ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
- Course
- MISY362 - ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
- Department
- Management Information Systems - English - Undergraduate
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 5
- T+P+L
- 3 + 0 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- Asst. Prof. Dr. DAGNU HAILE TESSEMA
- Prerequisite
- -
Course Description
The course is designed to familiarize students with concepts such as morality, theory of right and wrong, the theory of value, what entails goodness and badness, and the theory of virtue and vice. After introducing these concepts, the course encourages students to think about ethical aspect of real life events and issues, makes them analytically examine their position in social life and how they deal with ethical issues. Students become more effective decision makers by examining the meaning and role of ethics in the business environment, and the social responsibility of business organizations. Topics include the relationship between business and society; identifying stakeholdersand issues; the theoretical basis of business ethics; business ethics in management and leadership; the concept of corporate social responsibility; corporate social responsibility in practice; regulating business; ownership and governance of the corporation; environmental and business responsibilities; globalization and business responsibilities; and ethics, responsibilities and strategy
ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Evaluation Tools (Active Term)
| Item | Type | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Midterm Exam | Midterm | 30 |
| Project | Project | 20 |
| Final Exam | Final | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
Course outcomes
- 01 Assess the role ethics in the business process (Solo 5)
- 02 Explain the roles of ethics in decision-making process (Solo 3)
- 03 Identify key sources and basic dimensions of ethics ( Solo 2)
- 04 Discuss the relevant concepts and usage of practical cases/activities (Solo 5)
Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | Ethics and Business |
| Week 3 | Ethics and Business |
| Week 4 | Ethical Principles in Business |
| Week 5 | Ethical Principles in Business |
| Week 6 | Government, Market and International Trade |
| Week 7 | Government, Market and International Trade |
| Week 8 | Review for Exam |
| Week 9 | Midterm Examinations |
| Week 10 | Midterm Examinations |
| Week 11 | Ethics in the Marketplace |
| Week 12 | Ethics in the Marketplace |
| Week 13 | Ethics and the Environment |
| Week 14 | Ethics and the Environment |
| Week 15 | Final exam |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Velasquez, Manuel G., author. Title: Business ethics : concepts & cases/Manuel G. Velasquez, Santa Clara University. Description: Eighth Edition. | New York : Pearson, [2017] | Revised edition of the author’s Business ethics, c2012.
Learning Outcomes
- L01 Assess the role ethics in the business process
- L02 explain the roles of ethics in decision-making process
- L03 identify key sources and basic dimensions of ethics
- L04 discuss the relevant concepts and usage of practical cases/activities
Program Outcomes
- P01 Create a user interface in a contemporary object-oriented language to allow users to access business data
- P02 Identify and analyze user needs and take them into account in the selection, creation, integration, evaluation and administration of computing-based systems
- P03 Analyze common business functions and identify, design, and develop appropriate information technology solutions
- P04 Design and develop software solutions for contemporary business environments by employing appropriate problem-solving strategies
- P05 Configure and administer database server to support contemporary business environments.
- P06 Administer or mange a relational database for a small to medium size company
- P07 Be able to effectively integrate IT-based solutions into the user environment
- P08 Understand professional, ethical, legal, security and social issues and responsibilities
- P09 Be able to apply effective communication skills consistent with the professional environment
- P10 Be able to apply effective collaboration skills in teamwork consistent with the professional environment
Po-Lo Matrix
| LO | P01 | P02 | P03 | P04 | P05 | P06 | P07 | P08 | P09 | P10 | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L02 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |