1. COURSE DESCRIPTION
Business ethics and social responsibility are considered as two pillars of behavior in business activities of enterprises. Business ethics is a set of principles and standards of conduct developed and implemented by an enterprise to ensure humanity and consistency in business operations of both the collective as well as the individual. Social responsibility is a philosophy of consciousness and behavior that society believes that in business activities, businesses will not go against cultural and social values and norms. The course aims to equip basic theoretical issues and practical practice of principles and standards of business ethics and social responsibility of enterprises as well as individuals in business.
2. COURSE CONTENT
No.
Content
Time Allocation
Contribution to CLO
Hour(s) on the class
Essays, exercise,
Assignments
Self-study with teacher’s tutorials
Lecture
Practice, Seminar
1.
Course Introduction;
Chapter 1: The Nature of Ethics and Business and Business Ethics
3
0.5
2
5.5
1,2,3,4,5,7,8
2.
Chapter 2: Basic theory of business ethics
2
0.5
1.5
5.5
1,2,3,4,5,7,8
3.
Chapter 2: Basic theory of business ethics (cont)
2
0.5
1,5
5.5
1,2,3,4,5,6,7
4.
Chapter 3: Ethical Decision Making: Personal and Professional Contexts
2
0.5
1,5
5.5
1,4,5,6,7,8,9
5.
Chapter 4: The Corporate Culture—Impact and
Implications2
0.5
2
5.5
1,2,4,6,7,8,9
6.
Chapter 5: Corporate Social Responsibility
2
0.5
1.5
5.5
1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
7.
Chapter 5: Corporate Social Responsibility
2
0.5
1.5
5.5
1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
8.
Review and midterm test/presentation
0
3
2
5.5
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
9.
Review and midterm test/presentation
0
3
2
5.5
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8
10.
Chapter 6: Ethical Decision Making: Employer
Responsibilities and Employee
Rights3
0.5
2
5.5
1,4,5,6,7,8,9
11.
Chapter 7: Ethical Decision Making: Technology
and Privacy in the Workplace3
0.5
2
5.5
1,4,5,6,7,8,9
12.
Chapter 8: Ethics and Marketing
3
0.5
2
5.5
1,2,4,5,7,8,9
13.
Chapter 7: Business and Environmental
Sustainability3
0.5
2
5.5
1,2,4,5,6,7,9
14.
Chapter 7: Ethical Decision Making:
Corporate Governance,
Accounting, and Finance3
0.5
2
5.5
1,2,4,5,6,7,9
15.
Review /presentation
0
3
2
5.5
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9
Total
30
15
22.5
82.5
3. COURSE ASSESSMENT
3.1. Type of Assessement
* Formative assessment (10%), in which
- Class attendance: students participate in all classes: 10%, 15-minute test of knowledge taught in class.
* Summative assessment (90%)
No.
Assessment
Rate
I
Mid-Term:
Group work/Written test
30%
II
Final term:
Written test
60%
3.2. Assessment Criteria
3.2.1. Mid-term:
There can be 2 options:
- Group work & presentation without report
* Generic Criteria
- Joining in all group works (a report assessing how and at which level each member contributes to group works, will be required);
- Studying about the content and relevant knowledge of the topic; choosing a
- Each group is required to submit the slides for the presentation
- Group work & presentation with report
* Generic Criteria
- Joining in all group works (a report assessing how and at which level each member contributes to group works, will be required);
- Studying about the content and relevant knowledge of the topic;
* Requirements for group report
- Group report: the content should be relevant to the topic. The report should indicate relevant information and be formatted on A4 paper size, font size 14, presented on Time New Roman font or VnTime. The margin of upper, lower, left and right should be 2.5 cm, 2.5 cm, 3.5 cm, 2 cm respectively with the line spacing is 1.5 lines. The report should have a length of 10-15 pages.
*Assessment criteria (total mark of presentation and group report)
Group report (pts: points):
Define the problem clearly, logically, and feasible
:
2 pts
The content matches the topic title, completely solving the research problem
:
5 pts
Reliable and transparent use of data sources
Format of presentation, language, tables, citation of references
:
:
1 pts
2 pts
Total mark/scores
:
10 pts
3.2.2. Final term: Exam (60%):
There can be 2 options:
- Multiple choice and True/False questions:
Form: Written test
Content: Topics and knowledge have been studied
Test questions: Multiple choice and True/False questions
Criteria: 1 score for each question. The final score will be calculated basing on the ratio of the correct answers out out the total questions in the test to the 10 score scale.
Total mark/scores
:
10 pts
- Self-reflection questions and case questions
- Form: Written test
- Content: Topics and knowledge have been studied
- Test questions include self-reflection questions and case questions
- Criteria:
Answer clearly and correct self-reflection questions
:
8 pts
Good analysis of case study questions
:
2 pts
Total mark/scores
:
10 pts