Dear Colleagues,
Following a very successful first conference last May, I am pleased to announce that the 2nd Annual Conference on University Ethics Teaching, sponsored by the Wheatley Institution and the Society for Business Ethics, will convene May 23-25 at the Marriott School of Management in Provo, Utah. The conference invites university-level educators to share best practices in ethics teaching and present research on ethics teaching and pedagogy issues. The conference is divided into two sections:
1) Master Class in Business Ethics: Several Master Instructors have been invited to deliver a favorite session from their ethics courses, simulating a classroom experience. Conference attendees will participate in these sessions in a student role, and are invited to learn from and adopt material from these sessions into their own teaching. Among the master teachers this year are Linda Trevino from Penn State, Len Brooks from the University of Toronto, and Jeff Thompson from BYU. Announcements of other master teachers will be made after the first of the year.
2) Paper Sessions: Participants will present research papers focusing on ethics pedagogy in the university setting, or on other topics closely related to ethics education. Scholars interested in participating in a Paper Session at the conference should submit a 2-3 page abstract of their paper for consideration. Submitted abstracts should describe a working paper targeted for publication in an academic journal or scholarly book. Both empirical and theoretical papers are welcome. Although far from exhaustive, the following list of topic areas provides a reference for the type of foci that will be considered:
• The objectives of ethics education
• Integrating ethics across the curriculum
• Promoting the development of moral reasoning among students
• Comparative analyses of teaching methods in ethics courses
• The impact of ethics education on professional decisions and behavior
• Timing and sequencing of ethics training in the university experience
• Factors affecting student receptivity to ethics education
Please submit abstracts by February 14, 2010 by email attachment to
jeff_thompson@byu.edu. For questions about the Master Class in Business Ethics, contact Brad Agle at
bradagle@byu.edu or at 801-362-8194. For questions about Paper Sessions, contact Jeff Thompson at 801-850-2306.
Conference registration will be available in late January. We hope to see you in Provo in May.
Have a Very Merry Holiday Season.
Brad Agle
Chair, Conference on University Ethics Teaching, Sponsored by the Wheatley Institution and the Society for Business Ethics
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Bradley R. Agle, PhD
George W. Romney Endowed Professor
Professor of Ethics and Leadership
George W. Romney Institute of Public Management
Marriott School of Management
Fellow, Wheatley Institution
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602
801-362-8194
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