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Objectives • Presenting the course’s syllabus &

outlines.
• Moodle vs Teams.
of • What’s ethics?
• Why do you study ethics?
Lecture 1

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• Course Recommend Text

• Course Description
HUMA – 102 • Course Topics
• Course Objectives
• Course Intended learning
Syllabus Outcomes (ILOs)
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Moral Competencies
Evaluation of Student Academic
Outlines Performance (Gradebook Structure)
• Letter Grade Scale
• Online Lecture Accessibility
• FAQ

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What is Meant by Ethics?

 System of moral principles.

 Principles of right and wrong.
 Principles of conduct governing behavior of an
individual or a group.
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What is Meant by Ethics? - 2

 Ethics consists of the standards of behavior to which we
hold ourselves in our personal and professional lives.
 It establishes the levels of honesty, empathy, and
trustworthiness and other virtues by which we hope to
identify our personal behavior and our public
reputation.

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What is Meant by Ethics? - 2

 In our personal lives, our ethics sets norms for the ways
in which we interact with family and friends.
 In our professional lives, ethics guide our interactions
with customers, clients, colleagues, employees, and
shareholders affected by our business practices.

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Where does Ethics Fit in?

 Each of us makes innumerable decisions every day.
 In a business context, these choices have consequences
for ourselves and others whom we must take into
account in our decision-making process.

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Where does Ethics Fit in?

 Should we care about ethics in our business?
 Our main objective in this course is to convince you why the
answer is yes.
 How might ethics guide your decision-making and
contribute to your achievement of your goals?
• In this course, we plan to help you find plausible answer to
this question.

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L I N K to L E A R N I N G - 1
 Are business ethics an oxymoron?
 Read “Why Ethics Matter” to understand
(https://openstax.org/l/53oxymoron)
o Just a few of the reasons to have values-driven management.

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