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Dec 26, 2024
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BUSN 190 - Business Ethics & Sustainability5 Credits Examines traditional and emerging business practices and standards of behavior, with emphasis on ethical business principles, motivations and an emerging code of business ethics. Specific focus on Sustainable Business practices which involve making decisions that provide for the needs of the world’s current population without damaging the ability of future generations to provide for themselves. This course provides an overview of ethics, social responsibility and environmental sustainability concepts and how to apply them in a business context.
Fees
Quarters Typically Offered
Fall Day
Spring Online
Designed to Serve Certificate and AAS degree seekers in Business or the Sustainable Design Program, and any others interested in business ethics and social sustainability. Active Date 20190612T13:21:05
Grading Basis Decimal Grade Class Limit 38 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: ProfTech Course Yes Restricted Elective Yes Course Outline
- Introduction to business ethics/social responsibility
- Basic ethical concepts & approaches to moral decision making
- Role of culture/background/family/religion in ethics
- Introduction to Sustainable Business and relationship to ethics
- Facts about the Bioshere
- Introduction to the Economy, Growth, and Business Responsibilty
- Economic Models: a critical look
- Ecological Economics/Ethics
- The Business case for Sustainability
- Sustainable Production, Products & Consumption
- Sustainable Professions & Communities
Student Learning Outcomes Describe specific ethical and sustainability issues in the modern world.
Summarize the strengths and weaknesses of ethical decision-making techniques in the context of cultural, demographic, religious and political differences.
Formulate effective decisions based on hypothetical business situations/current events that encompass ethical and sustainable leadership principles.
Strategize necessary modifications, innovative tools and processes, to transition business/government into more sustainable and ethically responsible practices.
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