Business Ethics & Social Responsibility

business ethics

To acquaint students with the basic concepts and standards of business ethics and corporate social responsibility, and to develop their skills in identification, analyses and solutions to ethical dilemmas in the workplace.

COURSE CODE:
ABM-003
UNITS:
1

Recognize organizational challenges to ethical behavior. Evaluate common beliefs about ethics—especially common beliefs about the role of ethics in business. Recognize the inherent conflict of interest in many business decisions. Demonstrate knowledge of established methodologies of solving ethical problems.

This course aims to:

  • Promote understanding of the importance, for business and the community, of ethical conduct;
  • Provide the skills with which to recognize and resolve ethical issues in business;
  • Enhance awareness and critical self-examination of one’s own values, and to appreciate the relevance of personal values in the business/workplace setting; and
  • Encourage reflection on the ethical dimension of your own decision-making in workplace and other settings.