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Monday, January 31, 2011

Lecture for Monday 01/31/2011

Class opening 9:00 AM
At the beginning of class Professor Cameron covered a few statistics concerning those who had taken the syllabus quiz. In addition, statistics concerning those who had taken the first quiz was also discussed; students were advised that those tests were now closed.

General Lecture 9:05 AM
Professor Cameron started lecture on chapter 2 beginning with corporate social responsibility and its definition. He opened the floor to discussion about the topic by asking, "What are the things businesses do that we don't like?"

Class Discussion 9:10 AM

Topic 1:
Class discussion began about case study concerning the December 3, 1984 containment breach of a facility owned by Union Carbide.

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Topic 1 Questions:
The following is a summary of questions that Professor Cameron asked in class so you can better understand the direction the discussion went:

"What do you do when you are walking down the street and you see people laying around and dead?"
"Where do you go?"
"What responsibility does Carbide have?"
"You said cleanup and aid?"
"To whom?"
"Does Carbide owe anything to the people of India anything else?"
"What did they fail to do?"
"Great point, who is getting the money?"
"What were the main goals to move the plant to Bhopal, India?"
"How much did UNION CARBIDE CORP make in 1984?"
CLICK HERE for those figures.
"Is there a language barrier?"
"We take advantage, right?"
"They were focused on what?"
"What role does business have?"
"What responsibility?"
"What commitment?"
"What can we hold them to?"
"Did bob O'Connell see himself as personally responsible?"
"What did American's say to Sam Walton in 1984?"

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Friday, January 28, 2011

Lecture for Friday 01/28/2011

Class opening 9:00 AM
During attendance sign in, Matthew Carson pointed out an interesting article to kick off the discussion about Wal-Mart. The source was The East Texas KTRE 9 News article titled, "Lufkin moms react to Walmart makeup for tweens" by Morgan Thomas.

A short discussion and chuckle was shared by most of the class.

Discussing MLA Formatting 9:05 AM
Professor Cameron walked carefully through expectations on how to format and submit MLA papers.

  • To view a .PDF of the MLA example CLICK HERE.
  • To download a .PDF copy of the MLA example CLICK HERE.
Announcements  9:18 AM
Professor Cameron covered a few statistics concerning those who had taken the syllabus quiz. In addition, statistics concerning those who had taken the first quiz was also discussed and students were encouraged to take the quiz for the syllabus because it would be free points.

Don't forget:

  • The class will have until Sunday night at midnight to submit assignments that have been due during the first two weeks (or up until this point).
  • We will be tightening up assignment deadlines and providing no more slack. If an assignment is due we have been given enough time to warm up to the pace of the class, etc.
  • Each case summary is worth 11 points but you may earn 2 additional points with the assignment so it can equal 13 points.
Definitions  9:23 AM
Definitions of stakeholders, ethics and business ethics were talked about. In addition, affluence and education were covered.

Class Discussion 9:33 AM

Topic 1:
Class discussion began about case study, "Wal-Mart: The Main Street Merchant of Doom". Refer to page 771 in your textbook.


Topic 1 Questions:
The following is a summary of questions that Professor Cameron asked in class so you can better understand the direction the discussion went:

"What is this case about?"
"How many camera's are in Wal-Mart?"
"Does anybody remember the case when a girl was kidnapped from a Wal-Mart?"
"Wal-Mart gave 1 million to the Salvation Army for disaster relief; is that a lot of money to Wal-Mart?"

In closing:
Check out "Wal-Martwatch" it is a website. These first 2 weeks has been an orientation. Now we should know the expectations of the class. Formation of study groups was suggested.

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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Lecture for Wednesday 01/26/2011

Class opening 9:00 AM


At the beginning of class Professor Cameron covered a few statistics concerning those who had taken the syllabus quiz. In addition, statistics concerning those who had taken the first quiz was also discussed and students were encouraged to take the quiz for the syllabus because it would be free points.

had a guest speaker Diana Bullen address the class in reference to a study abroad program that MCC is hosting.

• To view a portable documents file (.PDF) of the brochure that was handed out CLICK HERE.
• To download a copy of the .PDF file CLICK HERE.

This is not an official form that you can print off and fill out it is simply a viewer of what was handed out. Should you be interested in this opportunity you may contact Diana Bullen at her email: dbullen@mesacc.edu or by phone: (480) 461-7221.

Class Discussion 9:15 AM


Topic 1:


Professor Cameron Refreshed our memory concerning the topic of special interest groups that we had discussed during Monday's lecture then we proceeded to our class discussion.
Class discussion began with coverage concerning MTV's latest pilot program called 'Skins'. The material that spawned this discussion was the Wall Street Journal article titled, "MTV's 'Skins' Loses More Advertisers" written by Lauren A. E. Schuke.

• To view a .PDF of the article CLICK HERE.
• To download a .PDF copy of the article CLICK HERE.

Topic 1 Questions:


The following is a summary of questions that Professor Cameron asked in class so you can better understand the direction the discussion went:

"Are there any MTV skins fans?"
"Why talk about this program in class?"
"Who will watch the show?"
"Where do teenagers hang out?"
"Footlocker did not comment or return calls; why?"
"Is there a win/win situation for footlocker?"
"If we run the ad what do we risk?"
"Go back to who watches the show?"
"What are considered teenagers?"
"More boys or girls will watch the show?"
"Why is H&R block important?"
"GM was stupid, right?"
"What was GM's target market?"
"Now it's the ad for the Cavalier, Volt?"
"Interesting news, right?"
"Who will watch the show?"
"Footlocker did not comment or return calls; why?"
"Is there a win/win situation for footlocker?"
"If you pull your ad, don't you look like the parents counsel wins?"
"Why is H&R block important?"

Topic 2:


Class discussion moved to coverage concerning Toyota's latest recall. The material that spawned this discussion was the Wall Street Journal article titled, "Toyota to Recall 1.7 Million Vehicles" written by Chester Dawson and Yoshio Takahashi.

• To view a .PDF of the article CLICK HERE.
• To download a .PDF copy of the article CLICK HERE.

Topic 2 Questions:

The following is a summary of questions that Professor Cameron asked in class so you can better understand the direction the discussion went:

"What do we know about Toyota?"
"It's a fast car that won't stop?"
"What do we see in their trend?"
"It's not just 1.28 mil worldwide that is in Japan, right?"
"How many is that total worldwide?"

Topic 3:


Class discussion moved to coverage concerning case study "Facing a Fire".

• To view a .PDF of the case study CLICK HERE.
• To download a .PDF copy of the case study CLICK HERE.

Topic 3 Questions:


"Who will be Herman Singer?"
"Tell me about your company?"
"What happened?"
"What is the life expectancy of a male?"
"What are my options?"

It was at this point some roll playing ensued and different class members took on the personas of the different characters contained within the case study. Different options were explored concerning the decision that faced Mr. Singer and the class time came to a close. Professor Cameron adjourned the meeting with the announcement that we would pick up where we left off during our next lecture on Friday.

End of entry.


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