Course Details
Course Code: MGMT200 Course ID: 4137 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Undergraduate
How can we help employees do the right thing? Ethical behavior in organizations is a topic that warrants exploration. The purpose of this course is to investigate some of the ethical issues facing the modern workplace. Topics include acceptable risk, intellectual property, workers' rights, whistle-blowing, moral leadership, outsourcing, and ethical issues in marketing. Students will be asked to reflect and examine how one comes to terms with being a good citizen and preventing unethical business practices.
Course Schedule
| Registration Dates | Course Dates | Start Month | Session | Weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/28/2021 - 03/04/2022 | 03/07/2022 - 05/01/2022 | March | Winter 2022 Session D | 8 Week session |
| 11/30/2021 - 04/29/2022 | 05/02/2022 - 06/26/2022 | May | Spring 2022 Session I | 8 Week session |
| 01/25/2022 - 07/01/2022 | 07/04/2022 - 08/28/2022 | July | Summer 2022 Session B | 8 Week session |
Current Syllabi
After successfully completing this course, students will fulfill the following learning objectives:
LO-1: Define components of business ethics.
LO-2: Distinguish between ethical theories of utilitarianism and the advantages and drawbacks of various theories.
LO-3: Distinguish between legal and ethical guidelines in business practices.
LO-4: Define discrimination, victimization and affirmative actions; and consider the ethical and legal aspects of each.
LO-5: Examine problems with sexual harassment and workplace drugs, and the ethical implication of company policies for each one.
LO-6: Examine major arguments for and against corporations having social and environmental responsibilities.
Grading for the course will be based on the following:
- Nine Forum Assignments
- Four Quizzes
- Two Written Assignments
| Name | Grade % |
|---|---|
| Discussion Forums | 35.00 % |
| Introduction Forum | 3.89 % |
| Week 1 Forum | 3.89 % |
| Week 2 Forum | 3.89 % |
| Week 3 Forum | 3.89 % |
| Week 4 Forum | 3.89 % |
| Week 5 Forum | 3.89 % |
| Week 6 Forum | 3.89 % |
| Week 7 Forum | 3.89 % |
| Week 8 Forum | 3.89 % |
| Written Assignments | 35.00 % |
| Week 3 Paper | 11.67 % |
| Week 5 Paper | 11.67 % |
| Week 8 Paper | 11.67 % |
| Quiz Assignments | 30.00 % |
| Quiz #2 - Week #4 | 7.50 % |
| Quiz #3 - Week #5 | 7.50 % |
| Quiz #1 - Week #2 | 7.50 % |
| Quiz #4 - Week #8 | 7.50 % |
After successfully completing this course, students will fulfill the following learning objectives:
LO-1: Define components of business ethics.
LO-2: Distinguish between ethical theories of utilitarianism and the advantages and drawbacks of various theories.
LO-3: Distinguish between legal and ethical guidelines in business practices.
LO-4: Define discrimination, victimization and affirmative actions; and consider the ethical and legal aspects of each.
LO-5: Examine problems with sexual harassment and workplace drugs, and the ethical implication of company policies for each one.
LO-6: Examine major arguments for and against corporations having social and environmental responsibilities.
| Book Title: | Business Ethics: A Stakeholder and Issues Management Approach, 6th ed. - e-book available in the APUS Online Library |
| ISBN: | 9781626561403 |
| Publication Info: | Berrett-Koehler Lib |
| Author: | Weiss, Joseph |
| Unit Cost: | $65.47 |
| Book Title: | Various resources from the APUS Library & the Open Web are used. Please visit http://apus.libguides.com/er.php to locate the course eReserve. |
| ISBN: | ERESERVE NOTE |