BUS 5043 - Ethics and Critical Thinking in Business Administration

Credits: 3
This course will consider biblical, traditional (classic), and contemporary methods in the field of ethics and moral philosophy and will assess their usefulness in everyday organizational life. In analyzing contemporary organizational issues, the learner will be expected to look carefully at the factors within the work environment and society which contribute to ethical dilemmas, to think constructively about how these might be changed, and where the responsibility for such change lies. Using established critical thinking methods, tools, and concepts, learners will explore and analyze the nature of work, the role of ethical leadership, the ethical characteristics of human organization, the relationship of the organization to society, and the development of an ethical organizational culture.