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Associate TR-NQF-HE: Level 5 QF-EHEA: Short Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 5

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code: UNI044
Course Name: Business Ethics
Semester: Spring
Course Credits:
ECTS
5
Language of instruction: Turkish
Course Condition:
Does the Course Require Work Experience?: No
Type of course: University Elective
Course Level:
Associate TR-NQF-HE:5. Master`s Degree QF-EHEA:Short Cycle EQF-LLL:5. Master`s Degree
Mode of Delivery: E-Learning
Course Coordinator: Prof. Dr. MİNE MUKADDES AFACAN FINDIKLI
Course Lecturer(s): Prof. Dr. MİNE AFACAN FINDIKLI
Course Assistants:

Course Objective and Content

Course Objectives: The intensity of competition increases due to factors such as globalization, the development of information and communication technologies, rapid changes and uncertainty in the global environment. For this reason, the key for business management to maintain their existence with high performance is the realization of corporate strategies, organizational goals and objectives effectively and efficiently. In business life, where the spirit of capitalism is heavily dominated in the global market, it can be easily seen that the goals are often high profit rates. However, the understanding of business ethics should take part in all the process of the management levels. The main purpose of the course is to gain a perspective on the implementation of practices and processes within the framework of ethical decision-making and in accordance with business ethics.
Course Content: Related issues and topics about to build up the awareness for ethics concepts in business life, to show the importance of business ethics implementations, to develop skills in participant to give business decisions concede ring the ethical values, to be able to evaluate business decisions using ethics values.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) To develop a basic understanding of ethical issues
2) To be able to discuss the nature of ethical decision-making models.
3) To be a good citizen and a good business managers who work for the good of the public and the community.
4) To be able to understand and implement Ethics Codes and Code of Conduct of companies.

Course Flow Plan

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction to the course / Conceptual and Theoretical Foundations of Ethics ppt
2) Ethics for Society, Institutions and Workers, Individuals: code of Conducts ppt
3) Ethical Decision Making & Models ppt
4) Institutionalization of Ethics: Steps to Establish Organizational Ethics ppt
5) Corporate Culture and Ethical Climate ppt
6) Corporate Governance and Ethics ppt
7) Corporate Social Responsibility and Ethics ppt
8) Ethical Leadership ppt
9) Midterm Test
10) Human Resources Management and Ethics ppt
11) Internal and External Reporting Mechanism ppt
12) Current Issues in Business Ethics ppt
13) Group Presentations ppt
14) Group presentaitons ppt
15) Final exam -

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Gavai, A.K.. Business Ethics, Global Media, 2009.
References: Gavai, A.K.. Business Ethics, Global Media, 2009.

Course - Program Learning Outcome Relationship

Course Learning Outcomes

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Program Outcomes
1) Has the ability to understand, comprehend and use what he / she reads as the basic legal concepts.
2) Has knowledge about the main differences and consequences of private law and public law.
3) Learns the analytical thinking method and has the ability to compare and use legal concepts.
4) Gains the ability to use theoretical knowledge in practical application through case studies.
5) Comprehensive knowledge of the structure and functioning of the judiciary can be done in order to determine the authorities in which legal problems can be solved.
6) Has the ability to access and use the information sources of the law effectively and has the ability of self-improvement in the vocational field by adapting to the changes.
7) Have comprehensive knowledge and skills about information technologies required by judicial mechanism.
8) To be able to have knowledge about the structure, duties and functioning of the state organization and follow the necessary legislation.
9) Have comprehensive knowledge about the individual's rights and obligations arising from the domestic law as well as the international law and is capable of reflecting this knowledge to the practical application.
10) Express the legal knowledge effectively both in written and oral form in accordance with the requirements of the profession.
11) It uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the basic level of at least European Computer use license required by the field.
12) Has knowledge about pen legislation and can use forensic correspondence by using a quick keyboard.
13) Have knowledge about the specific rules and professional ethics of the professions in the field of law and have the competence to apply them to his / her profession.
14) He / She assimilates the structure and rules of the Turkish language and is competent to apply this knowledge to the accepted standards of legal texts.
15) He / she follows developments in his / her field and communicates with his / her colleagues at the A2 level in terms of European Language Portfolio criterion according to education level.

Course - Learning Outcome Relationship

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Average 3 Highest
       
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) Has the ability to understand, comprehend and use what he / she reads as the basic legal concepts.
2) Has knowledge about the main differences and consequences of private law and public law.
3) Learns the analytical thinking method and has the ability to compare and use legal concepts.
4) Gains the ability to use theoretical knowledge in practical application through case studies.
5) Comprehensive knowledge of the structure and functioning of the judiciary can be done in order to determine the authorities in which legal problems can be solved.
6) Has the ability to access and use the information sources of the law effectively and has the ability of self-improvement in the vocational field by adapting to the changes.
7) Have comprehensive knowledge and skills about information technologies required by judicial mechanism.
8) To be able to have knowledge about the structure, duties and functioning of the state organization and follow the necessary legislation.
9) Have comprehensive knowledge about the individual's rights and obligations arising from the domestic law as well as the international law and is capable of reflecting this knowledge to the practical application.
10) Express the legal knowledge effectively both in written and oral form in accordance with the requirements of the profession.
11) It uses information and communication technologies together with computer software at the basic level of at least European Computer use license required by the field.
12) Has knowledge about pen legislation and can use forensic correspondence by using a quick keyboard.
13) Have knowledge about the specific rules and professional ethics of the professions in the field of law and have the competence to apply them to his / her profession.
14) He / She assimilates the structure and rules of the Turkish language and is competent to apply this knowledge to the accepted standards of legal texts.
15) He / she follows developments in his / her field and communicates with his / her colleagues at the A2 level in terms of European Language Portfolio criterion according to education level.

Assessment & Grading

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Presentation 1 % 20
Midterms 1 % 35
Final 1 % 45
total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 55
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 45
total % 100

Workload and ECTS Credit Calculation

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 42
Study Hours Out of Class 12 12
Presentations / Seminar 9 18
Midterms 3 21
Final 4 31
Total Workload 124