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Business and Professional Ethics - PHL264
The unit provides students with an introduction to some of the main ethical issues raised by the activities of the business and corporate sphere, both in relation to the societies and environments within which they operate, and in relation to individuals employed within corporations. This unit examines and challenges that view by examining ethical dimensions of business practice. The business ethics section explores the role of ethical principles and ethical reasoning in business, focusing on the differences between ethical reasoning and self-interest and between ethical obligations and legal requirements. We examine difference views on corporate social responsibility, accountability and the obligations of corporations to shareholders and stakeholders, and discuss why issues of justice should be of concern to business. The professional ethics section of the unit focuses on the obligations of corporations towards their employees and on the rights and obligations of employees. We explore labour relations and responsibilities to ensure good working conditions for employees, focusing on discrimination and affirmative action. We examine the role of codes of conduct within professions and organisations and consider why trustworthiness is so important in business and professional life.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| When Offered: | D2 - Day; Offered in Session 2, North Ryde X2 - External study; Offered in Session 2 (On-campus dates: None) |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Matthew Millar |
| Prerequisites: |
12cp or admission to GDipPhil or permission of Executive Dean of Faculty |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCW(s): | PHIL263, PHIL264, PHIL364, PHL364, PHI230 |
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| Unit Type: | People unit |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Philosophy Faculty of Arts |
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