Ethics and Law
Ethics and Law: Basic Concepts, Cases, and Dilemmas
Baruch College
Zicklin School of Business
Department of Law
W. Ray Williams
This compilation[1] is intended for use during “Ethics Week.” The Law Department is firmly committed to exposing its students to ethical considerations when making legal and business decisions. As a result ethics is a component of all its course offerings. To the extent that students acquire acumen in ethical decision-making in one substantive context, that skill is readily transferable. For this reason, these materials, after providing introductory background to the discipline of ethics, approach the subject in a wide context. Cases and dilemmas present challenges ranging from the professional to the personal to the political. Instructors should take great license in using these materials as they see fit. I would suggest, however, that depending upon prior exposure, you might read the introductory material and choose a few of the case studies or dilemmas for classroom discussion.
Instructors should not feel overwhelmed or intimated by the volume of this compilation. It is anticipated that you will actually use only a small portion of the materials. The intent is to provide an array of materials for consideration. A brief description is provided of the cases and dilemmas to aid selection.
Though the material can be approached in an infinite variety of ways, it is strongly suggested that students at least be introduced to the ethical decision making framework. The following will be placed on blackboard for student access: a summary of ethics in the general sense, a brief discussion of the inter-relationship of law and ethics, and the ethical problem- solving paradigm.
Section One
This section provides in an introduction to ethics and the classical framework of ethical decision-making and a problem-solving paradigm.
Baruch College
Zicklin School of Business
Department of Law
W. Ray Williams
This compilation[1] is intended for use during “Ethics Week.” The Law Department is firmly committed to exposing its students to ethical considerations when making legal and business decisions. As a result ethics is a component of all its course offerings. To the extent that students acquire acumen in ethical decision-making in one substantive context, that skill is readily transferable. For this reason, these materials, after providing introductory background to the discipline of ethics, approach the subject in a wide context. Cases and dilemmas present challenges ranging from the professional to the personal to the political. Instructors should take great license in using these materials as they see fit. I would suggest, however, that depending upon prior exposure, you might read the introductory material and choose a few of the case studies or dilemmas for classroom discussion.
Instructors should not feel overwhelmed or intimated by the volume of this compilation. It is anticipated that you will actually use only a small portion of the materials. The intent is to provide an array of materials for consideration. A brief description is provided of the cases and dilemmas to aid selection.
Though the material can be approached in an infinite variety of ways, it is strongly suggested that students at least be introduced to the ethical decision making framework. The following will be placed on blackboard for student access: a summary of ethics in the general sense, a brief discussion of the inter-relationship of law and ethics, and the ethical problem- solving paradigm.
Section One
This section provides in an introduction to ethics and the classical framework of ethical decision-making and a problem-solving paradigm.