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Standard |
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Provides students with an overview of business ethics and ethical
management practices, with emphasis on the process of ethical decision-making
and working through contemporary ethical dilemmas faced by business
organizations, managers and employees. The course is intended to demonstrate to the
students how ethics can be integrated into strategic business decisions and can
be applied to their own careers. The course uses a case study approach to encourage
the student in developing analytical, problem-solving, critical thinking and
decision-making skills. Topics include: An overview of business ethics; moral
development and moral reasoning; personal values, rights, and responsibilities;
frameworks for ethical decision-making in business; justice and economic
distribution; corporations and social responsibility; corporate codes of ethics
and effective ethics programs; business and society: consumers and the
environment; ethical issues in the workplace; business ethics in a global and
multicultural environment; business ethics in cyberspace; and business ethics
and the rule of law.
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Competency Areas |
Hours
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An
Overview of Business Ethics |
Class |
5 |
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Moral
Development and Moral Reasoning |
D. Lab |
0 |
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Personal
Values, Rights, and Duties |
P.
Lab/O.B.I. |
0 |
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Frameworks
for Ethical Decision-Making in Business |
Credit |
5 |
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Justice
and Economic Distribution |
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Corporations
and Social Responsibility |
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Corporate
Codes of Ethics and Effective Ethics Programs |
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Business and
Society |
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Consumers
and the Environment |
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Ethical
Issues in the Workplace |
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Business
Ethics in a Global and Multicultural Environment Business
Ethics in Cyberspace Business
Ethics and the Rule of Law |
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Prerequisite: |
Provisional
admission |
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Corequisite: |
None |
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Course Guide |
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Competency |
After completing this section,
the student will: |
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Class |
D.Lab
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AN OVERVIEW OF BUSINESS ETHICS |
7 |
0
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0 |
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Epistemology |
Describe
fundamental concepts in contemporary ethics such as individualism and
community. |
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Describe
the theory of two ethics. |
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Discuss
the foundations of individual behavior and behavior shaping. |
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Trace the
development of historically significant systems of ethical values such as
ancient Greek axiology, rationalism, humanism, utilitarianism, individualism,
and Marxism. |
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Compare
and contrast the ethical philosophies of rationalism, humanism,
utilitarianism, and Marxism. |
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MORAL DEVELOPMENT AND
MORAL REASONING
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3 |
0
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0 |
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Ethics
and power |
Discuss
the relationship of ethics and power to personal integrity and simplicity. |
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Ethical
concepts |
Describe
the ethical concepts of pleasure, altruism, duty, the will of God, and the
right of action. |
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Compare
and contrast contemporary and traditional axiologic
belief systems. |
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PERSONAL VALUES, RIGHTS,
AND DUTIES
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2 |
0
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0 |
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Individual
values |
List the
characteristics of personal values. List the
types of personal values. |
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Attitudes |
Describe
the importance of attitudes in an ethical belief system. |
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Describe
the impact of experience and relationships on the formation of personal
values. |
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Describe
the impact of experience and relationships on the formation of personal
values. |
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Levels |
List the
three levels of morality. |
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Stage
theories |
Describe
stage theories of moral development. |
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Mental
health |
Discuss
the fundamental nature of mental health in terms of ethical behavior norms. |
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Describe
the nature of the ethical relationship between individuals and society. |
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Vocational
manifestations |
List past
and present examples of the effects of ethics in the workplace. |
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FRAMEWORKS FOR ETHICAL
DECISION-MAKING IN BUSINESS
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5 |
0
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0 |
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Ethical
relationships |
Discuss
the relationship between the firm and the employee. |
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Discuss
the relationship between the firm and the environment. |
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Evaluate
arguments for and against social responsibility. |
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JUSTICE AND ECONOMIC
DISTRIBUTION
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5 |
0
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0 |
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Outline
the process for ethical analysis and decision making. |
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Identify
misleading claims in advertising, working conditions, workforce reductions,
and the environmental impact of products. |
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CORPORATIONS AND SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY
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5 |
0
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0 |
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Ethical
beliefs |
Define ethical
relativism. |
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Define
eternal law. |
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Define
universalism. |
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Describe
the concept of distributive justice. |
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Explain
the foundations of personal liberty. |
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Debate
ethical problems for moral reasoning. |
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CORPORATE CODES OF
ETHICS AND EFFECTIVE ETHICS PROGRAMS
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6 |
0
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0 |
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Discuss
the impact of planning on managerial behavior. |
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Evaluate
solutions to the structural causes of unethical behavior. |
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Summarize
the ethical responsibilities of senior management. |
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Describe
methods for creating an ethical organization. |
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Describe
methods of fostering ethical behavior in organizations. |
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Discuss
the law and ethics as parallel systems of social control. |
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BUSINESS AND SOCIETY:
CONSUMERS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
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2 |
0
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0 |
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Common
characteristics |
List the
five characteristics common to all peoples. |
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Death of
ethics |
Discuss
the seven deadly sins of ethical decay in modern society. |
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Behavior |
Develop
guidelines for developing ethical behavior. |
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ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE
WORKPLACE
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3 |
0
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0 |
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Organizational
ethics |
Discuss
the foundations of organizational ethics. Describe
the social values continuum. |
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Leadership
ethics |
Discuss
the relationship between effective leadership and ethics. |
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Compare
the prurient ethics of the workforce and employers. |
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BUSINESS ETHICS IN A
GLOBAL AND MULTICULTURAL ENVIRONMENT
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Discuss
the effect of ethical differences on business |
1 |
0
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0 |
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BUSINESS ETHICS IN
CYBERSPACE
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1 |
0
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0 |
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Discuss
the effect of the internet on business ethics |
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MANAGERIAL ETHICS AND
RULE OF LAW
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5 |
0
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0 |
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Law and
ethics |
Define
law. Discuss
the function of law as a guide to moral choice and judgment. |
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Describe
the relationship between the law and moral standards as they pertain to
individual processes, group processes, political processes, and social
processes. |
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Suggested Resources |
Cederblom, J., & Dougherty, C. J. (1990). Ethics at work.
French, P., et al. (1992). Corporations in the moral community.
Hosmer, L. T. (1991). The ethics of
management (5th ed.).
Manning, G., & Curtis, K.
(1988). Ethics
at work: Fire in a dark world. Cincinatti:
South-Western.
Sturdivant, F. A., & Vernon-Wortzel,
H. (1990). Business and society: A managerial approach (4th ed).