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BUS 180 - Business Ethics


Last Date of Approval: Fall 2019

3 Credits
Total Lecture Hours: 45
Total Lab Hours: 0
Total Clinical Hours: 0
Total Work-Based Experience Hours: 0

Course Description:
Many people, faced with their own interests and standards, need reliable guidelines to address the moral implications of ethical & business decisions. This course offers a unique practical approach to learning business ethics and focuses on the relationships among various stakeholders, including individuals, groups, corporations, and nations. Students will study the latest research, current cases, and practical examples to examine the role of ethics in the contemporary business world. Outcomes include real-world ethical dilemmas encountered by managers, implementing a stakeholder analysis, and comprehensive coverage of employee workplace issues such as risk management, preferential hiring, corporate legitimacy, and moral accountability. This course will give students the realistic tools needed to handle complex moral dilemmas in the workplace and the world.

Prerequisites/Corequisites: None

Mode(s) of Instruction: traditional/face-to-face, virtual, and/or online

Credit for Prior Learning: There are no Credit for Prior Learning opportunities for this course.

Course Fees: ebook: $120.00

Common Course Assessment(s): All assessments are common amongst all sections.

Student Learning Outcomes and Objectives:
  • To explore and further your understanding of Business Ethics
    • Recognize the Importance of Business Ethics
    • Examine and identify Stakeholder Relationships, Social Responsibility, and Corporate Governance
  • To attain a broader understanding of Ethical Issues and the Institutionalization of Business Ethics
    • Discuss Emerging Business Ethics Issues 
    • The Institutionalization of Business Ethics
  • To develop skills that allow continuous learning and adaptation of The Decision-Making Process
    • Discuss the role Ethical Decision Making
    • Recognize Individual Factors: Moral Philosophies and Values
    • Recognize Organizational Factors: The Role of Ethical Culture and Relationships
  • To develop skills that allow continuous learning and adaptation of Implementing Business Ethics In A Global Economy
    • Demonstrate Developing an Effective Ethics Program
    • Demonstrate Managing and Controlling Ethics Programs
    • Demonstrate Globalization of Ethical Decision Making
    • Demonstrate Ethical leadership
    • Demonstrate Sustainability: Ethical and Social Responsibility Dimensions



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