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BUSINESS
ETHICS
Phan Vũ Ngọc Lan

INTRODUCTION

• Subject : BUSINESS ETHICS

• Number of credits: 02

• Type of course : Required course

• Total periods : 15 weeks

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OVERVIEW
• Business ethics are the moral
principles that act as guidelines for the
way a business conducts itself and its
transactions. In many ways, the same
guidelines that individuals use to
conduct themselves in an acceptable
way – in personal and professional
settings – apply to businesses as well.

OVERVIEW
• Besides, Business ethics studies
appropriate business policies and
practices regarding potentially
controversial subjects, including
corporate governance, insider trading,
bribery, discrimination, corporate social
responsibility, fiduciary responsibilities,
and much more. The law often guides
business ethics, but at other times
business ethics provide a basic
guideline that businesses can follow to
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OVERVIEW
• As we have known, Business ethics
concerns employees, customers,
society, the environment, shareholders,
and stakeholders. Therefore, every
business should develop ethical
models and practices that guide
employees in their actions and ensure
they prioritize the interests and welfare
of those the company serves.

OBJECTIVES OF SUBJECT
• The module provides knowledge about the importance of studying ethics in
business, helping students to orient the norms, factors that form and model how
to build and manage culture in the business.

• Besides, the focus of the course will help to guide the rules of proper behavior
in economic activities in order to minimize misbehavior.

• In addition, students will develop teamwork skills with a positive, proactive

attitude to better respond to their work.

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RELATED MATERIALS &

TEXTBOOK
Publishing
Publishing Titles of books, textbooks,
No. Author company, name of
year articles, documents
journal

MAIN TEXTBOOKS
1 McGraw-Hill Higher
Andrew W. Ghillyer 2012 Business Ethics Now, 5th ed.
Education
REFERENCE TEXTBOOKS
2
Business Ethics and Corporate Singapore: South-
Paul Griseri 2010
Social Responsibility, 1st ed. Western.

3 Ethics and the conduct of Pearson/Prentice

John R. Boatright 2007
business, 5th ed. Hall

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CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Understanding Ethics

Chapter 2: Defining Business Ethics

Chapter 3: Organizational Ethics

Chapter 4: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Chapter 7: Blowing the Whistle

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CHAPTER 1: UNDERSTANDING ETHICS

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CHAPTER 2: DEFINING BUSINESS ETHICS

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CHAPTER 3: ORGANIZATIONAL ETHICS

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CHAPTER 4:
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)

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CHAPTER 7: BLOWING THE WHISTLE

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COURSE OUTLINE
• Week 1,2,3: Chapter 1
• Week 4,5,6: Chapter 2
• Week 7,8: Chapter 3
• Week 7: DEADLINE 1: CASE STUDY SCRIPT OF REPORT
• Week 9-10: Chapter 4
• Week 9: DEADLINE 2: VIDEO CASE STUDY + FINAL REPORT
• Week 11-12: Chapter 7
• Week 13-14: MID-TERM: GROUP PRESENTATION
• Week 15: Review

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COURSE EVALUATION
CLOs
Compon Duratio
Assessment Forms Weight Schedule
ents n
Attendan full classroom CLO1-CLO6
This component is worth 10%
ce attendance (15
of the total grade. It evaluates
weeks) &
students' attendance and
10 participation in
participation in class, with full
class
attendance (100%) earning the
maximum points.
Midterm 20 25 refer to the next CLO1-2
mins/gr slide CLO5
oup
Individua Online moodle & in class 5 ad-hoc CLO3
l & group discussion
Final test 75 mins Multiple choice questions 60 as scheduled by CLO2
university CLO5

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COURSE EVALUATION
MID-TERM TEST: 5-10 groups (8 members/group)
TEAMWORK: REPORT + CASE STUDY (25%) (20 minutes/group)

Group
Case study script Case study Video performance Member Rating
(Report) (5%) + Final Report (Presentation,
(15%) (week 9) Slide…) (5%) (A, B, C,…)
(week 7)
(week 13-14)

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ABSTRACT
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 2 MAIN TOPIC
2.1 Header 1 – Overview about company…
2.1.1
2.1.2
2.2 Header 2 – case study
2.2.1
STRUCTURE 2.2.2
2.3 Header 3 - Analyze, give reasons, comments...
2.3.1
2.3.2
CHAPTER 3 SOLUTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
3.1 Learning from the Topic
3.2 Solutions
3.3 Recommendations
CHAPTER 4 CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
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GROUP
F O R M AT I O N
& CHOOSE
TOPIC

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