TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Bachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Associate Professor Selay Ilgaz Sümer Instructor Martha Teresa Gürel
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Know the ethical issues frequently encountered by business organizations 2) Know the responsibilities of business organizations to society and to their stakeholders 3) Know about recent ethical issues faced by the business world.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT	No
COURSE DEFINITION	This course aims at increasing ethical awareness of students and equipping them with extensive knowledge about contemporary ethical issues in business life. First, how business ethics is defined from different points of view and the historical and philosophical foundations of business ethics will be dealt with. Then, well-known the ethical issues such as social responsibility, monitoring managers, employee relations and ethical leadership will be thoroughly examined.
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to the course 2nd Week Ethics 3rd Week Business ethics 4th Week Context and ethics 5th Week Philosophical foundations: Kant and utilitarianism 6th Week Philosophical foundations: Social contract and pragmatism perspectives 7th Week Philosophical foundations: Relativist and feminist perspectives 8th Week Mid-term examination 9th Week Principals and agents 10th Week Corporations and workers 11th Week Financial system 12th Week Corporate social responsibility 13th Week International dimension 14th Week International dimension
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	'Business Ethics - A Philosophical and Behavioral Approach'. Christian A. Conrad. Springer Verlag. 2022' "Corporate Ethics and Corporate Governance". Walther Zimmerli, Markus Holzinger. Springer Verlag. 2007. "Contemporary Reflections on Business Ethics". Ronald Duska, Norman E. Bowie, Patricia H. Werhane. 2nd. Edition. Springer Verlag, 2022. Ethics and the Conduct of Business; John R. Boatright; 7th. Edition. Pearson. 2016.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Discussion,Questions/Answers
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 40 Quiz 1 10 Total(%) 50 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 50 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 50 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 2 2 Preparation for Quiz 1 1 1 Individual or group work 14 1 14 Preparation for Final exam 1 50 50 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 40 40 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 2 2 Homework Quiz 1 1 1 Total Workload 152 Total Workload / 30 5,06 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	English
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No