Business Ethics

Catalog #20809276

Most of us will spend a large portion of our lives immersed in the world of work. As employees and/or employers, we face decisions everyday that depend on fundamental moral assumptions about honesty, fairness, liberty and privacy. We are all likely to have different ideas about what these concepts mean, or ought to mean, and justify our actions accordingly. This course aims to help us evaluate the moral choices we make in a business setting, and to that end philosophers employ the use of argument. By careful use of argument we will critically assess not only moral choices in the workplace, but also the moral assumptions that underlie capitalism, the economic system under which most people in the world are working. The issues that arise is business affect us all in critical ways. Whether we are debating the merits of affirmative action in hiring, corporate responsibility and profits, terms of employment, conflicts of interest or whistleblowing, this course will examine our assumptions and help us reach a clearer understanding of what we ought to do and why.

Credits: 3

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Course Offerings

last updated: 08:01:17 PM Jul 4 2009

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Downtown Education Center

Catalog/Class # Semester Class Dates Meeting Times Instructor Mode of Instruction  

20809276
Class #13391 Summer 2009-2010 Jun 8 2009 -
Jul 27 2009 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
M Lynch,Joseph G  Accelerated    

Truax Campus

Catalog/Class # Semester Class Dates Meeting Times Instructor Mode of Instruction  

20809276
Class #21167 Fall 2009-2010 Aug 25 2009 -
Dec 17 2009 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
T R   In Person Number on Wait List: 1  

20809276
Class #21169 Fall 2009-2010 Aug 25 2009 -
Dec 15 2009 5:30 PM - 8:20 PM
T Ryan,Dennis J  In Person Seats Available: 13