Graduate Catalog 2019-2020

BUSA 6100 Managerial Ethics

This course explores a broad range of ethical issues and resulting opinions that impact one's role in both society and the corporate world. Special emphasis is given to the integration of ethics into key strategic business decisions. Topics covered include stakeholder relationships, agency theory, individual factors versus organizational factors, legal requirements versus ethical duties, and ethical issues in the global arena.

Credits

3

Student Learning Outcomes

At the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Increase their critical thinking skills with case studies, hypotheticals, and ethical theory.
  2. Improved written skills, particularly in the use of APA.
  3. Improved presentation skills.
  4. Improved group discussions that require compromise, discourse theory, and professionalism.
  5. Retain business ethic theory and knowledge to aid them in their work environments and critical analysis.