Business Ethics MGNE 3114

Course description:

Examination of some of the moral problems that arise with regard to the responsibilities of various segments of the business community – including employers, management and stockholders – to one another, to the consumer, and to society at large.

Course Aims:

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

Characterize business, society and their relationship to each other.
Identify factors leading to the criticism of business.
Differentiate social responsibility and responsiveness.
Examine the role of ethics in business.
Address ethics by individuals, groups, and corporations and the relations between them.

Course outcomes:

By the successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

Identify ethical issues that arise in everyday business and social situations.
Demonstrate knowledge and application of ethical principles.
Apply ethical reasoning and critical analysis to real-world scenarios.
Formulate reasonable solutions to ethical dilemmas.
To read and make a critique of texts on Business Ethics.
To develop expository and argumentation skills, both orally and in writing.