ESZTERHÁZY KÁROLY FŐISKOLA
GAZDASÁG- ÉS TÁRSADALOMTUDOMÁNYI KAR
GAZDASÁGTUDOMÁNYI INTÉZET
COURSE UNIT
1st semester of the 2015/2016 academic year
Code: NBB_FL895K4
Major: ERASMUS
Contact
Hours:
2+0
Name:
ECTS Credits:
The course
Business ethics
3
Examination: verbal and written
Prerequisites:
Basic understanding of the business ethics and code of conducts
Course description:
The aim of this course is to raise student’s awareness of the ethical aspects of business decision
making and its impact on the organisation development and the employee’s behaviour. The aim is to
develop students' moral sensitivity and the ethical foundation of the business behavior.
Place and time of the lecture:
Wednesday: 15.30-17.10, B ground floor round hall
Consultation possibilities: Thursday 9.45-11.15, based on e-mail
pre-announcement
Contact Person, lecturer:
Dr. Kinga M. Mandel
mandel.kinga@ektf.hu
The detailed content of the course:
Week
14–18 September, 2015.
21-25 September, 2015.
28 Sept. - 2 October 2015.
5-9 October 2015.
12-16 October 2015.
Topic
Overall introduction. The concept of business ethics, its essence and
correlations. The areas of business ethics.
Legal and moral rules: differences and similarities (Google private
information selling).
The role and relevance of the business ethics norms (Silicon Valley
giants wage fixing).
The ethics of organisational behaviour and management (P&G).
19-23 October 2015.
The ethical aspects of human resource management (Amazon,
Hyunday).
International business ethics (Nike)
26-30 October 2015.
ALL SAINTS’ DAY; HOLIDAY
2-6 November 2015.
The responsibility of business to customer (Delta Airlines and the
disabled).
9-13 November 2015.
The ethics of business communication (Unilever).
2015. november 23–27.
The ethics of advertising (Johnson and Johnson, Montain Dew,
McDonalds).
Insurance market ethics (SIC).
30 November- 4 December
Bank market ethics (Bank of America).
16-20 November 2015.
ESZTERHÁZY KÁROLY FŐISKOLA
GAZDASÁG- ÉS TÁRSADALOMTUDOMÁNYI KAR
GAZDASÁGTUDOMÁNYI INTÉZET
2015.
7-11 December 2015.
Stock market ethics (Enron).
14-18 December 2015.
Tax payer ethics (Google case). Summary of the semester. Evaluation.
Bibliography:
Obligatory:
 PPT materials of the course.
 Business
Ethics
online
resources
http://ethics.unl.edu/ethics_resources/online/business.shtml
Evaluation of performance:
Evaluation:
 Attendance and active participation (30% of final grade),
 Presentation of a selected topic (30%),
 Written essay (40%)
Attendance on discourse:
 Not compulsory, BUT
 Strongly recommended…
Requirements:
 Attending classes regularly;
 Giving two presentations (approx. 40 minutes/in pairs), add remarks and ask questions in every
class
 Essay (subject DIFFERENT from the presentation’s subject!!!)
Eger, 5. September 2015