Fall 2026

Ethics in Business

PHILOS 243 examines moral issues in business through case studies and the reasons used to settle them.

offering recorded3–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Alexander Meinhof3.9/5Alec Michael3.2/5Alexander Bonham +2 more

Summary

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Historical reviews of Aaron Yarmel, Arun Baxter, Casey Rufener: Workload varies by instructor. Some require minimal weekly assignments and easy exams, while others demand difficult readings and multiple open-note tests. Attendance policies also differ, ranging from highly encouraged to mandatory.

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing or 3 Credits in PHILOS

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 5 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Raw average: 2.20/5 from 10 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 1.0/5 raw quality · 4.0/5 difficulty · 1 reviews

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

No reviews exist for current instructors Alexander Meinhof or Andrew Stahl. Historical reviews for Aaron Yarmel, Paul Kelly, Hubert Marciniec, Arun Baxter, and Casey Rufener describe engaging lectures and fair treatment. Alec Michael received a negative review for poor teaching methods.

AARON YARMEL is recorded teaching in Spring 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ARUN BAXTER is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CASEY RUFENER is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

HUBERT MARCINIEC is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PAUL KELLY is recorded teaching in Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 002Classroom Instruction134 / 1380
DIS 321Classroom Instruction21 / 230
DIS 322Classroom Instruction23 / 230
DIS 323Classroom Instruction21 / 230
LEC 001Classroom Instruction69 / 692
DIS 311Classroom Instruction23 / 230
DIS 312Classroom Instruction23 / 230
DIS 313Classroom Instruction23 / 232
DIS 324Classroom Instruction23 / 230
DIS 325Classroom Instruction23 / 230
DIS 326Classroom Instruction23 / 230

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Student experience

the class

Overall, students find the course engaging but note that the experience depends heavily on the assigned instructor. Historical reviews describe varied teaching styles and workloads.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.85 GPA, 95.2% A/AB (n=250 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.94 GPA, 97.0% A/AB (n=203 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.57 GPA, 82.1% A/AB (n=279 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Aaron Yarmel, Arun Baxter, Casey Rufener: Workload varies by instructor. Some require minimal weekly assignments and easy exams, while others demand difficult readings and multiple open-note tests. Attendance policies also differ, ranging from highly encouraged to mandatory.

Historical reviews of Aaron Yarmel, Alec Michael, Casey Rufener, Hubert Marciniec: Students value engaging lectures and inclusive environments, but some find strict policies, lack of digital materials, or instructor bias frustrating.

Topics

  • Moral issues in business
  • Reasons for settlement of moral issues

Grades

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The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

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1283 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
PHILOS 243 · Fall 2026

Ethics in Business

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records 
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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Model outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance 
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