Unit Title: Ethics in Business
Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this unit, the learner will know/be able to: Assessment criteria:
The learning outcomes will have been achieved when the learner has:
1. discuss the theoretical approaches to business ethics and apply these in an organisational context.
1.1discussed ethics in the context of business behaviour.
1.2critically examined a range of theoretical approaches to business ethics.
1.3analysed the application of these approaches to the business environment.
2. outline the ethical policies of a chosen organisation, with relation to theoretical approaches.
2.1 summarised the operational policies and practices of a chosen organisation.
2.2 related the theoretical approaches to business ethics to the chosen organisation.
2.3 critically examined the ethical policies of the organisation.
3. discuss the impact of technological innovations and Corporate Social Responsibility on business and organisational behaviour. 3.1summarised the rise in Corporate Social Responsibility.
3.2analysed the impact of the rise in Corporate Social Responsibility and on business ethics.
3.3summarised how technology such as internet and social media can play a positive part in encouraging ethical business practices.
3.4evaluated how CSR and technology has changed businesses attitude towards ethics.
Assessments:
Essay (1000 words) critically examining the ethical position of a chosen organisation, relating theory to practice (1.1-1.3, 2.1-2.3)
Presentation (20 mins) reporting on the impact of Corporate Social Seminar Discussion: Responsibility and changes in technology on business ethics. To include tutor-assessment of individual performance (3.1-3.4)
OR
Seminar discussion with 800-900 Supporting paper (1.1 - 3.4)
Grade Descriptors:
1, 2, 7
Structure of course:
All Units are mandatory
Indicative Learner texts:
Bibb, S. 2011. The Right Thing: An Everyday Guide to Ethics in Business. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons
Hartman, L. 2004. Perspectives in Business Ethics. 3rd ed. Maidenhead: McGraw Hill
Chryssides, D. 1994. An Introduction to Business Ethics. Andover: Cengage Learning
Cheney, G., Lair, J., Ritz, D. and Kendall, E. 2010. Just a job?: communication, ethics and professional life. New York: Oxford University Press.
Crane, A. and Matten, D. 2010. Business ethics: managing corporate citizenship and sustainability in the age of globalization. 3rd ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Fisher, C., Lovell, A. and Valero-Silva, N. 2012. Business ethics and values: individual, corporate and international perspectives. 4th ed. Harlow: Pearson
Griseri, P. and Seppala, N. 2010. Business ethics and corporate social responsibility. Andover: Cengage Learning.
McDonald, G. 2015. Business ethics: A Contemporary Approach. Cambridge: Cambridge University
Press.
Mele, D. 2012. Management ethics. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
Rasche, A., Morsing, M. and Moon, J. 2017. Corporate Social Responsibility: Strategy,
Communication, Governance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Other resources:
• See slides on Blackboard under Lecture Content.
• There are a selection of videos, reports and academic articles under each Learning Outcome.
• Additional sources and challenge activities are listed on the slides and in the speaker notes
