PRESIDENT

UNIVERISTY

FACULTY
MAJOR

Business and International Relations

BA

COURSE TITLE

Business Philosophy & Ethics

COURSE CODE

CREDIT

TIME

2.30 hours per week

LECTURER
EMAIL
TEL. NO
CONSULTATION

Andreas Yumarma
Yumarma_60@yahoo.com
08122912456

SEMESTER

COURSE CONTENT
This course covers the understanding of Business Philosophy and Ethics, primacy of Ethics in Business,
Three models of Management Ethics, Comparison of Ethical Principles in Business, Philosophical issues
in Business, Reconsidering values in Business, Utiliarian ethics in Business, Ethics of Duty in business,
contractarian theories in Business, Reconsidering values in business, Communitarians, right and
responsibility in business, leadership and accountability: from the perspective of Ethics in the nature of
capitalism and corporation, Ethics in the workplace, moral choices facing employee.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to:
1.Analyze and synthesize business philosophy
2.Implement proper models for management ethics
3.Produce value system and core belief in business
4.Reconstruct fundamentals of ethics in business
5. implement ethiccal judgement and moral choices in the workplace
References

1. Mollie Painter-Morland, 2008, Business Ethics as Practice, New York: Cambridge

University Press
2. George G. Brenkert,Tom L. Beauchamp, 2010, The Oxford Handbook of Business Ethics,
Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press.
3. Donaldson, T., Werhane, P.H., and Cording, M., 2002, Ethical Issues in Business:A Philosophical
Approach. 7th. edn. New Jersey: Prentice Hall.
4. Luetge, C.,(Ed.), 2012, The Handbook of the Philosophical Foundations of Business Ethics,

Munich: Munich University of Technology

5. Gray, James Way, 2011, Notes on Business Ethics, (ebook), http://ethicalrealism.wordpress.com,
accessed on July 15, 2013
6. Ferrell, O.C & Fraedrich, John, 1997, Business Ethics. Ethical Decision Making and Cases,
(Third Edition), Boston: Hughton Mifflin Company
7. Paul Miesing, John F.Preble, A Comparison of Five Business Philosophies, in Journal of Business
Ethics 4 (1985) 405-470.

CLASSROOM POLICY
1. Attendance Policy refers to the PU Student Handbook.
2. Assignment and Other Requirement. Student is assumed to have read
scheduled topics or materials prior to class, have completed assignments and
exercises and expected to participate in the discussion during the class.
3. Classroom conduct and Professionalism. Everyone must observe
professionalism in the classroom. Respect for classmates and instructor in
any activity is a must. As learned individual, you will 1) come to class early,
2) not engage in informal chatter or other communication during the class; 3)
respect the opinion of others; 4) refrain from using communication devices; 5)
not sleep in the classroom; and 5) not do other class-work in the classroom.
Learning Evaluation
Assessment

Precentage

Attendance

10%

Assignment/Presentation

20%

Quiz

10%

Midterm Exam

30%

Final Exam

30%

Total

100%