Course Description :

 

According to Twin (2020), "business ethics is the study of appropriate business policies and practices regarding potentially controversial subjects including corporate governance, insider trading, bribery, discrimination, corporate social responsibility, and fiduciary responsibilities". In today's business climate, people at all organizational levels must understand business ethics and their role in ensuring a responsible and safe environment for everyone. This course will expose you to terms such as integrity and corporate social responsibility. You will learn about ethical dilemmas and develop critical thinking in terms of ways to solve those dilemmas. This course is designed to teach you the fundamentals of business ethics as they are practiced today from various perspectives.

 

This course includes the following units:

- Unit 1: Why Ethics Matter

- Unit 2: Ethics from Antiquity to the Present

- Unit 3: Defining and Prioritizing Stakeholders

- Unit 4: Employer/Employee Obligations

- Unit 5: Recognizing and Respecting the Rights of All

- Unit 6: Future Trends

- Unit 7: Why Ethics Still Matter