LEARNING OUTCOMES
Participants will learn to distinguish between business ethics, the business of ethics, and the ethics of business; to assume a critical attitude towards promises of moral improvement in businesses and economies; and to see business activities and economic decisions in their wider social and political contexts.
Credits: 6
Schedule: 28.02.2022 - 07.04.2022
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Matti Häyry
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
The topics covered during the course include the business, ethical, political, and critical approaches to corporate social responsibility; political and moral philosophy, justice, and business; neoliberalism, sustainable growth, environmental ethics, and the relationship between law and morality; corporate scandals and their impacts; and diversity and equality in business.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
1. Participation in sessions, individual asssignment preparation and reporting. Assessment: 0-5. 50% of the grade.
2. Two literature exams during the course (Introducing Capitalism and Introducing Political Philosophy). Assessment: 0-5. 25+25% of the grade.
3. Attendance in sessions. Participants are required to fully attend a minimum of 10 sessions. Assessment: Pass / Fail.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
Online lectures 30 h
Individual assignment preparation and reporting 60 h
Online literature exams 6 h
Literature exam preparation 64 h
Total 160 h
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
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Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
4 Quality Education
5 Gender Equality
10 Reduced Inequality
16 Peace and Justice Strong Institutions
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language : English
Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Spring IV
2023-2024 Spring IVEnrollment :
Enrolment max 30 students. Students are admitted to the course in the following priority order: 1) Management and International Busines / Creative Sustainability, 2) Other School of Business students, 3) Other Aalto students.
Students must attend the first lecture to ensure their place in the course.