Business Ethics

3 units

This course covers a wide range of business topics that have ethical elements and consequences. Students will examine various issues and consider what personal and corporate responsibility demands in various situations, as well as what the obligations of justice command. Issues that may be discussed include employment at will, whistleblowers, discrimination, harassment, affirmative action, and business responsibility toward consumers, the environment, and customers, and whether the sole moral obligation of businesses is to make money.