To introduce and explain major contemporary perspectives on corporate behaviours. To introduce moral perspectives as they relate to managerial decision making and corporate structures. To make students familiar with a range of recurrent ethical problems arising in business.
 To improve students' skills in identifying and analyzing ethical issues that managers and employees face. To give students practice in formulating, defending, and planning the implementation of action plans managing ethical dilemmas.

(LO1) Students will be able to discuss the main theories concerning the place of ethics in business.

(LO2) Students will be able to state the broad principles of, and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of,basic moral theories, such as consequentialism

(LO3) Students will be able to state and discuss the broad ethical principles concerning costs and benefits, the challenge posed by uncertainty, professional roles, profits and the right of shareholder interests, and affirmative action.

(LO4) Students will be able to state and discuss the broad ethical principles concerning the obligations of complex organizations with respect to loyalty and whistle-blowing, insider information, customer responsibility, and corporate responsibility.

(LO5) Students will be able to state and discuss the broad ethical principles concerning social justice and executive compensation.

(LO6) Students will be able to consider an ethical approach as a basis for sustainable marketing.

(S1) Improving own learning/performance - Record-keeping

(S2) Students will enhance their ability to identify the issues that underlie debates.

(S3) Students will develop confidence in considering previously unfamiliar ideas and approaches, and their ability to identify presuppositions and to reflect critically upon them.

(S4) Students will enhance their ability to marshal arguments and present them orally and in writing.

(S5) Students will develop their ability to work in groups.

(S6) Students will develop their ability to sift through information, assessing the relevance and importance of the information to what is at issue.

(S7) Students will develop their problem-solving skills.

(S8) Students will enhance their capacity to participate, in a dispassionate and respectful manner, in debates about controversial and profound matters.

(S9) Students will develop their willingness critically to evaluate and reflect upon arguments, beliefs, proposals and values, both their own and those of others.

(S10) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Influencing skills – argumentation

(S11) Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical analysis

(S12) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills - written

(S13) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Influencing skills – persuading

(S14) Working in groups and teams - Listening skills

(S15) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Report writing

(S16) Critical thinking and problem solving - Synthesis

(S17) Working in groups and teams - Group action planning

(S18) Working in groups and teams - Negotiation skills

(S19) Skills in using technology - Information accessing

(S20) Skills in using technology - Using common applications (work processing, databases, spreadsheets etc.)

B ackground for Business Ethics: Is There Room for Ethics in Business? Basic Theory: Consequentialism and Deontology Ethical Decisions, Costs and Benefits, and the Challenge Posed by Uncertainty Professional Roles, Competition, and Adversary Profits, What Else? The Rights and Interests of Stakeholders Whom to Hire? The Question of Affirmative Action Obligations in Complex Organizations: Loyalty and Whistle- Blowing Obligations in Complex Organizations: Insider Trading Responsibilities to Customers and Clients: Information Disclosure Ethics in Employment: International Issues Responsibility in the International Context: Core Values, Moral Minimums Social Justice and Executive Compensation

Teaching Method 1 - Lecture
Description: Two-hour long standard lectures in which the lecturer presents the weekly topic to students.
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Notes: 9 x 2 hours

Teaching Method 2 - Workshop
Description: Students in groups of five analyze and discuss, with the help of tutors, a chosen case study.
Attendance Recorded: Yes
Notes: 3 x 2 hours

Self-Directed Learning Description: Reading primary and secondary texts and online support materials. Preparing for workshops and online tests. Preparing the written assignments after the workshops.