Syllabus Phil
Number Philo. 106 Number of Units: 3
Title Business Ethics Pre-Requisite Subjects: Introduction to Philosophy (102)
Teacher
1st Semester School Year 2012-201
Course Description
Business ethics is an applied ethics. It is the application of ordinary human moral and ethical considerations on all economic transactions between individuals, between individuals and profit-making organizations, and between profit-making organizations and other organizations such as: institutions, technologies, transactions, policies and behavior in the systemic, corporate and personal levels in a business setting. The discussion begins by providing a framework of basic ethical principles and their implications to the business environment. Then it proceeds to describe several specific approaches which will be the basis for analyzing ethical issues in business environment. Thus, the students engage in ethical decision making on contemporary issues in the business setting and that this particular endeavor hopefully develop students’ values which will eventually make them an ideal men and women for others in the pursuit of this particular human activity.
Course Objectives
1. To expose students to the important moral issues that arise in various business contexts. 2. To provide students with an understanding of the moral, social, and economic environments within which moral issues occur. 3. To introduce students to the ethical concepts that are relevant for resolving those moral dilemmas. 4. To assist students in developing the necessary reasoning and analytical skills in resolving moral dilemmas. 5. To facilitate in the discovery of a profound insight on the significance of ethics in his pursuit of how to live a good life.
Course Materials
1. Business Ethics: William H. Shaw; 2nd Edition, Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1996 2. Ground and
Title Business Ethics Pre-Requisite Subjects: Introduction to Philosophy (102)
Teacher
1st Semester School Year 2012-201
Course Description
Business ethics is an applied ethics. It is the application of ordinary human moral and ethical considerations on all economic transactions between individuals, between individuals and profit-making organizations, and between profit-making organizations and other organizations such as: institutions, technologies, transactions, policies and behavior in the systemic, corporate and personal levels in a business setting. The discussion begins by providing a framework of basic ethical principles and their implications to the business environment. Then it proceeds to describe several specific approaches which will be the basis for analyzing ethical issues in business environment. Thus, the students engage in ethical decision making on contemporary issues in the business setting and that this particular endeavor hopefully develop students’ values which will eventually make them an ideal men and women for others in the pursuit of this particular human activity.
Course Objectives
1. To expose students to the important moral issues that arise in various business contexts. 2. To provide students with an understanding of the moral, social, and economic environments within which moral issues occur. 3. To introduce students to the ethical concepts that are relevant for resolving those moral dilemmas. 4. To assist students in developing the necessary reasoning and analytical skills in resolving moral dilemmas. 5. To facilitate in the discovery of a profound insight on the significance of ethics in his pursuit of how to live a good life.
Course Materials
1. Business Ethics: William H. Shaw; 2nd Edition, Wadsworth Publishing Company, 1996 2. Ground and