COURSE OVERVIEW:

Ethics is not a recent discovery. Over the centuries philosophers in their struggle with human behaviour have developed different approaches to ethics, each leading to different conclusion. The field of ethics involves systematising, defending and recommending concepts of right and wrong behaviour. Ethics is a mass of moral principles or set of values about what is right or wrong, true or false, fair or unfair, proper or improper what is right is ethical and what is wrong is unethical.

Business ethics is nothing but the application of ethics in business. It is the application of general ethical rules to business behaviour. Business ethics concentrates on moral standards as they apply to business policies, institutions and behaviour. It is a specialised study of moral right or wrong. It is a systematic study of ethical matters pertaining to business industry or related activities.

A business’ ethics ensures that employees will understand the goals and expectations of an organisation. Ethics determine the “rules of the road” for a particular entity, so it’s imperative to communicate the ethical policy that staff should follow in a way that makes sense at all organisational levels. Ethics should maintain a positive effect on the employees’ surroundings, creating an atmosphere of decision making that fosters help and a feeling of community.

This course provides detailed information on the definitions of ethics, the factors causing un-ethical behaviour in organisations, the ethical infrastructure in an organisation and the ethical value system. Then explains the factors affecting managerial work, the elements necessary for ethical corporate behaviour. Also, discusses leadership ethics and values, the significance of ethical leadership and the ethical leader today. Finally, it explores the ethical framework, the ethical decision making process, the reasons and sources of ethical problems in businesses and then provides guidelines to mangers to make ethical decisions.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:

By the end of this course, you will be able to understand:

·       The meaning and definition of ethics

·       The nature of ethics

·       The objectives of ethics

·       The relationship between ethics and morality, religion, law and values

·       The true meaning of business ethics

·       The 3 C’s of business ethics

·       The need and objectives of business ethics

·       The significance of business ethics

·       The key reasons why business ethics is vital and why ethics plays a key role in business?

·       The concepts of new ethics

·       The ethical dimensions

·       The social and ethical issues related to technology

·       The ethical points of discussions related to intangible assets

·       The factors causing unethical behaviour

·       The important factors of building an ethical infrastructure

·       The development of ethical corporate behaviour

·       The elements of programs for developing ethical corporate behaviour in the organisation

·       Organisational ethics training

·       The basic objectives of ethics training programs       

·       The key features of effective ethics training program

·       The codes of ethics

·       Some conditions for effective codes of ethics

·       The specific areas which affect managerial work

·       The organisational ethics development system (OEDS)

·       The salient features and functions of the ethics committee

·       The reward punishment system

·       Whistle blowing

·       Leadership ethics and values

·       The significance of ethical leadership

·       Why companies are investing tremendous amount on training for effective leadership?

·       Ethical choices in business

·       Ethical decisions (individual/community) in organisation

·       The structure of ethical decision making

·       How to use ethical reasoning?

·       The most important factors which make the structure of decision making

·       The ethical/unethical decision making behaviour model

·       The problems in ethical decision making

·       Guidelines for ethical decision making

COURSE DURATION:

The typical duration of this course is approximately 2-3 hours to complete. Your enrolment is Valid for 12 Months. Start anytime and study at your own pace.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS:

You must have access to a computer or any mobile device with Adobe Acrobat Reader (free PDF Viewer) installed, to complete this course.

COURSE DELIVERY:

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ASSESSMENT:

A simple 10-question true or false quiz with Unlimited Submission Attempts.

CERTIFICATION:

Upon course completion, you will receive a customised digital “Certificate of Completion”.