PHIL 318 - Business Ethics

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California State University-Bakersfield

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Description:

This course will focus on the role ethical reasoning and decision-making plays in best business practices. Topics include a review of key ethics theories and a method for ethical decision-making; an analysis of the role of business in society and how that role has changed over time; a review of the role businesses play across political and cultural lines; a discussion of corporate culture and its impact on participants' conceptual schemes; an evaluation of how for-profit business practices fit within a commitment to social justice; and a discussion of the moral and legal status of corporations and whether they have specific moral duties, e.g., to protect the environment or to promote social welfare. The course will also address a range of workplace specific questions, including such topics as employer-employee and employee-employee relations, privacy, fair pay, conflict of interest, whistle-blowing, and marketing. All these concerns will be evaluated within the contexts of both large corporations and small businesses. Required prerequisites: English 110 and Philosophy 102, or equivalents. Recommended prerequisite: PHIL 100 or 101 or equivalents; completion of Area A. Offered quarterly.

Credits:

5.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.csub.edu

Phone Number:

(661) 654-2782

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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