BMGT20130 Managing Business Ethics

Academic Year 2023/2024

The purpose of this module is to help you to develop an awareness of the integration of business and ethical issues in organisations and your role in that process of interdependence of both constructs.

It explores the world of Ethics and Business within its philosophical foundations as a basis for understanding some of the key psychological dynamics of human behaviour influencing both our individual and collective decision making in terms of ethics in organisations.

Students will have opportunities to discuss ethical issues in case studies and various ethical dilemmas
which provide the context for a highly participative class dynamic.

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Curricular information is subject to change

What will I learn?

Learning Outcomes:

The course aims to achieve the following:-

1.An appreciation of the role of ethics in business.

2.The development of the capacity for identifying ethical issues and their resolution in a business/ organisational context.

3.An understanding of a range of typical ethical dilemmas in business.

4.A grasp of various ethical approaches and theories leading to an increased confidence in using ethical concepts and terminology.

5. Clarity on your own Voice and Values in Ethics and Business.

How will I learn?

Student Effort Type	Hours
Lectures	24
Autonomous Student Learning	100
Total	124

Am I eligible to take this module?

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Additional Information:
This module is not suitable for those students who have taken BMGT20100 Developing Future Leaders in semester 1.

Equivalents:
Managing Business Ethics (BMGT30260)

How will I be assessed?

Assessment Strategy

Description	Timing	Open Book Exam	Component Scale	Must Pass Component	% of Final Grade
Continuous Assessment: Varies	Throughout the Trimester	n/a	Graded	No	30
Examination: Individual end of trimester exam.	2 hour End of Trimester Exam	No	Graded	No	70

Carry forward of passed components
No

What happens if I fail?

Resit In	Terminal Exam
Autumn	No

Assessment feedback

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students are given feedback orally in lectures when presenting or facilitating on a topic of the module.

When is this module offered?


Spring
Lecture	Offering 1	Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33	Thurs 11:00 - 12:50