Business Ethics

Course	V-714-BETH
Semester	20241
ETCS	3,75
Core	No

Year	1. year
Semester	Spring 2024
Level of course	N/A
Type of course	Elective
Prerequisites	No prerequisites.
Schedule	No schedule found.
Lecturer	Christof Altmann Stefan Hielscher
Content
Business ethics is the study of decisions and practices in business and organizations from the moral point of view. Corporate Social Responsibility involves that organizations are responsible for the social, economic and environmental influenced they have. The aim of this course is to introduce you to theoretical and practical framework of Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in order to improve your skills to make fair and sound decisions in complex organizations of today. The focus is on ethical issues in organizations, both on the ethics of individuals as well as corporate social responsibility.
Learning outcome - Objectives
Students can explain the main concepts and theories of Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Students can use the main tools and techniques of Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility Students can identify ethical issues in organizations and make sound decisions about them Students have expressed in a structured manner their personal values in organizations Students can analyze a company situation and set up a strategy for corporate social responsibility
Course assessment
Reading material
No reading material found.
Teaching and learning activities
The nature of both Corporate Social Responsibility and Organizational Ethics involves a high level of decision making, often in a complex context and with confusing information. In this course students will be trained to reflect on ethical issues by individual assignments, lectures, group conversations, analyzing cases and presenting their view. The teaching methods rely on the students’ active participation and good preparation.
Language of instruction	English