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COURSE OUTLINE
Business Ethics
PGDM
2015-2017
4
BSET
3 (24 Sessions)
Prof. Kumar Kunal Kamal, Prof.Bibhu Prasan
Patra &
Prof. Richa Saxena
Introduction:
This course addresses the need to understand and practice ethical
decision making in business environment. The course works on providing an
understanding of philosophical, behavioral and societal aspects of business
ethics, thereon linking them to the practical aspects of business activities. The
course is designed to help learners view the acts of agents through ethical
lens. It is expected that by the end of the course, learners would be inspired to
have a relook at the business manager as a moral agent who thinks critically
and acts ethically.
Course Objectives:
1) Sensitization: Enhance sensitivity towards ethical issues concerning
business organizations.
2) Conception: Envisage individuals, teams, and organizations as moral
agents.
3) Determination: Learn critical thinking skills for resolving ethical dilemmas
in business activities and practices.
4) Application: Develop expertise in application of ethical and moral
principles for building organizations of excellence in terms of their
concern for ethics, environment, and society.
Course Learning Outcomes (CLO):
By the end of the course, the learners should be able to:
1) Demonstrate the ability to describe the context of an ethical dilemma.
(PLO 4A)
2) Demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate alternative solutions to
ethical problems.
(PLO 4A)
3) Demonstrate the ability to foresee and articulate possible impacts of
corporate decisions in terms of their ethical worth. (PLO 4B)
4) Demonstrate the ability to make moral judgments in light of dilemmatic
situations. (PLO 4B)
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Course Content:
The present course curriculum is divided into two parts: foundational (pre
mid-term) and applied (post mid-term). Further, the sessions are divided into
six different modules: philosophical, behavioral, societal, functional,
professional, and corporate ethics. Details are provided under the heading
BSET (Course Outline).
Prescribed Text Book:
No Text Book. Selected readings to be provided on TAPMI
Intranet.
Policy on Plagiarism:
BSET course demands that an agent (whether person or group) follows
high ethical standards. The course therefore take a strong stance on
plagiarism. An agent who indulges in plagiarism shall attract severe
punishment. The punishment shall be decided by the concerned faculty on a
case-to-case basis, and may constitute any of the following:
1) Valuation of zero for the agents submission/presentation involving
plagiarism.
2) Negative marks
plagiarism.
for
the
agents
submission/presentation
involving
Mid-Term
Exam
End-Term
Exam
Yes /
N
o
Yes
Weight
age
(%)
25
Duration
(Minutes)
120
Open /
Close
Book
Open Book
Yes
25
120
Open Book
Type of
Assessment
Quiz
Group Project
Class
Participati
on
Weight
Schedule in the session
age
plan*
20%
After Session 4, 8, 16, and 20
20%
Post Mid-Term (Session 13-24)
10%
Session 1-24
Assessment of Learning:
PL
G#
PL
G1
PL
G2
Programme Level
Learning Goal
PLO
#
Addres
sed by
Course
Yes N
Demonstration of mastery
in the fundamentals of the
technical and functional
areas of management of
an enterprise
Demonstration of
understanding of effective
integration and
coordination of all
functional areas and the
resultant impact on the
performance of an
enterprise
PLO
1A
PLO
1B
PLO
2A
PLO
2B
PL
G3
PL
G4
PL
G5
Session-wise Plan:
Session
No
Topic/other
minor events
Concepts
Introduction to Ethics
Branches of Ethics
Perspectives: Relativism, Subjectivism,
Supernaturalism
Perspectives: Intuitionalism, Emotivism,
Prescriptivism
Philosophical
Ethics
Quiz -1
5
Individual Factors
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Behavioral Ethics
Societal Ethics
Functional Ethics
Group Influences
Quiz -2
Organizational Effects
Cultural Ethics
Religious Ethics
Ethical Marginalisation
Marketing Ethics
Advertising Ethics
HRM Ethics
Leadership Ethics
Quiz -3
17
Finance Ethics
18
Accounting Ethics
19
Professional
Ethics
20
21
Corporate Ethics
22
23
Environmental Ethics
24
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