Postgraduate - UnitMGX5020 - Business ethics in a global environment

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Offered	Caulfield First semester 2012 (Day) Caulfield First semester 2012 (Evening) Caulfield Second semester 2012 (Day) Caulfield Second semester 2012 (Evening)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Cristina Neesham

Synopsis

This unit is designed to develop students moral reasoning about the conduct of business in the global context. They will achieve this by exploring theories of ethics and justice in business and in its relationships with society, across different cultural and religious traditions; and reflecting on their own moral development through analysis of ethical and unethical behaviours in business.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

explain the relationship between ethics, morals and values in the workplace
explore different perspectives on moral development
examine ethical theories to explain how they contribute to ethical business practices
analyse some of the competing demands on business when scrutinising the ethics of business activity
discuss the relationship between business practice, ethics and religion across different traditions.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 50%
Examination (3 hours): 50%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Cristina Neesham

Contact hours

3 hour seminar per week