For each unit of credit, a minimum of three hours per week with one of the hours for class and two hours for studying/preparation outside of class is expected.
Prepare students to obtain a job in mid-management or marketing position, possessing the skills to make them successful employees and employers.
Outcome #1: Read with comprehension, be critical of what they read, and apply knowledge gained from their reading to broader issues of the day.
Outcome #3: Communicate their ideas clearly and proficiently in speaking, appropriately adjusting content and arrangement for varying audiences, purposes, and situations
Outcome #5: Demonstrate the ability to think critically by gathering facts, generating insights, analyzing data, and evaluating information.
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Define ethics
- Solve ethical dilemmas
- Explain the term business ethics
- Identify an organization's stakeholders
- Explain the purpose of a Code of Ethics
- Describe the ethical challenges that specific departments of an organization face
- Recognize the potential conflicts of interest within any organization function
- Define corporate social responsibility (CSR)
- Explain the roles of the CEO, COO, CFO, and the Board of Directors
- Identify the five key pieces of U.S. legislation designed to prevent illegal conduct within organizations
- List the ethical dilemmas presented by technology
- Explain the term whistle-blower, and distinguish between internal and external whistle-blowing
- Explain the ethical issues arising in global businesses
- Recognize the key components of an ethics policy
- Understanding Ethics
- Defining Business Ethics
- Organizational Ethics
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Corporate Governance
- The Role of Government
- Ethics and Globalization & Sustainability
- Institutionalization of Business Ethics
- Emerging Business Ethics Issues
- Ethical Decision Making
- Moral Philosophies and Values
- Blowing the Whistle
- Ethics and Technology
- Doing what is Right in a Competitive Market
- Case studies
- Class Lectures
- Group Discussion
- Case Problems
- Projects in Assigned Topic Areas
- Textbook
- The teacher and publisher prepared handouts
- Chalkboard
- Overhead projector
- Films and videos
- Business periodicals
- Exams
- Student participation
- Assigned projects
- Quizzes
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Seward County Community College (SCCC) is committed to ensuring digital and physical accessibility for all students, in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. In alignment with the U.S. Department of Justice Title II accessibility compliance deadlines, SCCC continues to enhance the accessibility of its instructional materials, technology, and online content.
SCCC utilizes tools to evaluate and improve the accessibility of digital course content and help the College reach its compliance goals.
If you need support or academic accommodations due to a documented disability, please contact the Mental Health Counselor at 620-417-1106 or visit the Student Success Center in the Hobble Academic Building, Room A149.
To promote equal access, SCCC strives to provide captions and transcripts for all course videos and multimedia materials. If you encounter any issues with captions, transcripts, or other accessibility features in this course, please notify your instructor immediately so the issue can be addressed and corrected as quickly as possible.
SCCC remains committed to creating a learning environment that ensures all students can fully participate in academic programs and college activities.