Question 1: Finals at the Movies (80 %)
Academic Integrity Expectations:
You may view the film as many times as you wish.
You should write the paper independently and not discuss your paper or list of
concepts to classmates. You may watch the film together and identify issues but
not concepts.
Format: (Max 6 pages double spaced, 11 point type, 1” margins)
Refer to people in the film by their character name. Use bold to highlight each concept
you’re applying.
Grading criteria:
Course concept identification and application – identification of concepts (minimum of
18), accurate application of each, with explicit examples from film used to illustrate each
application
Comprehensiveness (representation across multiple chapters) and relevance/importance
(did you choose the most important/relevant concepts?)
Overall depth and quality of thought – careful analysis and insight
Purpose
The purpose of this final analysis is to apply concepts from the course to an analysis of a
movie. The goal is to reinforce and test your command of course concepts in a vivid and
interesting way.
Preparation Recommendation: Review the textbook, powerpoints from classes, previous
assignments, and class notes to refresh your memory about concepts learned in class.
Then view the film with these in mind. While viewing the film, take notes about
connections that come to mind that you can develop further later. Revisit notes and text
to insure that you are applying the concepts correctly! Do NOT tell me the story of the
film. I know it! Use the precious space for your analysis. And, have fun!
Movies that are acceptable:
Wall Street (the original one)
A Few Good Men
The Insider (1999)
The Devil Wears Prada
Silkwood
Question 2: (20 percent)
Please answer the following:
a. What did you think of the textbook?
b. What did you like best? Least? Why?
c. In Stillwater, the lectures are taped and the class meets once a week for class
exercises and case discussions (75 minutes). Would you like that kind of set up
here in Tulsa? Why or Why not?
d. What was the thing that you learned in the class that is most likely to influence
your future behaviors?
e. Any other suggestions or ideas?
Major course concepts
Following is a list of key course concepts to draw upon.
Ch. 1 Values, cynicism, business & media, relationship between ethics and the law
Ch. 2 Deciding what’s right – ethical dilemmas, prescriptive frameworks
(consequentialist, deontological, virtue ethics), Pinto Fires case
Ch. 3 Individuals’ ethical problems – discrimination, sexual harassment, conflicts,
customer confidence issues, use of resources, whistleblowing
Ch. 5 Deciding what’s right – moral awareness, cognitive moral development, locus of
control, relativism/idealism, moral disengagement, script processing, other cognitive
barriers to good decisions (e.g., illusion of optimism, cost-benefit analysis, etc), role of
emotion in ethical decision making
Ch. 5 Ethical/unethical culture and formal/informal cultural systems (ethical leadership,
authority structure, rules/policies, performance management systems, selection system,
orientation/training, decision processes, norms, heroes/role models, rituals, myths/stories,
ethical language)
Ch. 10 Corporate ethics office, ethics communication, missions or values statements,
codes and policies, communicating senior management commitment, values or
compliance approaches
Ch. 6 – Ethical problems of managers – hiring, performance evaluation, discipline,
termination, managing diversity
Ch. 7 Management issues and managers’ responsibilities – obedience to authority,
multiple ethical selves, roles and role conflict, diffusion of responsibility, psychological
distance, norms, rewards, discipline; Sears case
Ch. 8 Product/employee safety, advertising, environment, downsizing
Ch. 9 Social responsibility – corporate social responsibility pyramid, role of philanthropy,
costs of criminal conduct, government regulation; importance of trust in business.
Ch. 11 Learning about culture, shared values across cultures, transcultural business ethics
principles
Strive to be Happy! Have a great holiday season!
