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Semester 2

Business Ethics (BUST10004)

Subject

Business Studies

College

CAHSS

Credits

20

Normal Year Taken

3

Delivery Session Year

2023/2024

Pre-requisites

Visiting students must have completed at least 4 Business courses at grade B or above. We will only consider University/College level courses.

Course Summary

The course provides a general grounding in both theoretical and applied ethics in a business context.

Course Description

The course content is designed around the following components: (i) a perspective on the moral content of managerial agency and corporate impact; (ii) a review and analysis of the range of theories within the field of moral philosophy; (iii) a critical analysis of the economic (markets) and organisational (commercial entities) contexts within which ethical or unethical decision making and practice operates; and (iv) an insight into applied ethics through the analysis of case studies and insights into codes of practice. Outline Content - Introduction: What is the role of Business in Society - Models of Ethical Decision-making (1): Classic normative theories - Models of Ethical Decision-making (2): A rights-based approach - Business and Human Rights - Business ethics under pressure: Bureaucratic Rationality and the Limits of the Markets - Review, Coursework & Academic skills: How to read an academic article & How write an academic essay - Business Ethics and Professional ethics - Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability - Sustainable value creation - Circular Economy - Tensions in Sustainability - Review, Coursework, Feedback & Feed-forward Student Learning Experience Each lecture recording is to be combined with videos to watch & each live session aims to stimulate discussion and answer questions on class material

Assessment Information

Written Exam 0%, Coursework 100%, Practical Exam 0%

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