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MGMT618 - Ethics in Leadership

Course Details

Course Code: MGMT618 Course ID: 2733 Credit Hours: 3 Level: Graduate

Given the corporate scandals of the past, why do we continue to have unethical behavior in organizations? This course addresses the ethical dimensions of leadership with a particular focus on the processes used to raise and resolve ethical dilemmas and conflicts in organizational settings. Students will have the opportunity to explore (1) why some employees may see "gray" versus "black and white" when making a business decision and (2) evaluate internal and external factors which influence and produce deviant behavior in the work environment. Policies, cultures, values and codes of conduct established by various organizations and industry groups will be critically examined.





Course Schedule

Registration Dates Course Dates Session Weeks
05/27/19 - 11/01/19 11/04/19 - 12/29/19 Fall 2019 Session I 8 Week session
06/24/19 - 11/29/19 12/02/19 - 01/26/20 Fall 2019 Session D 8 Week session
07/29/19 - 01/03/20 01/06/20 - 03/01/20 Winter 2020 Session B 8 Week session
08/26/19 - 01/31/20 02/03/20 - 03/29/20 Winter 2020 Session I 8 Week session
09/30/19 - 02/28/20 03/02/20 - 04/26/20 Winter 2020 Session D 8 Week session

Current Syllabi

After successfully completing this course, students will fulfill the following learning objectives:

  1. Compare and contrast the various ethical theories and frameworks.
  2. Evaluate the nature and value of business ethics in profit and non-profit organizations.
  3. Explore, appraise, and apply various alternatives and responses when observing non-ethical practices in the workplace.
  4. Assess the role of leadership, structure, and corporate culture as mechanisms to develop and maintaining one’s business code of ethics.
  5. Examine the role of ethics in human resources management, sales and marketing, finance and accounting, as well as, the technology field.
  6. Recognize why adherence to a strong code of ethics is a sound long-term business practice in the corporate structure.
  7. Appraise and argue topic studies and write in-depth analyses relating to business ethics in APA format.
NameGrade %
Forums 40.00 %
Week 1 Forum 5.00 %
Week 2 Forum 5.00 %
Week 3 Forum 5.00 %
Week 4 Forum 5.00 %
Week 5 Forum 5.00 %
Week 6 Forum 5.00 %
Week 7 Forum 5.00 %
Week 8 Forum 5.00 %
Assignments 20.00 %
Week 3 Assignment: The Science of Morality 10.00 %
Week 7 Assignment: A New Way To Think About Rules To Live By 10.00 %
Exams 40.00 %
Final Exam 20.00 %
Midterm Exam 20.00 %

Site Name

Website URL/Address

Society for Human Resources Management

https://www.shrm.org/pages/default.aspx

APA Style Writing

http:///www.apastyle.org

Managing Human Resources

http://humanresources.about.com/od/glossary m/g/manage _humans.htm
Book Title:Various resources from the APUS Library & the Open Web are used. Links provided inside the classroom in the Lessons section.
Author: No Author Specified

Previous Syllabi

Not current for future courses.