CLOSED  October 11–12, 2007 Richmond, Virginia  USA  CLOSED  March 28–29, 2008 Versailles, France Hosted by the HEC School of Management

SOLD OUT   May 19–20, 2008 Chicago, Illinois  USA Hosted by the College of Commerce at DePaul University  Please contact Lora Parker to be placed on the waiting list.

This seminar provides faculty from any discipline with the in-depth learning experience needed to effectively introduce the subject of ethics to future business leaders. Engage in an analysis of the ethical dimensions of materials used in the classroom by participating in computer simulation exercises to further develop your expertise in the area of ethics. Developed and facilitated by experts in the field of ethics education, this seminar will greatly enhance your understanding of how to effectively address ethics in today's academic setting. 

Who Should Attend: 

• All faculty, department chairs, associate deans and others involved directly in teaching and curriculum development

Learning Outcomes:

• Develop a stronger, theoretical understanding of ethics education. 
• Become familiar with how to integrate ethics into the curriculum, as well as how to teach ethics more effectively.
• Analyze and discuss key dimensions of cases, articles, and educational materials that will help ensure intended learning outcomes in the classroom. 
• Experience a computer simulation exercise that will sharpen participant understanding through hands-on exposure, analysis, and discussion. 
• Deepen understanding through the exchange of ideas, networking with peers, and addressing points that will enhance your effectiveness with ethics education. 

Facilitators (may vary at each offering):

David Bevan is the lecturer in sustainability in the Department of Management, Royal Holloway, University of London. He also is a visiting lecturer at Kings College London, Kingston Business School, and the coordinator of integrating CSR throughout the MBA curriculum, HEC School of Management. David has over 30 years commercial experience in private equity and business development in the USA and UK. His current research interests are in accountability, ethics and the political economy, and managerialism, and professionalism. David holds a MA, MSc, PhD, and FHEA designation.

Joe DesJardins is associate provost and academic dean, as well as a professor in the Department of Philosophy, at the College of St. Benedict and St. John's University in Minnesota. He also serves as the executive Director of the Society for Business Ethics. He is the co-author, with Laura Hartman, of Business Ethics: Decision Making for Personal Integrity and Social Justice (McGraw -Hill). He has published and lectured extensively in the areas of business ethics, environmental ethics, and sustainability. He received his B.A. (1973) from Southern Connecticut State University, and his M.A. (1976) and Ph.D. (1980) from the University of Notre Dame and previously taught for 12 years at Villanova University.

Laura Hartman is associate vice president for academic affairs at DePaul University She also is a professor of business ethics and legal studies in the management department in DePaul's College of Commerce, where she received the university's Excellence in Teaching Award. Laura also serves on the board of directors of DePaul's Institute for Business Ethics. Hartman's scholarship focuses on the ethics of the employment relationship with a primary emphasis in the area of global labor conditions and standards, corporate governance culture, and the impact of technology on the employment relationship. Hartman graduated from Tufts University, magna cum laude and received her law degree from the University of Chicago Law School.

Dean W. Krehmeyer is the executive director of the Business Roundtable Institute for Corporate Ethics. Mr. Krehmeyer is a Certified Public Accountant and has over ten years of financial and managerial experience. Prior to joining the Institute, Krehmeyer was a manager with A.T. Kearney, one of the world's largest management consulting firms where he focused largely on finance transformation and operations strategy projects for Fortune 500 companies, working with senior executives designing and implementing initiatives that added value to all of the client's stakeholders. Krehmeyer received his MBA from The Darden School, where he was awarded the William Michael Shermet Award for Academic Excellence. He also holds an M.S. in Accounting and B.S. in Commerce, both from the University of Virginia.

Patricia H. Werhane is the Wicklander Chair of Business Ethics and Director of the Institute for Business and Professional Ethics at DePaul University as well as the Peter and Adeline Ruffin Chair of Business Ethics and Senior Fellow at the Olsson Center for Applied Ethics in the Darden Graduate School of Business Administration at the University of Virginia.  Pat is a founding member and past president of the Society of Business Ethics and past president of the American Society for Value Inquiry. Pat Werhane received her BA from Wellesley College and MA and PhD from Northwestern University.