PHL2160

Ethics in Business and Professional Life

(ART)

8 points + Second Semester + 3 hours per week + Clayton, Caulfield + Prerequisites: Philosophy first year, or a first year subject taught by the Faculty of Business and Economics

Synopsis: Corporate structures and professional life presuppose certain values and ideals. These values and ideals together with public policies and corporate pragmatics drive decision making in business and the professions. It is important to be able to identify such values and ideals and understand how they relate both to the major positions in philosophical ethics and to economic and social outcomes. Crucial issues that will be considered include corporate and individual responsibility, employer-employee relations in a rapidly changing world, the move away from caveat-emptor to caveat-vendito,r responsibility for preserving our environment and sexual harassment.

Assessment: 2 tutorial exercises (600 words each): 20%. + Research essay (2800 - 3000 words): 30% + Examination (2 hours, 2 essays): 50%