Maricopa Community Colleges  PHI214   19986-20045 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/23/98
PHI214 19986-20045 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Business Ethics
Philosophical consideration of moral problems arising in business practice, including corporate responsibility, government regulation, hiring practices, and advertising. Application to both the United States and other countries. Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
PHI214   19986-20045 Business Ethics
1. Define and give examples of at least three ethical theories. (I)
2. Define both free market and Marxist concepts of justice. (II)
3. Explain views of corporate responsibility, citing examples of corporate responsibility in third world countries. (III)
4. Explain the role of regulation in the corporate community. (IV)
5. Describe the obligations and interests of the business community in the U.S. and other countries. (V)
6. List and explain ethical issues related to advertising, citing specific examples of effects in third and second world countries. (VI)
7. Describe the environmental responsibility of business. (VII)
8. Describe the purpose and intent of affirmative action in the business community. (VIII)
9. Describe the purpose and intent of sexual harassment policies. (VIII)
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PHI214   19986-20045 Business Ethics
    I. Ethical Theory
        A. Relativism
        B. Consequentialism
        C. Deontologism
      II. Economic Justice
          A. Free market concepts of justice
          B. Income and wealth distribution in industrialized nations and developing countries
          C. Justice from an internal perspective
        III. Corporate Responsibility
            A. Responsibilities to shareholders
            B. Social responsibilities in U.
            S. and other countries
          IV. Regulation
              A. Code of ethics
              B. The corporate social audit
              C. Government regulation
              D. Cost/benefit analysis
            V. Obligations and Interests
                A. Conflicting obligations in doing business in the U.S. and other countries
                B. Personal freedom and corporate loyalty
                C. Conflicting interests
              VI. Advertising in the U.S. and other countries
                  A. Truth in advertising
                  B. Caveat emptor
                  C. Creating demand
                VII. Environmental Responsibility
                    A. Corporate responsibilities, rights, and duties
                    B. Future generations
                    C. Production
                    D. Investment for safety
                  VIII. Hiring and Promotion
                      A. Affirmative action
                      B. Preferential hiring
                      C. Reverse discrimination
                      D. Sexual harassment
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