ETH401: Making Ethical Management Decisions

Credit Hours:
3
Estimated Hours Per Week:
7

Overview

This course prepares students to make ethical decisions when faced with difficult business situations. It features the EthicsGame: Hot Topics™, a Web-based simulation that applies four traditional ethical theories (lenses) to actual business scenarios:

  • Kant – Rights and Responsibilities
  • Mill – Results
  • Rawls – Relationships
  • MacIntyre – Reputation

The course project, The EthicsGame™ Simulation: Exploring Ethics in Business Situations, offers students the opportunity to act in a manager’s role by analyzing ethical situations and making actionable decisions in a simulated company. Students submit a final report describing the organizational culture, perceived ethical climate, processes by which ethical decisions were made within the company, and recommendations for the future.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Learn to recognize the predominant ethical theories that have affected business in a historical and cultural context.
  • Use a decision-making model to resolve ethical dilemmas.
  • Write an effective memo communicating ethical decisions.
  • Consider ethical and policy issues that are critical to becoming an ethical and effective member of the business community.
  • Formulate a personal code of ethics that will inform the business decision-making process.
ENROLLMENT
To enroll in this course, please complete the online application.

Special Requirements

The materials for this class must be purchased through the JIU bookstore, MBS Direct. Please be aware that a "Game Key" is needed in order to complete course assignments. This will appear as “Hot Topics Game Key” on the MBS site.

Prerequisites

The materials for this class must be purchased through the JIU bookstore, MBS Direct. Please be aware that a "Game Key" is part of the book package and the "Key" is needed in order to complete course assignments.

Required Texts
ETH401 texts are available from the JIU/MBS bookstore