UUsing WebVISTA
* Before using WEbVISTA for the first time, you will need to set up your web browser and Java before. To do
so, follow the instructions at the University's Browser Setup page at: http://webct.umn.edu/browser/
After setting up your brower, you can access WebVISTA via the myU Portal my Toolkit Page:
1. Go to http://myu.umn.edu
2. Click the Click here to Sign-In link at the upper left
3. Log in with
your UMN Internet ID and password.
4. Click the my Toolkit tab
5. In the To Do List, scroll down and click the link to our class section
Here is a student orientation site:
http://uttc.umn.edu/training/resources/webct/vista/
and here's a student support site:
http://webvista.umn.edu/students/
sCases that we will use in class for
CEO Compensation
How Young Is Too Young?
ADM Price Fixing
Off Duty
Mercy Medical Center
The Garmet Industry Sweatshop
GM Foods
Links tied to Course Topics
How to Find How Your Stage Score
Online version
Note: This online version will compute a "P" score, which will give you some indication of how "principled" your reasoning is. The higher the P score, the more you exhibit "principled reasoning." The P score only indicates the amount of Stages 5 and 6 that you exhibit. It does not measure Stages 1-4. To do that, you'll need to take a paper and pencil test that Dr. Castleberry can provide if you like.
Examples of Experiential Activity Papers
Some ethical issues in various business disciplines
(this may help you think of an ethics issue)
Examples of Papers From Prior Classes (Many papers turned in will be posted here, after removing the student's name from the cover page. Make sure you don't include ANY confidential information in the body of your paper)
Social Responsibility
Who Are the Best Corporate Citizens? A Corporate Social Responsibility Report That Is Updated Regularly
Don't be Selfish--a great article
Largest online directory of corporate non-financial reports (e.g., sustainability, environmental and social reports)
McDonalds Corporate Responsbility Website
Corporate Responsibility OnLine Newsletter
Socially Responsible Investing
The Association for Private Enterprise -- The Invisible Hand
Power
Corporate Power Facts and Stats
A Virtual Replication of the Milgram Study
Coercive Power
Bases of Social Power
Explotiation
Executive Paywatch
Bribery
Custom, Convention and Courtesy
The Limited Too website
Legal Issues/Business and Government
A white-collar plea bargain (outlines offense levels, fines, etc.)
Top Ten Lessons Learned From White Collar Criminals by Hank Shea. An excellent article. READ IT. (Permission was granted to have this here by Hank Shea)
Federal Sentencing Guidelines
Lobbying Spending Information
The Fix is In -- ADM Price Fixing. Audio of This American Life show.
Jim Vileta's Legal Issues Website
Weighing Costs/Benefits
Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity
The Miniture Earth
Equity, Justice and Fairness
Measure your unconscious biases against various groups: Tolerance. Org warning: takes a long time
Challenge to be different
Research Ethics/Whistle Blowing
Confidential Reporting of Ethical Misconduct at UM
ARRA Whistleblower Protection Notification for UM
Professional Ethics and Responsible Research Conduct --UM Brochure
Whistleblowing site for Springer Journals
Overlooking Other's Unethical Behavior
Research Ethics Resources on the Web
Some items on reserve about Research Ethics
Enron's Code of Ethics
The IgNobel Prize Winners
International Values
Social Accountability International -- SA8000
ISO 26000 Standards
The Impact of Intel
in Costa Rica
Honesty and Deception
Improv : The ethics of Deception
The Excused Absence Network
CheatHouse.com (online termpapers)
Lying and Living a Life of Deception
Campaign for Real Beauty -- Dove
BzzzAgent -- Word of Mouth Marketing
Center for Media and Democracy
Adbusters Magazine
Worldwide Advertising Clips
TV AD sites on the web
Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia
Sorry
Environment/Sustainability
Want to sell carbon credits and you're a farmer? Here's three places:
http://www.mercyforanimals.org
AgraGate.com CarbonFarmersofamerica.com chicagoclimatex.com
University of Minnesota Sustainability Website
freecycle.org (to give away and get local stuff for free)
Greenwashing: Don't believe all environmental claims
The Global Warming Challenge (forecasting errors)
Global Warming -- Another View
Global Warming -- The Stern Report
Building a Sustainable Business: Business Plan
Your Mission Statement
Take Back Your Time!
The Simple Living Network
FranklinCovey Mission Builder
Quint Careers Mission Statement Exercises
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen R. Covey, 1989