BA 209 - Issues in Business Ethics

Description
Ethical business practices are the focus of this course. Students learn to make knowledgeable decisions when confronted with conflicts in the economical, social, environmental, technological, political, legal, financial, and voluntary areas of organizational responsibility. Students will learn and discuss practical approaches to recognizing, avoiding, understanding, and resolving ethical issues and confronting individuals in a business environment.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): Eligible for IRW 101/EN 101
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Pre-Accounting, A.B. (3+1, Davenport University), Pre-Business, A.B. (3+1, Davenport University), Pre-Management, A.B. (3+1, Davenport University), Pre-Marketing, A.B. (3+1, Davenport University)

Other Courses Where This Course is a Prerequisite: None
Other Courses Where this Course is a Corequisite: None
Other Courses Where This course is included in within the Description: None

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:

Define the concepts of business ethics and social responsibility.
Describe business problems, situations, opportunities, and organizational relationships that create ethical issues.
Identify ethical issues associated with stakeholders (employee, owners and investors, competitors and non-competitors, creditors, customers, foreign businesses, government, local communities, and society).
Describe ethical issues in international business (multinational corporations, discrimination in international business, bribes or facilitating payments, marketing of products and price discrimination).
Explain how factors such as competitive and social pressures, inconsistent organizational goals, and government regulations influence ethical business decisions.
Explain how organizational structure, relationships, and pressures along with coordination, motivation and communication influence ethical business decisions.
Use high-quality, credible, relevant sources to support writing.
Identify quality sources for data and information pertinent to a problem or issue being examined.
Use creativity and alternative thinking to brainstorm new ideas and possible solutions to problems and issues.

Course Outline:
I.    An Overview of Business Ethics

      A. The Importance of Business Ethics

      B. Stakeholder Relationships, Social Responsibility, and Corporate Governance

II.   Ethical Issues and the Institutionalization of Business Ethics

      A. Emerging Business Ethics Issues

      B. The Institutionalization of Business Ethics

III. The Decision-Making Process

      A. Ethical Decision Making and Ethical Leadership

      B. Individual Factors: Moral Philosophies and Values

      C. Organizational Factors: The Role of Ethical Culture and Relationships

IV.   Implementing Business Ethics in a Global Economy

      A. Developing an Effective Ethics Program

      B. Manging and Controlling Ethics Programs

      C. Globalization of Ethical Decision-Making

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
Yes
Instructional Strategies:
Lecture: 10-50%

Facilitated class discussions: 10-50%

Case study(s), video(s): 0-50%

Debate on issue/team work/critical thinking exercise(s): 0-50%
Mandatory Course Components:
None
Equivalent Courses:
None

Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: N/A

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
None

Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1
Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 3
People Soft Course ID Number: 100055
Course CIP Code: 52.9999
Maximum Course Enrollment: 24
High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: None
Non-Credit GRCC Articulation Agreement With What Area: No
Identify the Non Credit Programs this Course is Accepted: NA

School: School of Business & Industry
Department: Business
Discipline: BA
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Other (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
Master’s Degree must be in a business related field. Professor must possess proven successful business experience.

Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20250219T15:51:40
Course Review & Revision Year: 2029-2030