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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
BUSINESS ETHICS MAN487 - 3 + 0 5

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITBachelor's Degree
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)Associate Professor Selay Ilgaz Sümer
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 the business organizations to society and to their stakeholders
3) Know about recent ethical issues faced by business world.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTMan475 Organizational Networks and Trust
COURSE DEFINITIONThis 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 ethical issues such as social responsibility, monitoring managers, employee relations and the ethical leadership will be thoroughly examined.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
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 READINGDuska, R. (2007). Comtemporary reflections on business ethics. Dordrect: Springer
Frederick, R.E. (Der.) (1999). A companion to business ethics. Malden, MA: Blackwell
Jones, C., Parker, M. ve ten Bos, R. (2005). Business ethics: A critical approach. London: Routledge
Zimmerli, W.C., Richter, K. ve Holzinger, M. (Der.) (2007). Corporate ethics and corporate governance. Berlin: Springer.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Discussion
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term130
Quiz130
Total(%)60
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)60
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)40
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam122
Preparation for Quiz111
Individual or group work14114
Preparation for Final exam15050
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam14040
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam122
Homework
Quiz111
Total Workload152
Total Workload / 305,06
ECTS Credits of the Course5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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