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2020/2021  BA-BHAAI1078U  Contemporary Business Ethics and Responsibilities: A Global Strategic Decision-Making Perspective (CANCELLED)

English Title
Contemporary Business Ethics and Responsibilities: A Global Strategic Decision-Making Perspective (CANCELLED)

Course information
Language English
Course ECTS 7.5 ECTS
Type Elective
Level Bachelor
Duration Summer
Start time of the course Summer
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Max. participants 120
Study board
Study Board for BSc in Economics and Business Administration
Course coordinator
  • Karen Becker - Department of Management, Society and Communication (MSC)
For academic questions related to the course, please contact instructor
Karen Becker - Associate Professor Marketing and Interdisciplinary Business, The College of New Jersey, kbecker@tcnj.edu
Main academic disciplines
  • CSR and sustainability
  • Philosophy and ethics
  • Globalisation and international business
Teaching methods
  • Online teaching
Last updated on 04/03/2021

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Learning objectives
To achieve the grade 12, students should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or errors:
  • Demonstrate a clear understanding of the contemporary frameworks and models used for ethical decision-making and corporate social responsibility
  • Demonstrate the ability to use the frameworks and models to develop best-available solutions to complex problems
  • Demonstrate the appropriate use of both quantiative and qualitative data needs for ethical and socially responsible decision-making
  • Demonstrate creative innovative thinking with regard to ethical positions and social responsibility outcomes
  • Be able to identify key actors, potential challenges, and opportunities for firms as they address global issues
Course prerequisites
None
Examination
Contemporary Business Ethics and Responsibilities: A Global Strategic Decision-Making Perspective:
Exam ECTS 7.5
Examination form Home assignment - written product
Individual or group exam Individual exam
Size of written product Please see text below
4 hour home assignment. No requirement for maximum number of pages.
Assignment type Written assignment
Duration Written product to be submitted on specified date and time.
Grading scale 7-point grading scale
Examiner(s) One internal examiner
Exam period Summer, Ordinary exam: 4-hour home assignment in the period of 26–30 July 2021
Retake exam: 4-hour home assignment in the period of 20 – 24 September 2021
3rd attempt (2nd retake) exam: 72-hour home assignment – 22 – 25 November 2021 – for all ISUP courses simultaneously

Exam schedules available on https:/​/​www.cbs.dk/​uddannelse/​international-summer-university-programme-isup/​courses-and-exams
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
Retake exam: 4-hour home assignment, new exam question
Exam form for 3rd attempt (2nd retake): 72-hour home assignment, max. 10 pages.
Course content, structure and pedagogical approach

Course content:

In that businesses operate in an global economy where markets are shaped by social, cultural, and political forces, it is imperative that students understand the interplay of these forces and the dynamic impact they have on the business. This course will provide students with a global multidisciplinary perspective on international business ethics and social responsibilities, and use applied ethical reasoning and analysis to examine many of the normative issues posed by this contemporary interplay. Within this framework, we will examine contemporary models of business responsibility and their economic and social assumptions. Further we will analyze specific contemporary cases, such as supply chain standards and transparency, environmental reporting, and misleading advertising, where ethics and business strategy seemed to conflict. Students will practice their ethical analysis and decision-making skills through daily case work as they develop “best” available soliutions that are reflective of the scope and scale of international business operations.

 

Course structure:

Preliminary assignment

Read: Kline, J (2010). Ethics for International Business. Routledge Press. Introduction, Chapter 1, Chapter 10 and Chapter 11. Prepare: Find an example of a contemporary case where the interests of business, society, and governments conflict. Prepare a 2 page anlaysis of the situation and determine a best course of action. 

 

Class 1:Introduction to the Contemporary Debates 
Class 2: Ethical Decision-Making Frameworks and Analytical tools 
Class 3: Contemporary CSR Models - Integrating Ethics and Economics 
Class 4: Labor, Supply Chain, and Human Rights 
Class 5: Product Design,Use and Disposal
Class 6: Corporate Communication and Messaging 
Class 7: Feedback activity: Case Practice 
Class 8: Focus on Sustainability 
Class 9: Focus on Poverty 
Class 10: Focus on Peace 
Class 11: Innovation and Impact 
Description of the teaching methods
This year all courses are taught digitally over the Internet. Instructors will apply direct/live teaching through a link (like Skype, Team, Zoom). In some courses, pre-recorded material will also be used.
Feedback during the teaching period
Students will practice a full-scale case analysis during the class period with a small group, then make a presentation of their analysis and recieved feedback on both process and solution.
Student workload
Preliminary assignment 20 hours
Classroom attendance 33 hours
Preparation 126 hours
Feedback activity 7 hours
Examination 20 hours
Further Information
Preliminary Assignment: To help students get maximum value from ISUP courses, instructors provide a reading or a small number of readings or video clips to be read or viewed before the start of classes with a related task scheduled for class 1 in order to 'jump-start' the learning process.
 
Course timetable is available on https://www.cbs.dk/uddannelse/international-summer-university-programme-isup/courses-and-exams
 
We reserve the right to cancel the course if we do not get enough applications. This will be communicated on https://www.cbs.dk/uddannelse/international-summer-university-programme-isup/courses-and-exams in March 2021.
Expected literature

Mandatory readings:

 

To purchase: Kline, J (2010). Ethics for International Business. Routledge Press. 

 

All other readings will linked on the course web-site and are a mix of journal articles, industry reports, company CSR reports, and news articles.

 

 
Last updated on 04/03/2021