COURSE UNIT TITLE

: BUSINESS ETHICS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ERA 3508 BUSINESS ETHICS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 3

Offered By

School of Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MUSTAFA ÜNÜVAR

Offered to

Tourism Management
Tourism and Hotel Management
Gastronomy And Culinary Arts
International Trade

Course Objective

To teach students understand the basic ethical issues related to doing business. To help students acquire the skills necessary to run an organization ethically

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of the course, the student will be able to;
2   1. define basic concepts in business ethics.
3   2. explain corporate stakeholders with respect to business ethics.
4   3. diagnose the ethical dilemmas of the corporation facing in the business world.
5   4. define the relationship between the business ethics and Turkish culture.
6   5. explain sustainable development, ecological problems and other global issues.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Course objectives, students objectives Definition of effective communication Barriers to effective communication
2 Ethical Principles in business
3 Ethical Principles in business
4 Group pressure and ethics
5 Fairness and honesty
6 Conflict of interest
7 Mid-term exam
8 Mid-term exam
9 Organizational relationship and Communication
10 Sources for ethical guidelines
11 Social responsibility, models of social responsibility
12 Kohlberg s Theory of Moral Development
13 Sustainable development and ecologocial topics
14 Business ethics and Turkish culture
15 Final Exam
16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Velasquez, M.G. (2011) Business Ethics: Concepts and Cases: International Edition, 7/E. UK: Pearson.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture by instructor, class discussion conducted by instructor, problem solving or case studies, question and answer teaching method

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Skill in analysis, synthesis and critical thinking; skill in problem solving; skill in application via midterm and final exams

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

The Regulation of Dokuz Eylul University on Education and Examination in Associate's and Bachelor's Degrees
The Codes of Practice of School of Applied Sciences on Education and Examination

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

e-mail adress of the lecturer

Office Hours

Lecture day, between the hours of 12:30-13:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 10 10
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 84

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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Phone: +90(232) 412 12 12 - Fax: +90 (232) 464 81 35

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