COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: BUSINESS ETHICS

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
BUS 407	B	1	3	0	0	3	6

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Florian Tahiri
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Classroom and Meeting Time:	Classroom E313; Friday 18:00-21:00
Course Description:	Business Ethics: To encourage students to reflect upon and develop their own worldview, this course provides an in-depth analysis of the moral responsibilities of a corporation and its employees. It analyzes the relationship between individual rights and the free market. The nature of a corporation, its structure, governance, ownership and social responsibilities are emphasized considering the living ethic of our own culture.
Course Objectives:	The aim of this course is to encourage students to reflect upon and develop their own worldview. This course provides an in-depth analysis of the moral responsibilities of a corporation and its employees. It analyzes the relationship between individual rights and the free market. The nature of a corporation, its structure, governance, ownership and social responsibilities are emphasized considering the living ethic of our own culture.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction to Business Ethics
2	Stakeholder Relationships, Social Responsibility, and Corporate Governance
3	Emerging Business Ethics Issues
4	The Institutionalization of Business Ethics
5	Ethical Decision Making and Ethical Leadership
6	Individual Factors: Moral Philosophies and Values
7	Organizational Factors: The Role of Ethical Culture and Relationships
8	Midterm Project Presentations
9	Developing an Effective Ethics Program
10	Implementing and Auditing Ethics Programs
11	Globalization of Ethical Decision Making
12	Ethical Leadership
13	Sustainability: Ethical and Social Responsibility Dimensions
14	Final Project Presentations

Prerequisite(s):
Textbook:	Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making & Cases, by O.C. Ferrell, John Fraedrich and Linda Ferrell. ISBN 13: 978-1-285-42371-5 ISBN 10: 1-285-42371-2
Other References:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	To understand the impact of the business environment on ethical decision making
2	To become familiar with the historical development of Business Ethics
3	To distinguish between Business Ethics and social responsibility.
4	To understand ethical issues in business
5	To apply moral philosophies to Business Ethics

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Master of Science in Banking and Finance Program
1	The students are gained the ability to look at the problems of daily life from a broader perspective. They gain the needed skills not only to understand economic problems in banking and finance but also to construct a model and defend in meaningful way.	4
2	They have knowledge about the finance and banking.	1
3	They have knowledge about the money and banking.	1
4	They have knowledge about the international finance and banking.	1
5	They have ability to use mathematical and statistical methods in banking and finance.	1
6	They know how to use computer programs in both daily office usage and statistical data evaluations in banking and finance department.	1
7	They have necessary banking and finance skills that needed in private and public sector.	1
8	They are intended to be specialist in one of departmental fields that they choose from the list of general economics, finance economics, public finance, corporate finance, finance management, international finance markets and institutions, banking and central banking, international finance and banking, money and banking, international trade and banking.	3
9	They have ability to utilize fundamental economic theories and tools to solve economic problems in banking and finance.	2
10	They are aware of the fact that banking and finance is a social science and they respect the social perspectives and social values of the society’s ethics.	5

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Homework	5	4
Project	1	15
Quiz	5	5
Term Paper	1	30
Attendance		10
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	3	48
Mid-terms	1	15	15
Assignments	5	3	15
Final examination	1	24	24
Other			0
Total Work Load:			150
Total Work Load/25(h):			6
ECTS Credit of the Course:			6