According to Connexions, " Business Ethics is a derived copy from the Corporate Governance course previously published in Connexions. While many courses using this title place emphasis on applying classical philosophical and ethical theory, this course's approach is decidedly interdisciplinary and practical. It is not designed as a socio-humanistic elective, a service philosophy course, or even an applied philosophical ethics course but as a laboratory, skills-based course where students develop, practice, and refine decision-making and problem-solving strategies that they will carry with them into the world of business practice. Emphasis has been placed on responding to the four ethical themes identified by the AACSB ethics task force: Ethical Leadership, Ethical Decision-Making, Social Responsibility, and Corporate Governance. Modules include (1) theory building activities (responsibility, rights, virtue), (2) problem specification frameworks emphasizing socio-technical system building and analogies with design, (3) specific modules responding to AACSB ethics themes (moral ecologies, corporate social responsibility, corporate governance, and a history of the modern corporation) and (4) modules that provide the course with a capstone, integrative experience (Business Ethics Bowl, Social Impact Statement Reports, and Corporate Ethics Compliance Officer Reports). While a quick glance shows that this collection holds more modules than can possibly be covered in a single semester, this approach gives the user flexibility as to the method used for integrating ethics into the business administration curriculum. Modules can be recombined into different standalone courses such as business ethics, business/government/society, or environment of organizations. Since each module can be covered independently, they can be integrated into the business administration curriculum as specific interventions in mainstream business courses in areas like accounting, finance, management, information systems, human resources or office administration. (In fact many have been written for and tested in these circumstances.)
Type of Material:
Open (Access) Textbook
Recommended Uses:
This can be used as supplemental information for any ethics course or assignment in ethics. This can also be used in its entirety as a course. This information can be used in parts or as a whole course to stimulate discussion in class, for homework or research, and appropriate for individuals, team, and lecture content.
Technical Requirements:
Adobe Reader 18.011.20036
Java 8, update 91
Mozilla Firefox 58.0.2, Chrome 31, Firefox 35, Internet Explorer 11, Microsoft Edge, Safari 8.3
Identify Major Learning Goals:
To choose between two bad alternatives
Target Student Population:
College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional
Elements of this can be useful in organizations, with careful selection, but this is intended for upper-level undergraduate or graduate use.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
It would be helpful if users could navigate websites and had a fundamental understanding of business ethics and the role of business ethics in organizations.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
The course covers a wide range of ethical considerations in business, including best practices, while addressing the different approaches to ethics.
Examples and case studies are provided.
Great information,
Questions/tasks are very relevant,
Good additional materials for expanded considerations.
Concerns:
Forcing decision between two bad alternatives may be confusing to students
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
The variety in application and situations that relate to ethics provides opportunities to understand relationships and the complexity of ethics in business.
The variety of ethical applications in this course provides a strong foundation for lectures and discussions.
Works as learning tool with teaching activities/assignments built in.
Concerns:
Lack of goals (which are not clearly stated)
No prerequisite knowledge is not identified.
Instructors and anyone using this material would need to establish learning goals/outcomes.
Some foundational knowledge is strongly recommended in ethics and business for anyone considering this course.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
Case studies included with the course and the Ethics Bowl provide opportunities for interaction.
The table of contents provides an easy way to navigate through the course and to find specific information.
Easily scroll through material
CearClearks for additional resources/download capabilities,
Meant to be a teaching tool.
Other Issues and Comments:
This is easy to follow and find information in the course. The various approaches to ethics and the examples provide many opportunities to apply this in real life.
Creative Commons:
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