Business Ethics

The American Business School Paris

Course Description

  • Course Name

    Business Ethics

  • Host University

    The American Business School Paris

  • Location

    Paris, France

  • Area of Study

    Ethics

  • Language Level

    Taught In English

  • Course Level Recommendations

    Upper

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    Hours & Credits

  • US Credits

    3
  • Recommended U.S. Semester Credits
    3
  • Recommended U.S. Quarter Units
    4
  • Overview

    Previously PHIL 310 (same content)

    COURSE DESCRIPTION :
    This course focuses on the importance of ethical perceptions and corporate social responsibility as an inevitable factor in business. As a discipline, Business Ethics has considerably grown within the last decades and has become a major field in the age of globalisation. It refers to values-based conduct, which does not only apply to individuals but to corporations.

    A fundamental feature of this course is its ONLINE training component. Students will have the unique opportunity to work virtually - individually and as a team - as if they were in a real-world corporate setting. We will use blackboard (BB) as a platform, and students will find all the instructions for their online work on BB. The online component is worth 50% of each student's overall grade. In today's world it is an asset to engage in virtual collaboration and a definite sales pitch for your future job applications. Virtual collaboration is now required by all major companies worldwide.

    INSTRUCTIONAL METHODOLOGY :
    We will use a case-study approach, in conjuction with role-plays, debates and presentations to highlight the issues at hand. As a consequence of the nature of the material, we will adopt a group approach is presentation of solutions to the problems assigned. Teamwork as well as individual preparedness will be critical in successfully accomplishing the tasks required. The cases covered will be :
    - Introduction & Perspective
    - Differences between moral/legal/conceptual/utilitarian/individual/corporate issues
    - Ethics in Finance - specific practices - encouragement or bribery
    - Monopolies & oligopolies
    - Environmental issues - corporate vs consumer responsibility
    - Employment & the workplace - discrimination ; harassment ; pressure
    - Child labor & forced labor
    - Conclusion

    TEXT:
    Business Ethics, Concepts and Cases, Manuel G. Velasquez, 6th edition, Pearson Education

    EVALUATION :
    50% of the final grade will be made up of a class participation (20%), a group project (20%), a mid-term exam (30%) and a final examination (30%).

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