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BUS 265: Ethical Issues in Management (3 Credits)
Overview

Examines the legal, ethical, and social responsibilities of management. May use cases to develop the ability to think and act responsibly. Lecture 3 hours per week.

The purpose of the course is to introduce the student to the ethical concepts that are relevant to making managerial decisions and to develop the reasoning skills needed to apply ethical concepts to managerial decisions. This course can be used as an elective to all Business programs.

Entry Level Competencies: An ability to read, comprehend, and analyze material written at a college level. An ability to write and present ideas using standard English.

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Objectives
 

If you do well in this course, you will be able to:

  1. Describe the ethical concepts relevant to business situations
  2. Demonstrate reasoning skills needed to apply ethical concepts in managerial decision-making
  3. Display an understanding of the role of business in society
  4. Understand case studies of actual ethical problems faced by business manager
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Materials
 

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Grading
 

Your course grade will be determined according to the following assignments, points, and percentages.

Assignment
Points
Introduction
20
4 Quizzes
140 points (35 points each)
4 Discussions
200 points (50 points each)
Final Project
150 points
Midterm Exam
200 points
Final Exam
250 points
Total
1000 points

Your final grade may be based on the following scale. Please note that you must also pass both exams in order to pass the course, regardless of your scores on the other assignments.

Grading Scale
A
900 - 1000
B
800 - 899
C
700 - 799
D
600 - 699
F
Fewer than 599 points
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Exams
 

There are two (2) online proctored exams in this course.

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Beginning the Course
 

Last Updated: January 11, 2012