Form C4
1. Course
Code
Heriot-Watt University - Course Descriptor
C10SR
2. Course
Title
Management and Languages
Business Ethics
3. SCQF
Level
6. Course
coordinator
5. School
7. Delivery:
Location &
Semester
10
4. Credits
15
Jane Queenan
Edin
SBC
Orkney
Dubai
IDL
Collaborative Partner
Approved Learning Partner
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8. Pre-requisites
C17EB Management in a Global Context
9. Linked Courses
(specify if synoptic)
10. Excluded Courses
None
11. Replacement Courses
None
Code:
12. Degrees for which
this is a core course
Date Of Replacement:
13. The course may be
delivered to:
UG only
PG only
UG & PG
14. Available as an Elective?
Yes
No
15. Aims
To provide an intensive grounding in the subject of ethics and values in the context of the entrepreneurial business. On completion of this course, students will:
 Have a clear understanding of the nature of ethics and social responsibility in the context of the entrepreneurial business.
 Be able to identify, analyse and critically discuss issues of ethics and social responsibility in the context of decision making for the entrepreneurial business.
 Be aware that there will not normally be a unique ethical perspective in decision making problems
 Appraise ethical issues and the implications for decision making within examples drawn from contemporary business practice
 Be able to express their questions, ideas and findings with precision.
 Have improved and critical thinking skills
16. Syllabus
The syllabus will cover a range of issues concerning the course topic. An indicative syllabus is as follows:
 introduction to enterprise and ethical thought; scope and purpose
 introduction to corporate social responsibility
 the utilitarian approach to ethics
 the duty-based approach to ethics
 distributive justice
 ethical relativism
 negotiation and truth telling
 property and profit
 investment
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the workplace
organizational values and the virtuous manager
enterprise, ethics and sustainability
17. Learning Outcomes (HWU Core Skills: Employability and Professional Career Readiness)
Subject Mastery
Understanding, Knowledge and Cognitive Skills
Scholarship, Enquiry and Research (Research-Informed Learning)
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Personal Abilities
Critical appreciation of the main currents in
- Ability to relate theoretical considerations to applied contexts.
ethical thought applied to entrepreneurial
- Ability to select, appraise and critically discuss relevant texts.
businesses.
- Awareness of the value of ethical thought in the
development of business theory.
- Ability to appraise ethical considerations
presented in a variety of business settings
- Knowledge of substantial debates regarding the
implications of ethical arguments for business
activity.
Industrial, Commercial & Professional Practice
Autonomy, Accountability & Working with Others
Communication, Numeracy & ICT
- Ability to engage in discussion about the
- Enhanced ability to develop original
- Presentation of ideas using a
ethical conduct of the entrepreneurial
arguments and to present them persuasively
variety of media and in a
business
- Active participation in groups working to solve
format appropriate to
- Ability to recognise emerging ethical issues
ethical problems
professional practice.
and respond appropriately
18. Assessment Methods
Method
19. Re-assessment Methods
Duration of Exam
Weighting (%)
Synoptic courses?
Method
(if applicable)
Coursework
Examination
3 hours
Duration of Exam
Diet(s)
(if applicable)
50
50
20. Date and Version
Date of Proposal
February 2013
Date of Approval by
School Committee
Date of
Implementation
September 2013
Version
Number
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