Salt Lake Community College
Spring 2018
BUSINESS 1040 (Online)
ETHICS AT WORK
Instructor: Tyson Riskas
e-mail: [Link]@[Link]
Office: BB 302b Phone: 801-427-8448 Office hours: refer to canvas
Required Textbook: Business Ethics
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course covers ethical decision making in the workplace. You will develop judgment about
workplace ethics through critical reading, thinking, writing, research and analysis; consider
issues from multiple disciplines/opposing views; choose research and writing reports.
COURSE EXPECTATIONS
To pass BUS 1040, you will need to do the following:
Read everything thoughtfully.
Respect and cooperate with class colleagues.
Exhibit personal integrity and responsibility.
Think, read, write, speak and listen critically. Reason soundly.
Be prepared for and participate fully in online discussions.
Complete all assignments, including readings, focused responses, the learning activities,
and the Ethics Project.
Communicate with me regularly through Canvas. Don’t wait for a problem to become
unmanageable; if you need to talk with me, call to leave a voice-mail message and I’ll
get back to you.
SLCC COURSE AND LEARNING OUTCOMES
SLCC is committed to fostering and assessing learning outcomes in its programs and courses
across the curriculum. Learning outcomes from Ethics at Work are connected to these seven
college-wide students learning outcomes:
acquiring substantive knowledge in the field of each student’s choice
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communicate effectively.
think critically and creatively.
develop quantitative literacy.
develop knowledge and skills to be civically engaged.
work with others professionally and constructively.
develop computer and information literacy.
develop the attitudes and skills for lifelong wellness.
BUS 1040 is designed to help you achieve several of these general learning outcomes through the
learning outcomes specific our course.
The course is not intended to tell you what to think, what the answers are, nor to assess your
ability to repeat an author’s or instructor's words and thinking.
ASSESSMENTS (Detailed instructions are posted in Canvas)
There will be 1000 points divided as follows:
1. Focused Responses: 192 points total (about 20%)
2. Discussions: 104 points total (about 10%)
3. Chapter Essay: 200 points total (about 20%)
4. Ethics Project: 200 points total (about 20%)
5. Midterm and Final Exams: 300 points total (about 30%)
Final Grading Scale:
A = 93 % -100% C+ = 76%-78% D- = 59%-62%
A- = 90%-92% C = 73%-75% E= 58% and below
B+ = 87%-89% C- = 69%-72%
B = 83%-86% D + = 66%-68%
B- = 79%-82% D = 63%-65%
LATE WORK. No late work will be accepted without prior approval from the professor
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REQUIRED SYLLABUS INFORMATION
EPORTFOLIO STATEMENT
Each student in General Education courses at SLCC maintains a General Education ePortfolio.
Instructors in every Gen Ed course will ask you to put at least one assignment from the course into
your ePortfolio, and accompany it with reflective writing. It is a requirement in this class for you to
add to your Ethics Project to your ePortfolio, and this syllabus details the assignments and
reflections you are to include. Your ePortfolio will allow you to include your educational goals,
describe your extracurricular activities, and post your resume. When you finish your time at SLCC,
your ePortfolio will then be a multi-media showcase of your educational experience. For detailed
information visit: [Link] or [Link]
All students will use Digication as their ePortfolio platform. Any students who have created
ePortfolios prior to Fall 2016 on other platforms will be allowed to continue using those sites. For
Digication tutorials, please go to the following site:
[Link]
If you would like in-person help with your ePortfolio please visit an ePortfolio Lab on the
Taylorsville-Redwood, Jordan, or South City Campus during business hours, and staff will help
you. No appointment necessary. For lab hours and locations please look at the following site:
[Link]
Questions regarding the ePortfolio can be directed to [Link]@[Link].
