Syllabus - BSAD460

BSAD460 - Business Ethics for Leaders

Description:
This course focuses on the application and evaluation of scholarly articles, case studies, and real-life ethical dilemmas using an ethical decision-making model. Students will evaluate personal value systems; individual, leadership driven, organizational, and community ethical issues; and the social responsibilities of global organizations. The course will culminate in an in-depth analysis of a real-life ethical dilemma based on an authentic organization.

Outcomes:

  • Evaluate personal value systems and the impact of these value systems on personal and professional life
  • Analyze individual, organizational, and community issues through an objective ethical framework
  • Interpret the impact of organizational policies on individuals, the organization, and the community
  • Apply an ethical decision-making process to gain different perspectives of the interrelationships and social responsibilities of domestic and global organizations
  • Formulate an analysis of an ethical dilemma in an authentic organization using the ethical decision making model

Required Text(s):

Hartman, L. P., & DesJardins, J. R. (2023). Business ethics: Decision making for personal integrity & social responsibility (6th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education.