BUS 1122 - Business Ethics and Social Issues

1. Understand the multi-faceted issues of ethical and social concerns which an individual must interrelate.
2. Identify local, statewide, national, and international ethical issues and their implications for business and society.
3. Apply ethical theories to analyze ethical issues.
4. Examine ethical dilemmas objectively and apply reasoned judgment to their resolution.
5. Understand the complexity of developing and/or maintaining social and personal ethics within the business context.
6. Identify and verify facts and how viewpoints can shape the understanding of the role of the individual vs. the role of the organization in the administration of ethical and socially-conscious behavior in the workplace.
7. Demonstrate an ability to resolve ethical dilemmas that could offset personal relationships.
8. Communicate the need for applying ethical principles at all levels in an organization through inductive and deductive reasoning.
9. Describe the relationship between self-regulation and government regulation. Understand how politics and government can affect business decisions.
10. Apply the scientific problem-solving process to contemporary scenarios involving ethical and socially-conscious decisions.

1. The importance and role of ethics and social responsibility in the American corporation
2. Current and emerging issues of ethics and social responsibility affecting the American company (domestic and global)
3. Individual and organizational factors affecting ethical behavior
4. Ethical leadership and the institutionalization of moral and socially-responsible behavior
5. The critical-thinking process used to identify and resolve ethical dilemmas - from both management and subordinate perspectives
6. A critical analysis of the major arguments used to support opposing perspectives in major ethical issues
7. Engaging in an informed and respectful debate on ethical or social issues
8. Developing and maintaining corporate and personal codes of ethical behavior