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BA-411 Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Course title: BA 411 Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

Campus: National

Initiator:Jean-Pierre Lukusa and Marlene Mangonon

Date Initiated: June 1 2021

Course description:
An in-depth discussion of ethical concepts, moral philosophies, values, and business activities contributing to ethical decision-making and corporate social responsibility will be undertaken. Emphasis is put on the development and management of ethical values and the role of leadership in fostering an ethical and socially responsible organization. Assessment tools are provided to analyze the ethical performance of a business.

COURSE HOURS/CREDITS:

   

Hours per Week

 

No. of Weeks

 

Total Hours

 

Semester Credits

Lecture

  

3

x

16

x

48

=

3

Laboratory

    

x

  

x

  

=

  

Workshop

    

x

  

x

  

=

  
       

Total Semester Credits

  

3

PURPOSE OF COURSE:

[X] Degree requirement

[ ] Degree elective

[ ] Certificate

[ ] Other

PREREQUISITES:

Student must complete all major courses at AS level in Business administration.
(NB: A listing of courses will be provided for SIS entry)

PSLOs OF OTHER PROGRAMS THIS COURSE MEETS:

PSLO# Program
N/A  

1) INSTITUTIONAL STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (Check all that apply)

[ ]

1. Effective oral communication: capacity to deliver prepared, purposeful presentations designed to increase knowledge, to foster understanding, or to promote change in the listeners’ attitudes, values, beliefs, or behaviors.

[ ]

2. Effective written communication: development and expression of ideas in writing through work in many genres and styles, utilizing different writing technologies, and mixing texts, data, and images through iterative experiences across the curriculum.

[ ]

3. Critical thinking: a habit of mind characterized by the comprehensive exploration of issues, ideas, artifacts, and events before accepting or formulating an opinion or conclusion.

[X]

4. Problem solving: capacity to design, evaluate, and implement a strategy to answer an open-ended question or achieve a desired goal.

[ ]

5. Intercultural knowledge and competence: a set of cognitive, affective, and behavioral skills and characteristics that support effective and appropriate interaction in a variety of cultural contexts.

[X]

6. Information literacy: the ability to know when there is a need for information, to be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and effectively and responsibly use and share that information for the problem at hand.

[X]

7. Foundations and skills for life-long learning : purposeful learning activity, undertaken on an ongoing basis with the aim of improving knowledge, skills, and competence.

[ ]

8. Quantitative Reasoning: ability to reason and solve quantitative problems from a wide array of authentic contexts and everyday life situations; comprehends and can create sophisticated arguments supported by quantitative evidence and can clearly communicate those arguments in a variety of formats.

2) PROGRAM STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (PSLOs): The student will be able to:

  1. Apply skills concepts and techniques in main functional areas of business and accounting;
  2. Interpret and use quantitative techniques in solving business problems and decision-making using technological tools;
  3. Develop and apply effective intercultural oral and written communication skills appropriate for business; and
  4. Recognize and assess basic legal, environmental, and ethical challenges confronting businesses in general.

3) COURSE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (CSLOs) (General): The student will be able to:

  1. Develop skills in recognizing and analyzing ethical issues;
  2. Define cross-cultural variations and similarities in organizational practices of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and business ethics;
  3. Diagnose sources of organizational ethical culture and deviant behavior;
  4. Recognize ethical programs that accomplish specific objectives in organizations; and
  5. Develop ethical leadership skills.

4. COURSE STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES (CSLOs) (Specific): The student will be able to:

CSLO (General) 1: Develop skills in recognizing and analyzing ethical issues.

Student Learning Outcome (specific)

ISLO

PSLO

Assessment Strategies

1.1 Formulate business ethics from an organizational perspective.

4, 6, 7

4

The student will complete a research assignment graded with a rubric focused on the student’s ability to formulate an understanding of business ethics from an organizational perspective.

1.2. Make use of foundations and evolutionary concepts of business ethics.

4, 6, 7

4

The student will complete a quiz graded with a rubric focused on making use of foundations and evolutionary concepts of business ethics.

1.3 Devise ethical value systems that support business performance.

4, 6, 7

4

The student will complete an assignment graded with a rubric focused on the student’s ability to devise how ethical value systems support business performance.

1.4 Manage ethical misconduct in the workplace and the pressures of unethical behavior on overall business productivity.

4, 6, 7

4

The student will complete an assignment graded with a rubric focused on the student’s ability to manage ethical misconduct in the workplace and the pressures of unethical behavior on overall business productivity.

