Communication

Work Ethics(COM437)

Course Code Course Name Semester Theory Practice Lab Credit ECTS
COM437 Work Ethics 7 2 0 0 2 3
Prerequisites
Admission Requirements
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Type Elective
Course Level Bachelor Degree
Course Instructor(s) Barış KARA bkaragsu@gmail.com (Email)
Assistant
Objective This course aims to teach fundamental notions of ethics and possible ethical problems in different areas of an enterprise and their solutions.
Content Week 1: Introduction to ethics and fundamental notions
Week 2: Ethical theories in philosophy
Week 3: Sociology of morality
Week 4: Fundamental notions of moral psychology
Week 5: Theories of moral psychology
Week 6: Ethical blindness
Week 7: Mid-term exam
Week 8: Introduction to business ethics
Week 9: Ethical problems in companies
Week 10: Social responsibility
Week 11: Ethical decision-making and leadership
Week 12: Evaluation of an ethics program
Week 13: Legal regulations
Week 14 : The homework presentations
Course Learning Outcomes 1. Students will be able to know approaches to ethics in the different fields of human sciences.
2. Students will be able to know the problems and ethical dilemmas in companies.
3. Students will be able to develop the capacity to solve ethical problems and make an ethical decision in companies.
4. Students will be able to create an effective ethics program in companies.
5. Students will be able to know the benefits and the profits of a strategy appropriate to the codes of ethics for a company.
Teaching and Learning Methods Lecturing, presentations and projects
References Armstrong, Walter (2008). Moral Psychology. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
• Bloom, P. (2013). Just Babies: The Origins of Good and Evil. Penguin: New York.
• Brenkert, G. (2010). The Oxford Handbook of Business Ethics. Oxford: UK.
• Darwall, S. (1998). Philosophical Ethics. Westview: Oxford.
• Drumwright, M. & Murphy, P. (2004). How Advertising Practitioners View Ethics : Moral Muteness, Moral Myopia, and Moral Imagination, Journal of Advertising. 33: 2
• Hitlin, S & Vaisey, S. (eds) (2010). Handbook of the Sociology of Moralitiy. Springer: New York.
• Luetge, C. (2013). Handbook of the Philosophical Foundations of Business Ethics. Springer: New York.
• Palazzo, G. (20 12). Ethical Blindness, Journal of Business Ethics, 109 / 3.
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Theory Topics
Week Weekly Contents
Practice Topics
Week Weekly Contents
Contribution to Overall Grade
  Number Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade 1 40
Contribution of final exam to overall grade 1 60
Toplam 2 100
In-Term Studies
  Number Contribution
Assignments 0 0
Presentation 0 0
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 0 0
Project 0 0
Laboratory 0 0
Other Applications 0 0
Quiz 0 0
Term Paper/ Project 0 0
Portfolio Study 0 0
Reports 0 0
Learning Diary 0 0
Thesis/ Project 0 0
Seminar 0 0
Other 0 0
Toplam 0 0
No Program Learning Outcomes Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
Activities Number Period Total Workload
Class Hours 14 2 28
Working Hours out of Class 1 5 5
Assignments 5 3 15
Presentation 1 2 2
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 1 10 10
Final Examinations (including preparation) 1 15 15
Total Workload 75
Total Workload / 25 3,00
Credits ECTS 3
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