TROY UNIVERSITY
MASTER SYLLABUS
SORRELL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
MGT 6674
Ethics in Business
Prerequisites
Graduate standing.
Description
Examination of ethical problems and conflicts encountered by managers attempting to fit their
organizations to the larger social environment. Addresses ethics, codes of ethics, and social
responsibility of organizations in domestic and global environments.
Student Learning Outcomes
On completion of the course, the student should be able to:
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Compare and contrast theories of ethics.
Define the duties of care and fair dealing.
Apply ethical principles to decisions in business and industry.
Describe issues and perspectives on employee rights to privacy.
Discuss interventions that promote ethical decision making in the workplace.
Purpose
To introduce and illuminate the range of ethical issues confronting business managers in today’s
society, and to help clarify how managers can frame the issues. Emphasis is placed on rationally
approaching complex policy decisions when moral common sense is insufficient to arrive at a
better policy decision affecting employees, customers, and society in general. MSM Leadership
and Organizational Effectiveness concentration requirement. MBA unspecified elective (nonAccounting). MSHRM elective.
Approved Texts
Boatright, J. R. (2003 or current). Ethics and the conduct of business (4th ed.). Boston, MA:
Prentice Hall.
Velásquez, M. G. (2006 or current). Business ethics: A teaching and learning classroom edition:
Concepts and cases (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Prentice Hall. [Online version available as SafariX
WebBook.]
Master Syllabi are developed by the senior faculty in each business discipline. This Master Syllabus must be used as the basis for developing the
instructor syllabus for this course, which must also comply with the content specifications outlined in the Troy University Faculty Handbook.
The objectives included on this Master Syllabus must be included among the objectives on the instructor’s syllabus, which may expand upon the same
as the instructor sees fit. The statement of purpose seeks to position the course properly within the curriculum and should be consulted by faculty as a
source of advisement guidance. Specific choice of text and other details are further subject to Program Coordinator guidance.
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Master Syllabus: MGT 6674
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Weiss, J. W. (2006 or current). Business ethics: A stakeholder and issues management approach
(4th ed.). Mason, OH: Thomson/South-Western.
Supplements
Richardson, J. E. (2005 or current). Annual editions: Business ethics 05/06 (17th ed.). Boston,
MA: McGraw-Hill.
Sowell, T. (2003). Applied economics: Thinking beyond stage one. New York, NY: Basic Books.
Troy State University Faculty Handbook (2001): Section 3.8.2.8 [extract]—22 essential elements of the syllabus (somewhat modified for space):
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Course number
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Prerequisites
Office hours
Class days, times
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Classroom location
Office location
Office telephone
Course description,
objectives
l. Text(s)
m. Other materials
n. Grading methods,
criterion weights,
make-up policy,
mid-term grade
reports
o. Procedure, course
requirements
p. General supports
(computer works,
writing center)
q. Daily assignments,
holidays, add/drop
& open dates, dead
day, final exam
r. Additional services
(Americans with
Disabilities Act,
other statements)
s. Absence policy
t. Incomplete-work
policy
u. Cheating policy
v. Specialization
requirements
(certification,
licensure, teacher
competencies)