Business EthicsLaajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Give an account of the concept of ethics in an international, global, multicultural business context
- Recognize and identify, discuss and analyze ethical issues that arise from international business and globalisation
- apply relevant ethical theories to ethical issues in international business
- devise and justify approaches for responding to the ethical issues and dilemmas
- Increase awareness of the ethical challenges both individual and corporate - that arise from international business and globalisation

Content

Business ethics
- Involve the efforts business organizations undertake to meet their responsibilities both as economic, social and environmental agent
- Social and moral responsibilities through pressure exerted by their stakeholders, customers, stockholders and employees
- Responsibility of managers for the integration of business ethics into organizational decision-making

Qualifications

First year of business studies
English Language Proficiency

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Sufficient performance: showing just enough understanding of the subject to merit a pass grade but requiring greater effort to achieve a more satisfactory result

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good performance: showing strong understanding of basic concepts and good grasp of techniques, but with certain minor problems still requiring further attention

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent performance: not only fulfils all standard requirements but demonstrates originality and imagination