Ethical Issues in Business

Course Description

Ethical theory and its application to business: economic justice, corporate responsibility, self-regulation and government regulation, conflict of interest, investment policy, advertising, and environmental responsibility. Notes: Students may not receive credit for both PHI 261 and PHI 262.

Syllabus

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

  • Critically analyze claims, arguments, artifacts or information.

  • Construct coherent, evidence-based arguments.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure

Percentage/Points

Module Quizzes

28 points

Case response essays

21 points

Mid-term exam

30 points

Final exam

30 points

Though there are 109 total points available in the course, your final grade in this course will be out of 100 points. In other words, there are 9 points of extra credit. This means that at the end of the course, your percentage grade will be the same as the total number of points you earned (e.g. if at the end of the course you earned 89 points, your grade is 89%, or a B+.

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance/participation is not a graded component included in the student's final grade for this course.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

No course materials are required.

Scholarly Perspectives

This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.