Dbsa 2204 Business Ethics Principles Diploma

BBSA/DBSA 2204: BUSINESS ETHICS / BUSINESS ETHICS PRINCIPLES
LEVEL: SECOND YEAR, SECOND SEMESTER

Contact Hours: 3 hours per week; 15 weeks = 45 hours
Tutorial Hours: 2 hour per week; 15 weeks = 30 hours
Mode of Delivery: Lectures, Power Point; Illustrations and Discussions, Group projects.
Mode of Assessment: Quizzes, Assignments and Examinations
Lecturer: OCUU ALOYSIUS
EMAIL: [email protected]
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This introduces students to analysis of ethical issues arising in contemporary business life. It
covers the concepts of ethics as applied to business, ethical business values and practices.
Sample topics include: fair and unfair competition, responsibilities towards employees,
society and the environment, honesty and integrity in business, and the moral status of
corporations. Basic Principles are discussed and relevant values nurtured to shape the
student to act in a manner sound and ethical all times.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The objectives of this course are to;
1. Enable students to gain the knowledge pertaining to ethical concepts in business.
2. Teach students to appreciate the role of ethics in business
3. Preparing students understand the ethical business practices and inspire them to become
responsible citizens.
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
1. Identify different codes of conduct and their applicability in the field of work.
2. Appreciate the importance of value systems, rights and duties and moral rules, and
community morality in the business organization.
3. Handle their future managerial roles responsibly by applying ethical business practice
GRADING SCALE
From To Grade GPA Word Rating
80 100 A 5 Excellent
75 79 B+ 4.5 Very Good
70 74 B 4 Good
65 69 C+ 3.5 Above Average
60 64 C 3 Fair
55 59 D+ 2.5 Average
50 54 D 2 Below Average
0 49 F 0 Failure
COURSE CONTENT:
1. Introduction:
7 Hours
 Ethics defined
 Business Ethics defined
 Business Ethics: Managers primer
 Myths about business ethics
 Benefits of managing ethics in the workplace
 Description of a highly ethical organization
 Guidelines for managing ethics in the workplace
 Development of business ethics.
 Prepositions enabling the appreciation of business ethics.
 Principles of business Ethics
 Role of business ethics in decision making
 Principles of infusing ethics in a company
2. Values, Virtues, Integrity, Honesty & Fairness

3 Hours
 The golden rule
 The golden rule begins with you
 Factors that can tarnish the golden rule
3. Ethics in Practice
3 Hours
 Individual experience as a case analysis
 Challenges of Business ethics
4. Ethical issues and dilemmas in business

8 Hours
 Abusive behavior
 Conflict of interest
 Bribery
 Discrimination and prejudicial practices
 Sexual harassment &treatment of employees.
 Financial misconduct
 Employee privacy (rights & duties)
 Employee crime
 Discrimination and prejudicial employment practices.
 Whistle blowing in the organization
 Handling ethical dilemmas at work
 Motivating ethical behavior
5. Individual Influences on Ethical Decision Making

8 Hours
 Age and gender
 National and cultural characteristics
 Education and employment
 Psychological factors
 Personal values and integrity
 Moral imagination
 Crisis in Business ethics
 Major contemporary Dilemmas
 Global ethics
6. Developing an Effective Ethics Programme

7 Hours
 Need for an ethical programme in the organization
 An effective ethics programme
 Code of conduct
 Policies and procedures
 Systems to monitor and enforce ethical standards
 Crisis in business ethics
 Major contemporary dilemmas
 Global ethics
8. Contemporary ethical issues in business

5 Hours
 Ethical issues in Marketing, advertising and product safety
 Ethical practices in the market place
 Ethical issues in finance;
 Environmental ethics
 Whistle blowing
9. Corporate Business ethics & Global business ethical issues

4 Hours
 Creating ethical corporate structures
 Ethical relativism debate
 Wages and working conditions
 Bribery / gifts in business
 Cultural differences and globalization.
REFERENCE
 Ethical, B.H (2003). Business ethics concepts and practices. 3 rd ed. NiraliPrikashan
 Leveriza, j.p (1991). Business Ethics: Annual Editions. Dushkin Publishing
 John c Maxwell (2003): There is no such a thing as Business ethics Warner Business
Books, USA.
 Andrew Crane & Dirk Matten (2010): Business Ethics , managing corporate citizenship
and sustainability in the age of globalization, 3 rd ed. Oxford university Press , Great
BRITAIN
 Leveriza, J.p (1991). Business Ethics: Annual Editions. Dushkin Publishing
 Ethical, B.H (2003). Business ethics concepts and practices. 3 rd ed. NiraliPrikashan

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BBSA/DBSA 2204: BUSINESS ETHICS / BUSINESS ETHICS PRINCIPLES

LEVEL: SECOND YEAR, SECOND SEMESTER

2. Values, Virtues, Integrity, Honesty & Fairness

4. Ethical issues and dilemmas in business

5. Individual Influences on Ethical Decision Making

6. Developing an Effective Ethics Programme

8. Contemporary ethical issues in business

9. Corporate Business ethics & Global business ethical issues

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