Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
ICS-0216
Organization's ID:
BUS 400
Organization:
Location:
Online
Length:
52 weeks
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 Business Ethics
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to explore the ethical and moral responsibilities of businesses in a capitalist system. It examines different approaches to ethics and morality, including the principles of egoism, utilitarianism, Kant's categorical imperative, and Rawls's theory of justice. The course also focuses on how different moral philosophies might best be applied to business organizations and their activities. Many examples and case studies are used to explain how the ethical issues facing businesses ultimately affect all of us.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Explain the importance of business ethics and decision making in terms of ethical theories and perspectives
  • Discuss how corporate culture influences business ethics and public perspectives on corporate social responsibility
  • Explain how ethical corporate governance influences corporate sustainability, environmental issues, and the prevention of conflicts of interest.
  • Describe the ethical issues that arise through changes in employer responsibilities, employee obligations, technological progress, product safety concerns, and marketing methods

General Topics:

  • Ethics: personal and professional
  • Corporate culture and responsibility
  • Ethical issues and decision making, and corporate decisions in the larger context
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Discussion

Methods of Assessment:

  • Examinations
  • Quizzes
  • Written Papers

Minimum Passing Score:

70%
Supplemental Materials

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