GENERAL EDUCATION STATEMENT
This course fulfills the Social Science (SS) requirement for the General Education Program at Salt
Lake Community College. It is designed not only to teach the information and skills required by
the discipline, but also to develop vital workplace skills and to teach strategies and skills that can
be used for life-long learning. General Education courses teach basic skills as well as broaden a
student’s knowledge of a wide range of subjects. Education is much more than the acquisition of
facts; it is being able to use information in meaningful ways in order to enrich one’s life.
While the subject of each course is important and useful, we become truly educated through making
connections of such varied information with the different methods of organizing human experience
that are practiced by different disciplines. Therefore, this course, when combined with other
General Education courses, will enable you to develop broader perspectives and deeper
understandings of your community and the world, as well as challenge previously held assumptions
about the world and its inhabitants.
Regardless of your major, General Education courses build a foundation of broad knowledge and
skills that help you in your further career and life.
PLAGIARISM:
Plagiarism is taking credit for another person’s words, works, and ideas or failing to acknowledge
that person’s words, works, and ideas. If you borrow from someone else you must give that person
credit through proper citations. All information that is not common knowledge must be both cited
and referenced. Any information that is not common knowledge that is not cited and
referenced is considered plagiarism.
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The first offense in which students are caught plagiarizing or cheating on assignments and tests will
result in the failure of that assignment. A second offense may result in course failure. For more
information, see [Link]
ACCOMODATIONS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES:
SLCC values inclusive learning environments and strives to make all aspects of the College
accessible to our students. If you have a disability and believe you need accommodations to
improve access to learning materials or the learning environment, please contact the Disability
Resource Center: (phone) 801-957-4659; (email) drc@[Link]; (website) [Link]/drc.
TITLE IX INFORMATION: 20 U.S.C.A. Section 1681 (a): TITLE IX
Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 prohibits discrimination based on sex in any
educational institution that receives federal funding. Salt Lake Community College does not tolerate sex
discrimination of any kind including: sexual misconduct; sexual harassment; relationship/sexual
violence and stalking. These incidents may interfere with or limit an individual’s ability to benefit from
or participate in the College’s educational programs or activities. If you have questions or concerns
regarding your rights or responsibilities, or if you would like to file a Title IX complaint please contact:
Kenneth Stonebrook,
J.D.
Title IX Coordinator
Salt Lake Community College
Taylorsville Redwood Campus –
STC 276A (801) 957-5027
[Link]@[Link]
Online Reporting Form: [Link]
Students may also report incidents to an SLCC faculty or staff member, who are required by law
to notify the Title IX Coordinator. If a student wishes to keep the information confidential, the
student may speak with staff members of the Center for Health and Counseling, (801) 957-4268.
For more information about Title IX, go to: [Link]
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GENERAL LEARNING SUPPORT & TUTORING SERVICES
General Learning Support & Tutoring Services provide support for SLCC students enrolled in any
class at the College. All resources are provided free-of-charge. Ask your instructor about
discipline-specific learning support and tutoring services.
Tutoring: index of all tutoring resources.
STEM Learning Centers: provide free assistance in Math, Science, Accounting, CSIS and Allied
Health Classes at 6 campus locations.
Student Writing Center: provides in-person and online feedback on all writing assignments.
Academic Literacy Center: provides tutoring in reading and conversation.
Library Services: provides research help, print and online resources, computers and study space.
ePortfolio Lab: provides drop-in assistance for all ePortfolio questions.
eLearning Support: provides support for navigating online and hybrid classes.
Business Resource and Innovation Center: provides tutors and a study space for students in
Business and CSIS courses. Located in BB 226 on Taylorsville-Redwood Campus.
ADVISING AND COUNSELING SUPPORT SERVICES
Advising and Counseling Support Services provide support for students enrolled in any class as the
college.
Center for Health and Counseling: provides health care, mental health counseling, massage therapy
services and healthy lifestyle programs.
Veterans’ Services: assists hundreds of students in using their VA education benefits each semester.
Academic and Career Advising: helps students plan, explore, make decisions, access resources
and evaluate their academic and career goals.
Academic Achievement Center: helps students achieve GPA requirements for graduation.
