Course Description:  The Business Ethics course is an examination of ethical issues and dilemmas facing contemporary businesses.  The course covers management's ethical and social responsibilities and the need for an awareness of social responsibility in management practices and business activities.  The course covers ethical responsibilities and relationships between organizational departments, divisions, executive management, and ethical corporate responsibility. 

Required Textbook:  "Business & Society:  Stakeholders, Ethics, Public Policy" -  17th Edition

Authors:     Anne T. Lawrence | James Weber | Vanessa D. Hill | David M. Wasieleski

Publishers:  McGraw - Hill

                    ISBN 9781264080915  - Bound Edition 

                    ISBN 9781265910419 -  Loose - leaf Edition

Note:  Students may purchase either the Bound Edition or Loose-leaf Edition 

Learning Outcomes / Learning Objectives

1. Introduction and orientation to an ethical decision-making framework
2. Understand, and evaluate various organizational influences affecting ethical decisions
3. Analyze ethical and moral issues
4. Explore ethical theories
5. Identify and evaluate business ethics theory and corporate social responsibility
6. Identify, interpret, and analyze the global, political, social, environmental, technological and cultural context of the business environment
7. Articulate issues in business ethics, the ethical business environment and their potential effect on personal, managerial and corporate decisions

Course Requirements

1.  Submit introduction, confirmation and success strategy

2.  Submit orientation information

3.  Read the textbook and watch PowerPoint

4.  Take Course test and quizzes

5.  Participate in Blackboard discussions forums

6.  Submit Homework Assignments

7.  Submit Case Assignment

8.  Have an understanding of the internet, internet access, email access, software, and

     an understanding of the Web.

This course is taught in a fully online, asynchronous format. Course instruction and tests are online.  The MANDATORY Orientation Information and the Orientation Quiz is available in Blackboard on the first day of class.  The mandatory orientation information and quiz must be submitted during the first week of class.

Grading Assignments

Grading Points

It is the responsibility of each student to ensure that his or her name is removed from the roll should he or she decides to withdraw from the class.  The instructor does, however, reserve the right to drop a student should he or she feels it necessary.  If a student decides to withdraw, he or she should verify that the withdrawal is submitted before the final withdrawal date.  the student is strongly encouraged to retain the copy of the withdrawal form for their record.  Students who enroll for the third subsequent time in the course taken since fall 2002, may be charged a higher tuition rate for that course.  State law permits students to withdraw from no more than six courses during their entire during their undergraduate career at Texas public colleges or universities.  With certain exceptions, all courses’ withdrawals automatically count toward this limit.  Details regarding this policy can be found in the ACC college catalog.  The last day to withdraw from this class is Friday, June 23, 2023.