About this course
The course is divided into two parts. In the first part we clarify the hazard to which business ethics is a response and to identify the idea of conscience in relation to corporate culture. We will examine the role of moral reflection (conscience) in the lives of each of us as individuals and the corresponding role it plays in the culture of an organization. The second part focuses on the application of the conceptual foundations laid in the first part. Especially attention will be paid on the moral agenda of leadership, ecological responsibilities, and globalization.
Learning outcomes
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the course should stimulate the awareness of moral aspects of doing business; students are supposed to develop a moral sensitivity.
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the students should be able to apply ethical concepts and theories to moral problems within corporations.
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the students should be able to give moral arguments for a certain course of action in business ethics cases.
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to discourage moral blindness and thoughtlessness in the competitive environment of corporate decision-making.
Prior knowledge
You must meet one of the following collections of requirements
- Collection 1
- Completed Final examination Bsc program
- Collection 2
- Completed Pre-Master
Resources
- Goodpaster K (2006). Conscience and corporate culture. John Wiley and Sons.
Additional information
- More infoCoursepage on website of Eindhoven University of Technology
- Contact a coordinator
- CreditsECTS 5
- Levelmaster