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 Department:    PHIL

 Course #:    440

 Credits:    5

 Variable:     No

 IUs:    5

 CIP:    380101

 EPC:    n/a

 REV:    2019

 Course Description  

Examine the role of ethics and social responsibility in business. Theoretical concepts in business ethics will be applied to real-world situations based on challenges managers face. Included is an emphasis on personal outlooks, contemporary trends, and corporate responsibilities with respect to ethical, legal, economic, regulatory conditions, and the needs of stakeholders in the marketplace. Case studies/simulations will be used to explore real-world ethical and social responsibility situations.

 Prerequisite  

Prerequisite: Admission to BASAM program and BASAM Director permission.

Contact Hours (based on 11 week quarter)

Lecture: 55

Lab: 0

Other: 0

Systems: 0

Clinical: 0

Intent: Distribution Requirement(s) Status:  

Vocational Preparatory N/A  

Equivalencies At Other Institutions

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

1. Describe theoretical ethical perspectives and considerations.
2. Assess the influence of forces such as implicit and explicit bias, profit maximization and social justice on ethical choices.
3. Define personal ethical outlooks, which recognize and reflect the impact of personal ethnographies.
4. Investigate the way in which personal ethnographies shape individual approaches to ethical dilemmas.
5. Experiment with and experience the consequences of ethical decisions within a business context through role play and repeatable decision models.
6. Examine ways to shift from individual ethical challenges to those posed by leadership complexity while preserving personal values and ethical standards.
7. PROGRAM OUTCOME: Demonstrate an understanding of management roles, leadership, and cultural norms and expectations of leadership, including identification and description of human behavior in an organizational setting, with attention to the dynamics of po
8. PROGRAM OUTCOME: Analyze, build, and leverage social capital for occupational advancement, which will include the development of materials to structure and support ongoing personal career management.
9. PROGRAM OUTCOME: Demonstrate a knowledge of the local business environment and community and an awareness of issues and opportunities emerging from the changing socio-economic, technological, and environmental landscape.
10. PROGRAM OUTCOME: Use written & spoken skills & tools, concepts, & models of management applicable to the professional-technical discipline to communicate clearly & create an effective message, while demonstrating a professional presence.
11. PROGRAM OUTCOME: Demonstrate ability to assimilate, evaluate, & synthesize information from varying media & formats, including the ability to assess qualitative & quantitative data & to apply critical thinking & knowledge in an industry & managerial funct
12. PROGRAM OUTCOME: Explore, appreciate, and define the opportunities, challenges, and nuances of operating in an increasingly diverse, interconnected, and complex global community.
13. PROGRAM OUTCOME: Recognize and challenge culture-bound assumptions.

General Education Learning Values & Outcomes

Revised August 2008 and affects outlines for 2008 year 1 and later.

Course Contents

1. Theoretical ethical perspectives and considerations.
2. Influence of forces such as implicit and explicit bias, profit maximization and social justice on ethical choices.
3. Personal ethical outlooks, which recognize and reflect the impact of personal ethnographies.
4. How personal ethnographies shape individual approaches to ethical dilemmas.
5. Experience the consequences of ethical decisions within a business context through role play and repeatable decision model.
6. Shift from individual ethical challenges to those posed by leadership complexity while preserving personal values and ethical standards.