Department: Management and Marketing

BUSI44615: BUSINESS ETHICS (PT/EXECUTIVE)

Prerequisites

• None.

Corequisites

• None.

Excluded Combination of Modules

• None.

Aims

• To encourage an awareness of ethical issues in management.

Content

• Introduction to Business Ethics.
• Leadership and Management Ethics.
• Ethics and Trust.
• Global Ethics.
• Ethical Accounting.
• Ethical Decision-Making.
• Consumer Ethics.
• Financial Ethics.

Learning Outcomes

• Upon successful completion of the module, the students will:
• develop an understanding of ethical theory;
• explore the scope of business social responsibility.

• Upon successful completion of the module, the students will be able to:
• critically analyse ethical dilemmas in business.

• Written communication; planning, organising and time management; problem solving and analysis; using initiative; computer literacy.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

• Learning outcomes will be met through a combination of lectures, groupwork, case studies and discussion, supported by guided reading. The written assignment will test students' understanding of relevant concepts and their ability to apply and interpret what they have learned to the analysis of a particular issue in depth.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Summative Assessment

Formative Assessment:

None.

■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University