expected. . . .” (Texas Tech University OP 34.04, Academic Regulations Concerning Student Performance). You are expected to be: (1) present, (2) on time, (3) prepared, and (4) participating. Experience has shown that students who attend class and participate learn and begin to master the subject matter. Changes to Syllabus: This syllabus is subject to chang...