Seminar on Moral Dilemma and Policy Analysis

Course ID: M7302DPA

Credits: 3

Objective:

This class provides a basic introduction to ethical topics relating to individual encounters, economic issues, diversified social/ business morals, Harvard Business or Management case studies (e.g. moral dilemmas), legal/ justice issues, and movie-watching activities. By means of interactive learning, this course aims to encourage students to engage in all-English group discussions via various materials and dialogues.

Course Prerequisites: A TOEIC score of 700 and above is recommended.

Outline:  

1. Course structure and contents will be based on the introduction of various “moral dilemma” scenarios. 

2. Group discussions and presentations will be required. 

3. Skills toward comprehensive analyses and all-English workshops will be carried out. 

4. Topics covered throughout this course are shown as the following: 

a. Overall Course Introduction/Preamble on “Moral” 

b. Individual Experience on Moral Issues 

c. Daily Economic-Related Issues 

d. Movie and Discussion on Related Topics (I) 

e. Diversified Social Moral Issues 

f. Diversified Social Moral Issues (Cont.) 

g. Movie and Discussion on Related Topics (II) 

h. Business Ethics/ Moral Issues 

i. Harvard Business Related Case Studies (Moral Dilemma) 

j. Legal/ Justice/ Ethics Related Issues 

k. Movie and Discussion on Related Topics (III)

Teaching Method:  

1. Lecture/Seminar 

2. Interactive workshop

Reference:  

1. Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do? (Michael J. Sandel) 

2. What Money Can’t Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets (Michael J. Sandel) 

3. Business Ethics: Commercial Moral Responsibility (Kung-Don Ye) 

4. Is It Still Cheating If I Don’t Get Caught? (Bruce Weinstein) 

5. Uncommon Sense: Economic Insights, from Marriage to Terrorism (Gary S. Becker/ Richard A. Posner) 

6. Topic-Related Films or Movies (TBA)

Evaluation: 

MIn-Class Presentation 30% 

Final Evaluation 40% 

Class Participation 30%