2018/19 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
LLLC0165 Business Ethics
20 creditsClass Size: 44
Module manager: David Gilding
Email: d.gilding@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2018/19
Pre-requisite qualifications
BSc Business Studies with Foundation YearThis module is not approved as a discovery module
Objectives
The aim of the module is to provide students with an understanding of how businesses are responding to the contemporary ethical issues being facedLearning outcomes
Knowledge of:
- Corporate responsibility and citizenship
- Normative ethical theories
- Descriptive ethical issues
- Tools and techniques of Business Ethics management
Skills outcomes
Ability to :
1.To assess the ethical issues faced be specific organisations
2. To use tools and techniques to assess the effectiveness of an organisation’s social responsibility policy
Syllabus
Consideration of theory and practice in relation to:
- Ethical theory, moral philosophy and alternative perspectives
- Contemporary ethical issues in business
- Ethical decision making
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- Ethics in the work place
- Ethics in a financial context - Corporate governance
- Ethics in marketing and consumer rights
- Business ethics management – implications on performance
- Government, regulation and business ethics
- Ethics in a global context
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Lecture | 11 | 2.00 | 22.00 |
Seminar | 6 | 1.00 | 6.00 |
Private study hours | 172.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 28.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 |
Private study
Reading 80 hoursCritical reflection on practice 32 hours
Case study report preparation 20 hours
Assignment Writing 20 hours
Group presentation preparation 20 hours
TOTAL 172
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Through regular group activities, monitoring of student contributions, formative feedback and the staged submission of courseworkMethods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Case Study | 2500 words | 60.00 |
Presentation | 20 minute group presentation | 40.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 12/12/2018 16:33:09
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