CC 306: Business Ethics
Contents
Presentation and discussion of fundamental approaches in normative ethics (utilitarianism, social contract theory, Kantianism); introduction to the basic terms of business ethics (shareholder vs. stakeholder, relation of ethics and economics/
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module students gained the following competences:
Specialized competence:
- introductory knowledge of basic positions in business ethics and in corporate ethics
- practicing a critical competence on case studies
- acquiring background knowledge of this specific area independently
- formulating and categorizing the pertinent contents in a written form
- understanding, processing and formulating the contents in a written form
- reconstructing and evaluating the contents conveyed
- critical and independent thinking and reasoning
- identifying the economic function of ethics and morals
Necessary prerequisites
semester 4 or higher
Recommended prerequisites
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| Forms of teaching and learning | Contact hours | Independent study time |
|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 4 SWS | 5 SWS |
| ECTS credits | 3 |
| Graded | yes |
| Workload | 90h |
| Language | German |
| Form of assessment | Written exam or digital examination – supervised (on campus) or digital take home exam – unsupervised (off campus) (60 min) |
| Restricted admission | no |
| Further information | – |
Examiner Performing lecturer |  | Prof. Dr. Bernward Gesang Prof. Dr. Bernward Gesang |
| Frequency of offering | Spring semester |
| Duration of module | 1 semester |
| Range of application | B.Sc. Bus. Adm., other Bachelor programs (depending on respective study regulations) [9] |
| Preliminary course work | – |
| Program-specific Competency Goals | CG 2 |