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Management Ethics
Postgraduate | TAS-BMA735 | 2024
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
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Management Ethics
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Describe and apply a variety of world-views on, and theories of ethics.
- Critically reflect upon, give voice to and enact your moral values, in the light of the context within which you are likely to perform the role of a manager.
- Communicate an informed view of social responsibility.
- Write academically using appropriate academic sources and language
- Week 1-Introduction
- Week 2-Traditional ethics
- Week 3-Foundations of Morality: Knowing Yourself
- Week 4-Professional Ethics
- Week 5-Organisational ethics
- Week 6-Corporate Governance
- Week 7-Ethics and HRM/Virtues Based Management
- Week 8-Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
- Week 9-Ethics of Sustainability and Climate Change
- Week 10-Ethics and financialisation
- Week 11-Management Ethics and Technology
- Week 12-Business Ethics in a Global Environment
- Week 13-Conclusion
Being a successful manager and leader requires engagement with the ethical aspects of business management and consideration of the broader socio-political role that organisations play in contemporary society. The primary focus of this subject is the ethics of business and the application of moral norms to management practice. The subject begins by providing you with an understanding of the major international ethical traditions and their application to business management. The subject provides you with a thorough understanding of ethics and morality in organisations, and explores the key ethical issues facing contemporary managers. Topics include: ethical leadership; ethics codes; whistleblowing; corporate social responsibility; sustainability; diversity and social license. You are given the opportunity to analyse a wide range of contemporary case materials and explore how value-driven decision-making can occur in dynamic, complex and diverse environments.
- Individual Report (40%)
- Group Presentation (35%)
- Case Analysis (25%)
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Entry requirements
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Additional requirements
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Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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