PAAE8006 Business Ethics
| Offered By | School of Philosophy |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Professional and Applied Ethics |
| Offered in | Second Semester, 2011 and First Semester, 2012 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description | This course aims to take the student through a comprehensive analysis of ethical issues arising from business practice. We presuppose an analytic philosophical methodology, utilising the traditional tools of secular ethics in that tradition. The course will consider moral issues in business from both a theoretical standpoint (systematic and principle-based), and through case studies; thus we will try to be as sensitive as possible to the real world particularities of a business environment, yet our analyses will recognise the importance and relevance of our major ethical theories within the teleological, deontological and virtue ethics traditions. |
| Learning Outcomes |
When successfully completed, students will have developed a good theoretical understanding both of central and current issues in Business Ethics and of some key philosophical issues of importance to applied ethics more generally. |
| Indicative Assessment | Class participation (10%), 2,000 word writing assignment (30%), and 4,000 word writing assignment (60%). |
| Workload | This course is available for on-campus and off-campus (correspondence) students. On-campus students will meet with the Convener once a week to discuss readings and the conceptual materials gained by the reading materials. Distance students will participate in on-line forums for discussion of class reading materials, which students will be expected to participate in. This is the best way for off-campus students to interact with the class. |
| Course Classification(s) | AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs. |
| Areas of Interest | Ethics and Philosophy |
| Requisite Statement |
Enrolment in the MA(PAE) or with the permission of the coordinator. |
| Indicative Reading List | This course uses as a textbook the following book: Shaw, William, H. & Barry, Vincent. Moral Issues in Business (Ninth Edition). Thomson Wadsworth: Belmont |
| Programs | Master of Arts (Professional and Applied Ethics) and Master of Arts (Professional and Applied Ethics) |
| Academic Contact | Ole Koksvik |
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