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
UBY 4007 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 IPEK AYDIN

Offered to

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   define basic concepts in business ethics.
2   explain corporate stakeholders with respect to business ethics.
3   diagnose the ethical dilemmas of the corporation facing in the business world.
4   define the relationship between the business ethics and Turkish culture.
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 Basic concepts (morality, ethics, differences between morals and ethics, basic concepts related to ethics)
2 Types of ethics
3 New developments in business ethics and the reasons why ethics came to the fore
4 Elements of ethics
5 Theories about morality and ethics
6 Ethical principle, ethical rule, business and professional ethics
7 Unethical behaviors in business and professional life
8 Midterm exam
9 Factors causing unethical behavior
10 Types of unethical behavior
11 Consequences of unethical behavior
12 The importance of ethics in professional and organizational terms
13 Organizational and managerial ethical principles
14 Ethical laws and internal audit tools related to ethics
15 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


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

Turkish

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)

ipek.aydin@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It varies according to the curriculum of each semester.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
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) 87

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14
LO.144111231311115
LO.214111231311215
LO.311111231311215
LO.411111231311315
LO.511111231311315

CONTACT INFORMATION
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