Select a topic from the list below. At most two students can sign up for the same topic. Topics will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. To sign up for a topic, notify me in class or send me an e-mail identifying your selection.
You are welcome to suggest topics that are not on the list below.
The presentation dates are approximate. Actual presentations may be later, but will not be earlier, than the date listed.
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PRESENTATION DATE |
RESEARCH TOPICS |
RESEARCHER(S) |
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10/1 |
In many hostile takeovers, the intention of the buyer is to break up and sell the parts of the company purchased. This practice is clearly legal. Is it ethical? |
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10/3 |
Under what conditions is pre-employment drug testing justifiable? Is the need to promote worker productivity sufficient reason? |
Dana Hyland |
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10/3 |
Under what conditions is drug testing of standing employees (as opposed to job applicants) justifiable? Is the need to promote worker productivity sufficient reason? |
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10/10 |
To what extent, if any, should genetic screening in employment be allowed? |
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10/12 |
Should workers' right to safety be a negotiable part of the employment contract? For example, should workers be allowed to agree to less safety for more wages? |
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10/15 |
How should multinational companies set safety standards abroad? |
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10/17 |
What should count as a disability under the ADA? |
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10/19 |
Explain and evaluate the ADA's requirement that employers must make "reasonable accommodations" for disabled employees. |
Casey Clementz, Matt Kamsler |
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10/22 |
What sort of affirmative action programs, if any, are appropriate in higher education? |
Jacob Shultz |
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10/24 |
What sort of affirmative action programs, if any, are appropriate in private industry? |
Christopher Lunn, Javier Madariaga |
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10/26 |
Explain and evaluate the definition of "hostile environment" sexual harassment. |
Johnny Jones, Jared Moses |
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10/29 |
Compare and contrast the merits of sexual harassment policy in the U.S. and one or two foreign nations. |
Juanita Barb |
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11/5 |
What role should business play in the formation of environmental protection policy? |
Hans Guisdardo |
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11/7 |
How should multi-national corporations set environmental policy abroad? |
Rob Brown, Jason Delaneuville |
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11/14 |
Explain and evaluate the basis for intellectual property rights, especially with regard to new electronic media. |
Mark Northrup |
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11/16 |
How do electronic media threaten privacy rights and what, if anything, should be done to address those threats? |
Tracie Grime, Clay Martin |
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11/19 |
Explain and evaluate the basis for intellectual property rights, especially with regard to pharmaceuticals. |
Frederick Bacon, Rachel Carter |
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11/28 |
Compare and contrast the relative merits of right-to-work protections in the U.S. and some other country. |
Martyne Dallman, Chris Rillstone |
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12/3 |
Is it a good idea for developing economies to enter into free trade agreements with more prosperous partners? For example, should Caribbean or Central American nations join the FTAA? |
Matt Carlin, Shaun McPhillips |
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12/5 |
Should additional free trade agreements be made among developed economies (e.g., the U.S. and the E.U.)? Why or why not? |
Irina Gashchenko |
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