| Course ID: | EMBA 7350. 2-3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Business Ethics |
Course
Description: | Processes for resolving practical and ethical conflicts in
business environments. Several approaches to ethical theory are
presented to provide the groundwork for negotiating ethical
concerns. Topics include sexual harrassment, product and
workplace safety, affirmative action, employee privacy,
comparable worth, corporate due process, downsizing, and
whistleblowing. |
| Oasis Title: | BUSINESS ETHICS |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in EMBA 8350 |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered summer semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | The objective of this course is to provide students with a
theoretically framework for analyzing the ethical implications
of common business situations. Assessment instruments are used
to characterize students' predispositions along important
ethical dimensions. From these underpinnings, a process is
constructed for resolving practical and ethical conflicts in
business environments, such as sexual harrassment, product
safety, affirmative action, and whistleblowing. |
| Topical Outline: | 1. Deontological and Teleological Views of Ethics
2. Moral Development
3. Discourse Ethics and Conflict Resolution
4. Sexual Harrassment
5. Product and Workplace Safety
6. Accepting Gifts from Suppliers
7. P.A.Cs
8. Disinvestment
9. Foreign Payments
10. Affirmative Action
11. Employee Privacy
12. Employment at Will
13. Comparable Worth
14. Corporate Due Process
15. Downsizing
16. Whistleblowing
17. The Environment |
| Honor Code Reference: | Students are expected to adhere strictly to the University Honor
and Academic Honesty Policy, and to follow generally accepted
standards of honesty in all assignments and examinations. |