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Riverside Community College District
Integrated Course Outline of Record

Management 47


COURSE DESCRIPTION
47 Applied Business, Management Ethics Units: 3.00
 
Prerequisite: None.
 
An examination of ethical concerns in business decision making. Includes corporate, personal, global, governmental, public, environmental, product, and job-related issues. Case studies and corporate ethics programs and audits also covered. Total of 54 hours lecture.
 
SHORT DESCRIPTION FOR CLASS SCHEDULE
An examination of ethical concerns including corporate, personal, global, environmental, public related issues ethics audits, and corporate social responsibility.
 
ADVISORY ENTRY SKILLS
None.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES
 Upon successful completion of the course, students should be able to:
  1. Critically discuss and analyze the social responsibility of business to society.
  2. Examine and analyze ethical situations relevant to national and international business.
  3. Compare and contrast ethical responses to a variety of business issues.
 
COURSE CONTENT
  TOPICS
 

1.   Relationship of Business to Society
         a.   Impact of business on society
         b.   Impact of society on business
         c.   Corporate philanthropy
         d.   Truth in advertising

2.   Corporate Social Responsibility
         a.   Business practices that provide product and services that
               enhance societies
         b.   Business contributions to employee moral, growth and
               productivity while maintaining profitability
         c.   Product liability

3.   Personal and Organizational Ethics
         a.   Self evaluation and corporate evaluation
         b.   Ethics versus Legalities
         c.   Moral philosophies

4.    Ethical Issues in the Global Arena
         a.  Variations of ethical practices from country to country
         b.  Variations of ethical practices from culture to culture
         c.   Bribery

5.    Business, Government, and Regulation
         a.   The evolution of laws, policies and regulations
         b.   Governmental influence on business practices
         c.   Statutory, regulatory, and court imposed practices
         d.   Consumer bill of rights
         e.   Employment law & discrimination

6.    Public Policy and Product Information
         a.   Product safety & product liability
         b.   Obligation for disclosure
         c.   Anticipation of customer use of product
   
7.    Environmental Issues
         a.   International environmental regulations
         b.   Local environmental regulations
         c.   Long-term environmental impacts

8.    Job-Related Issues
         a.   Conflict of interest
         b.   Theft
         c.   Hiring & employee evaluation
         d.   Ethics audits
         e.   Employee development
         f.   Quality of life
 
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION
 Methods of instruction used to achieve student learning outcomes may include, but are not limited to:

  • Presentation of lectures and discussions on the social responsibility of individuals in a business setting to help them make decisions consistent with organizational culture, policies, and ethical standards, as well as how those decisions impact business success.
  • Cooperative/collaborative learning tasks and activities such case study analysis and exercises designed to examine and analyze ethical situations in a local and global context.
  • Case study discussion and analysis enabling students to compare and contrast various responses to business decisions involving complex issues and dilemmas.
  • Develop and assign web-enhances/online/distance learning tasks to enhance the understanding and application of ethical principles in the context of business performance through discussion board postings, and other formats to allow students to express positions regarding assigned topics.

 
METHODS OF EVALUATION
 Students will be evaluated for progress in and/or mastery of learning outcomes by methods of evaluation which may include, but are not limited to:

  • The writing of a research paper and oral presentation of findings regarding major ethical principles in a business environment relating to the topical content of the course.
  • Individual and group assignments designed to analyze case studies and ethical dilemmas in order to evaluate choices and meet business requirements.
  • Class discussion designed to evaluate students’ understanding of the relationship of individual and corporate social responsibility at the local, domestic and global level.
  • Quizzes and exams to assess students’ ability to recognize and articulate appropriate and valid responses to a variety of business issues from an ethical perspective.
  • Participation in discussions and regular attendance as required by instructor to ensure progress in mastering the course content and critical evaluation of differing perspectives.

ASSIGNMENTS

Required Reading Assignments


Required Writing Assignments


Other Outside-of-Class Assignments
 
COURSE MATERIALS
 All materials used in this course will be periodically reviewed to ensure that they are appropriate for college level instruction. Possible texts include:

  • Ferrell, Fredrick, & Ferrell. Business Ethics. 6 ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2004.
  • Des Jardins, Joseph. An Introduction to Business Ethics. 2 ed. New York: McGraw-Hill , 2006.
  • Beauchamp, Tom and Norman Bowie . Theory and Business. Pearson-Prentice Hall , 2004.
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