Business Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility

4.0 credits

This course deals with business ethics and corporate social responsibility. Through class discussions and case studies, students explore the theory and practice of business ethics and develop their ability to recognize and address ethical issues. The course equips students with analytical skills in ethical reasoning and provides them with a substantive framework to deal with ethical challenges they may encounter in their future careers. Topics include corporate responsibilities vis-à-vis employees, customers, clients, and society; conflicts of interest in finance and accounting; insider trading; discrimination in employment; sweatshop labor; advertising and sales tactics; pricing; whistle-blowing; bribery; executive pay; intellectual property; censorship; health care resource allocation; and climate change.