CSLO (General) 2: Define cross-cultural variations and similarities in organizational practices of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and business ethics.

Student Learning Outcomes (specific)

ISLO

PSLO

Assessment Strategies

2.1 Define corporate social responsibility and recognize its role in business ethics.

4, 6, 7

4

The student will complete a quiz graded with a rubric focused on defining corporate social responsibility and recognizing its role in business ethics.

2.2 Recognize a stakeholders’ role in creating CSR in business.

4, 6, 7

4

The student will complete a homework graded with a rubric focused on recognizing a stakeholders’ role in creating CSR in business.

2.3 Recognize the role of corporate governance in structuring business ethics and CSR.

4, 6, 7*

4

The student will complete an assignment graded with a rubric focused on recognizing the role of corporate governance in structuring business ethics and CSR.

2.4 List steps involved in implementing a stakeholder perspective in CSR and business ethics.

4, 6, 7

4

The student will complete a quiz graded with a rubric focused on listing steps involved in implementing a stakeholder perspective in CSR and business ethics.

CSLO (General) 3: Diagnose sources of organizational ethical culture and deviant behavior.

Student Learning Outcomes (specific)

ISLO

PSLO

Assessment Strategies

3.1 Reflect on the link between ethical issues and dilemmas in business.

4, 6, 7

4

The student will complete an assignment graded with a rubric focused on reflecting on the link between ethical issues and dilemmas in business.

3.2 Argue on the importance of institutionalization in business ethics.

4, 6, 7

4

The student will complete an assignment graded with a rubric focused on arguing on the importance of institutionalization in business ethics.

3.3 Reflect on challenges of ethical issues in business.

4, 6, 7

4

The student will complete an assignment graded with a rubric focused on reflecting on challenges of ethical issues in business.

CSLO (General) 4: Recognize ethical programs that accomplish specific objectives in organizations.

Student Learning Outcomes (specific)

ISLO

PSLO

Assessment Strategies

4.1 Integrate ethical risk management through mandated and voluntary programs.

4, 6, 7

4

The student will complete class-based activities graded with a rubric focused on integrating ethical risk management through mandated and voluntary programs.

4.2 Explain mandated business ethics requirements for legal compliance

4, 6, 7

4

The student will complete an assignment graded with a rubric focused on explaining mandated business ethics requirements for legal compliance.

4.3 Distinguish laws that encourage ethical conduct in organizations

4, 6, 7

4

The student will complete a class- based activity graded with a rubric focused on distinguishing laws that encourage ethical conduct in organizations.

4.4 Appraise federal sentencing guidelines for organizations

4, 6, 7

4

The student will complete an assignment graded with a rubric focused on appraising federal sentencing guidelines for organizations.

CSLO (General) 5: Develop ethical leadership skills.

Student Learning Outcomes (specific)

ISLO

PSLO

Assessment Strategies

5.1 Produce comprehensive models for ethical decision making in business

4, 6, 7

4

The student will complete an assignment graded with a rubric focused on producing comprehensive models for ethical decision making in business.

5.2 Orate on factors that influence business ethical decision making

4, 6, 7

4

The student will complete a presentation graded with a rubric focused on orating on factors that influence business ethical decision making.

5.3. Devise normative considerations and integrate moral values in ethical decision making

4, 6, 7

4

The student will complete an assignment graded with a rubric focused on devising normative considerations and integrating moral values in ethical decision making.

5) COURSE CONTENT:

  • The importance and elements of Business Ethics
  • Issues and Institutionalism
  • The Decision Making Process
  • Administering and Leading an Ethics Program
  • Cultural variations and international issues in ethics

6) METHOD(S) OF INSTRUCTION:

[X] Lecture [X ] Cooperative learning groups

[ ] Laboratory [ X ] In-class exercises

[ ] Audio visual [ ] Demonstrations

[ X ] Other Tutorial and Learning Management Systems (LMS)

7) REQUIRED TEXT(S) AND COURSE MATERIALS:

Ferrell, O.C., Fraedrich, J., and Ferrell, L. Business Ethics, Ethical Decision Making & Cases. 12th ed., Boston, MA: McGraw Hill (2018) (or most recent edition).

8) REFERENCE MATERIALS:

None

9) INSTRUCTIONAL COSTS:

None.

10) EVALUATION:

Summative evaluation is accomplished by having the student complete midterm and final exams.

The student must achieve a grade of “C” or higher to pass the course.

11) CREDIT BY EXAMINATION:

None.

BA 411 Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

 Endorsed by CC: 07/28/22
  Approved by VPIA: 07/29/22

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