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On Course With Ethics Four experts discuss why it's critical to cover ethics in the classroom—and they offer a range of ways to do so. by Sharon Shinn missiles and misguided men." Setting up "guidance systems" for business lead- T ers has become a passion for Giacalone, who runs the school's Center for Ethics and Organizational Integ- rity. But he is far from being the only management educator who is obsessed with the topic of ethics and how it percolates through every aspect of society—nor is he the only one who believes business schools can help ethical leaders develop their moral compasses. Giacalone and three professors who hold ethics chairs at major universities recently shared their in- sights about how schools might approach ethics in the classroom and what kind of long-term effect these efforts might have. Their ideas vary widely, from op- erating the business school under an honor code to integrating an ethical component into typical case study discussions. One point is unanimous: They be- lieve that business schools have a clear responsibility to create ethical guidance systems that will help grad- uates stay on course. 22 BizEd SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2006 emple University's Robert Giacalone closes every e-mail with a quote from Martin Luther King: "Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided