Business Ethics

1. Explain the meaning of business ethics and its importance in decision-making.
2. Apply ethical principles and moral reasoning to various business scenarios.
3. Describe the structure and functions of corporate governance.
4. Evaluate the social and environmental responsibilities of corporations.
5. Analyze the ethical implications of job discrimination and promote diversity.
6. Demonstrate effective corporate governance to instill confidence and trust in companies and markets.

13 weeks, about 26 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Introduction to Business Ethics

   • Unit 1: Introduction to Business Ethics · 2 hours

     Define business, ethics, and business ethics.. Explain moral reasoning and its significance in business.. Discuss individual and societal influences on business ethics.. Identify the significance of business ethics in decision-making..

2. Week 2Module 1: Introduction to Business Ethics

   • Unit 2: Ethical Principles in Business · 2 hours

     Explain ethics and business in detail.. Identify the application of moral standards to business.. Describe the moral responsibility of a person in business.. Analyze the impact of globalization and technology on business ethics..

3. Week 3Module 1: Introduction to Business Ethics

   • Unit 3: Moral Development and Reasoning · 2 hours

     Define moral development and moral reasoning.. Identify arguments for and against business ethics.. Examine objections to bringing ethics into business.. Analyze moral responsibility and blame in business contexts..

4. Week 4Module 1: Introduction to Business Ethics

   • Unit 4: Ethics Theory · 2 hours

     Apply the theory of ethics to business situations.. Discuss the concepts of utilitarianism, rights, and duties.. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of different ethical theories.. Apply ethical theories to clarify moral issues in business..

5. Week 5Module 2: Ethics, Justice and Business

   • Unit 1: Ethics, Justice and Business · 2 hours

     Explain justice and fairness in business.. Describe capitalist and socialist justice systems.. Analyze retributive and compensatory justice.. Apply justice principles to business decisions..

6. Week 6Module 2: Ethics, Justice and Business

   • Unit 2: Business System I · 2 hours

     Explain why governments must allow free exchange of property.. State Adam Smith's belief in free markets and the public good.. Examine the Keynesian criticism of free markets.. Discuss the utility of survival of the fittest from a Social Darwinism perspective..

7. Week 7Module 2: Ethics, Justice and Business

   • Unit 3: Business System II · 2 hours

     Identify conditions for a perfectly competitive market.. Define monopoly and oligopoly markets and their ethical implications.. Explain the ethical issues related to consumer protection.. Analyze the ethics of advertising and consumer privacy..

8. Week 8Module 2: Ethics, Justice and Business

   • Unit 4: Ethics and Environmentalism · 2 hours

     Define environmentalism and its significance.. Describe the dimensions of pollution and resource depletion.. Explain the ethical issues raised by pollution.. Discuss the ethics of conserving depletable resources..

9. Week 9Module 3: Corporations and Corporate Governance

   • Unit 1: Ethics of Job Discrimination · 2 hours

     Explain the ethics of job discrimination.. Identify forms of discrimination in the workplace.. Analyze the extent of job discrimination.. Examine the utility, rights, and justice aspects of discrimination..

10. Week 10Module 3: Corporations and Corporate Governance

    • Unit 2: The Individual in the Organisation · 2 hours

      Examine the rational model of an organization.. Explain the employee's obligations to the firm.. Identify the firm's duties to the employee.. Discuss employee rights within an organization..

11. Week 11Module 3: Corporations and Corporate Governance

    • Unit 3: Corporations and Corporate Governance I · 2 hours

      Define corporate governance and its meaning.. Describe forms of business ownership.. Explain the roles of investors and managers.. Analyze an integrated system of governance..

12. Week 12Module 3: Corporations and Corporate Governance

    • Unit 4: Corporations and Corporate Governance II · 2 hours

      Explain accounting functions for internal and external use.. Identify problems that may occur in accounting.. Describe the roles of internal and external auditors.. Analyze accounting oversight mechanisms..

13. Week 13Module 3: Corporations and Corporate Governance

    • Unit 5: Board of Directors · 2 hours

      Provide an overview of boards of directors.. Identify directors' powers, duties, and responsibilities.. Explain the enforcement of directors' duties.. Analyze the role of board committees..