Business Ethics | Syllabus | Lincoln University (Pheonix College)

Business Ethics  

Course Code: MGT 503 Level: MBA Semester: Semester IV Credit Hours: 4  

Course Objective:  

To provide students with an understanding of the moral, social, and economic environments 

within which those problems occur; to introduce students to the ethical concepts that are  relevant

for resolving those problems; and to assist students in developing the necessaryreasoning and analytical skills for doing so. 

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1	Name of the Course: Business Ethics
2	Course Code: MGT 503
3	Name(s) of Academic Staff:
4	Rationale for the inclusion of the course/module in the programme:   The course aims to introduce students to familiarize students with the important ethical  issues that arise in business context.
5	Semester/Year : 2nd Year 4th Semester
6	Student Learning  Time (SLT)	Face to Face				Independent   Learning Time	Total Guided and  Independent   Learning Time
	L=Lecture   T=Tutorial   P=Practical   O=Others   ILT= Individual   Student Learning  Time	L	T	P	O	54	160
		64	36	-	6
7	Credit Value: 4
8	Prerequisite: None
9	Course Learning Outcomes:   At the end of this course, student will be able to:   ∙ Introduce students to moral philosophy and business by discussing the nature of  morality and present them the main theories of normative ethics.   ∙ Develop a better understanding of the Organization and people.   ∙ Equip students with clear knowledge of moral choices& job discrimination the  employees are facing.   ∙ Identify, analyze, and understand value trends and shifts in bus and society that  affect the consumers and the environment.
10	Transferable Skills:   ∙ Communication skills   ∙ Problem solving   ∙ Social responsibility
11	Teaching-Learning and Assessment Strategy:   ∙ Lectures

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	∙ Interactive group work Lectures with many Examples   ∙ Conferences given by Professors   ∙ Syndicate working on Case studies   ∙ Individual Assignments
12	Synopsis:   ∙ Nature of morality   ∙ Normative theories of ethics   ∙ Organizations   ∙ Challenges in the work places today   ∙ Moral choices   ∙ Job discrimination   ∙ Consumers   ∙ The Environment
13	Mode of Delivery:   Lecture, tutorial
14	Assessment method and type:   Assessment method Percentage  Assignment 1 10%   Assignment 2 10%   Quiz 10%   Mid Examination 20%   Final Examination 50%
15	Content outline of the course/module and the SLT per topic : Refer to Lecture Plan
16	Main references supporting the course :   ⮚ Ferrell, Fraedrich, Ferrell, ―Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making and Cases‖,  Biztantra, SixthEdition.   ⮚ Hartman, DesJardins, MacDonald, ―Business Ethics: Decision Making for Personal  Integrity & Social Responsibility‖, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, 3rdEdition.
17	Other additional information: Nil

18. Course outline:

No.	LESSON PLAN	Lectur e	Tutori al		ILT Total
1.	Nature of morality:   ∙ Business organization and ethics, Morality and etiquette   ∙ Morality and law, Conscience, Moral principles and self interest	4	2	3	9
2.	Normative theories of ethics:   ∙ Egoism, Misconception about Egoism,   Psychological Egoism   ∙ Utilitarianism, Six points about Utilitarianism  ∙ Utilitarianism in organizational context   ∙ Moral decision making	8	3	6	17
3.	Case base presentation & Assignment Activities	-	2	2	4
4.	Organizations:   ∙ Civil liberties in the workplace   ∙ Personnel policies and procedure   ∙ Hiring, Promotions, Discipline and discharge  ∙ Wages &Unions	8	3	6	17
5.	Challenges in the work places today:   ∙ Organizational influence in private lives   ∙ Legitimate& illegitimate influence   ∙ Obtaining information-polygraph test, personality  test   ∙ Monitoring employees on the job   ∙ Working conditions- health and safety, management  styles, daycare maternity leave	10	4	6	20
6.	Case base presentation & Assignment Activities	-	2	2	4
7.	Moral choices:   ∙ Obligations to the firms-Loyalty to the company,  Conflicts and the interest   ∙ Abuse of official position- Inside trading,   proprietary data, Bribes and kickbacks   ∙ Gifts and entertainments   ∙ Obligations to third party	9	4	6	19
8.	Job discrimination:   ∙ Meaning of Job discrimination   ∙ Affirmative action   ∙ Sexual harassment	7	3	5	15
9.	Case base presentation & Assignment Activities	-	2	2	4

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10.	Consumers:   ∙ Product safety   ∙ Protecting the public   ∙ The responsibilities of business   ∙ Other areas of business responsibilities-   ∙ product quality, prices, labeling and packing  ∙ Deception and unfairness in advertising-   ∙ Deceptive techniques	10	4	6	20
11.	The Environment:   ∙ Business and Ecology   ∙ The ethics of environmental protection   ∙ Obligations to future generations   ∙ Treatments to animals.	8	3	6	17
12.	Final Presentation & Assignment Activities with report submission	-	4	4	8
	TOTAL	64	36	54	154