SVPPOEA Business Ethics

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Summer 2015
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Prerequisites
No conditions must be fulfilled and the subject can be registered indepedently.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to present basic categories and terminology related to ethics, main areas od business ethics and to motivate students to be ethical on business and everyday life. The course involves two interconnected parts - lectures covering key topics and seminars dealing with the analysis of texts related to business ethics.
Syllabus
  • 1. Defence of Philolosophical Business Ethics
    2. The Responsibilities of Businessman
    3. The Ethics of Corporate Downsizing
    4. Whistleblowing
    5. The Ethics of Sales
    6. The Inconclusive Ethical Case Against Manipulative Advertising
    7. Business and Environmental Ethics
Literature
    required literature
  • SHAW, W. Ethics at Work. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-19-513942-9. info
    recommended literature
  • LaFOLLETTE, H. Practical Ethics. Oxford: University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-19-824105-4. info
Teaching methods
Skills demonstration
Seminar classes
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Kombinovaná zkouška
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Teacher's information
exam
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2007, Summer 2008, Winter 2008, Summer 2009, Winter 2010, Summer 2011, Winter 2011, Summer 2012, Winter 2012, Summer 2013, Winter 2013, Summer 2014, Winter 2014.
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