Postgraduate - UnitMGX5020 - Business ethics in a global environment

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Synopsis

This unit is designed to develop students moral reasoning about the conduct of business in the global context. They will achieve this by exploring theories of ethics and justice in business and in its relationships with society, across different cultural and religious traditions; and reflecting on their own moral development through analysis of ethical and unethical behaviours in business.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

1. explain the relationship between ethics, morals and values in the workplace
2. explore different perspectives on moral development
3. examine ethical theories to explain how they contribute to ethical business practices
4. analyse some of the competing demands on business when scrutinising the ethics of business activity
5. discuss the relationship between business practice, ethics and religion across different traditions.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 50%
Examination (3 hours): 50%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Cristina Neesham

Contact hours

3 hour seminar per week