Business Ethics.

Catalog description

Business Ethics is a detailed examination of how the world of business intersects with important ethical issues. The course will address all of (but not limited to) the following: 1) The nature of business ethics. 2) An examination of the leading theories of ethics. 3) Examine what is known as Ethics in the Marketplace. 4) Discuss the relationship of ethics to environmental issues. 5) Look at ethical issues involving both consumers and manufacturers. 6) Become familiar with issues surrounding job discrimination. Numerous cases/examples from the real world will be interwoven along the way. The student will be challenged to both understand ethical theories and to more fully understand how such theories might be applied to real life business situations.