Business Ethics, basic course

Aim

After completion of the course, the students should be able to: - demonstrate basic knowledge of concepts and theories within the field of business ethics, - demonstrate basic knowledge of central issues within business ethics, - describe and discuss ethical problems within business ethics.

Content

Business ethics is a field of study that includes both the general question of the interface between economic practice and ethical theory, and more specific questions such as the social responsibility of corporations, professionalism, economic and corporate decision-making structure, employee rights, and environmental and global issues. The course contains four areas of study: (i) Business ethics and normative theories, (ii) Business ethics and the business disciplines, (iii) Issues in business ethics, and (iv) Case studies in business ethics. By introducing ethical concepts and theories, the student acquires tools to identify, describe and discuss problems within the area of business ethics. The ability to describe and discuss issues of business from an ethical point of view is exercised by text analysis and case studies.