Atish Dipankar University of Science & Technology (ADUST) Business Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility (BBA-121), Fall

2011.
Lecturer: Shawkat Tanveer Rahman (STR) Class Time: Sunday & Tuesday 12:20 1:50 PM, Room: CR 505, Office Hours: Sunday & Tuesday 2:30 - 3:30 PM, Room 513 Email: str0099@googlemail.com.
Brief Course Description This course introduces ethical issues and dilemmas concerning various aspects of business and management, and provides a foundation of ethical concepts and a wide range of perspectives that are relevant to resolving and preventing such problems. Topics include ethics in business, using ethical principles in business, why things go wrong, establishing ethical safeguards, ethics in the marketplace, ethical issues related to investors and stockholders, ethics of consumer protection and marketing, and ethical issues related to employment. Course Aims The course aims to help students to develop the skills of reasoning and analysis that are needed to apply ethical concepts to business decisions. It also aims to enhance students ethical awareness and sensitivity, and to encourage them to develop their own considered judgements on the basis of critical evaluations from a wide range of perspectives.

Course Materials Text book: Dr. A R Khan, (2009). Business Ethics, 2nd Edition, Brothers Publications. Additional Reading: Fisher, C. and Lovell, A. (2006). Business Ethics and Values: Individual, Corporate and International Perspectives. 2nd Edition. Harlow, UK: Prentice Hall/Financial Times Electronic version of the course materials i.e. Power point slides & E book will be provided on request. EXAMS AND QUIZZES: Three exams (two midterms and one final exam) and 2 quizzes have been scheduled for this section. Make-ups for the examinations (Midterms) will be taken only for the documented reasons. Marks Distribution: Grading Components Attendance Class test Presentation / Assignments Midterm 1 & 2 (20 Marks each) Final Total Marks 10 5 5 40 40 100

Course Content: Chapter 1: Introduction to Business Ethics: Meaning of Ethics, Types of Ethical Study, Morality in Business, Definition of Business Ethics, Individual Ethics, Value Orientation in Business, Ethics and Morality, Foundations of Ethical Business Decision, Use of Studying Business ethics and Scope of Business Ethics. Chapter 2: Theories and Tools of Businesses Ethics: Major Ethical Theories, Basis Difference of Different Ethical systems, Ethical Standards for Business, Ethical Models, Tools of Ethics Chapter 3: Social Responsibility of Business: Definition of Social Responsibility, Legal Measures for Social Responsibility, Expectations to and from Business & Society, Common Expectations from and to the Business, Economic Model for Social Responsibility, Managing Social Responsibility Chapter 4: Managerial Ethics: Definition of Managerial Ethics, Approaches to Managerial Ethics, Parties affected by Management Decisions. Chapter 5: Corporate Ethics. Status of Corporation, Collective Responsibility, Ethical Extent of Access to Corporate Information. Chapter 6: Ethical Expectation; Employee: The organization of Work, wages & Benefit, Working Condition, Employee Rights, Expectations to and from the Employers and Employee and Whistle Blowing. Chapter 7: Employees, Buyers & Sellers: Seller must know their Marketing Missions, The position of the Buyers compared to the Seller, The Responsibilities of Businesses, Emergence of Consumer Movement.