BUSINESS ETHICS

BUS487

Course Code: BUS487
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Bachelor's Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Know the ethical issues frequently encountered by business organizations
Know the responsibilities of business organizations to society and to their stakeholders
Know about recent ethical issues faced by the business world.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

This course aims at increasing ethical awareness of students and equipping them with extensive knowledge about contemporary ethical issues in business life. First, how business ethics is defined from different points of view and the historical and philosophical foundations of business ethics will be dealt with. Then, well-known the ethical issues such as social responsibility, monitoring managers, employee relations and ethical leadership will be thoroughly examined. Students who miss more than 30% of total class hours receive an F2 grade.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Introduction to the course
2^nd Week	Ethics
3^rd Week	Business ethics
4^th Week	Context and ethics
5^th Week	Philosophical foundations: Kant and utilitarianism
6^th Week	Philosophical foundations: Social contract and pragmatism perspectives
7^th Week	Midterm
8^th Week	Philosophical foundations: Relativist and feminist perspectives
9^th Week	Principals and agents
10^th Week	Corporations and workers
11^th Week	Financial system
12^th Week	Corporate social responsibility
13^th Week	International dimension
14^th Week	International dimension

Recommended or Required Reading

'Business Ethics - A Philosophical and Behavioral Approach'. Christian A. Conrad. Springer Verlag. 2022'

"Corporate Ethics and Corporate Governance". Walther Zimmerli, Markus Holzinger. Springer Verlag. 2007.

"Contemporary Reflections on Business Ethics". Ronald Duska, Norman E. Bowie, Patricia H. Werhane. 2nd. Edition. Springer Verlag, 2022.

Ethics and the Conduct of Business; John R. Boatright; 7th. Edition. Pearson. 2016.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Discussion
Questions/Answers

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	30
Presentation of Case Study	1	30
Total(%)		60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		40
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	2	2
Preparation for Quiz	1	1	1
Individual or group work	14	1	14
Preparation for Final exam	1	50	50
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	40	40
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	2	2
Homework
Quiz	1	1	1
Total Work Load			152
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5.06
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

English

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1	X	X	X
K2	X
K3
K4
K5
K6
K7
K8
K9	X	X	X
K10
K11	X	X	X
K12			X
K13