BUS 220 - Business Ethics

Class: 3 Credits: 3
This course includes an exploration of ethical issues arising in the context of doing business. Representative topics: employee rights and responsibilities, corporate regulations and rights, discrimination, truth in advertising, employee privacy, environmental exploitation and free enterprise.

Prerequisite(s): Take ENG 032 and MAT 032 and RDG 100.

Course Topics:

Organizational perspective of business ethics
Social responsibility
Individual moral philosophies versus corporate culture
Stakeholders’ role in business ethics
Basic values of honesty, fairness, and integrity
Common internal corporate ethical issues
Benefits/limitations of an ethics audit
Legislation concerning ethics in business
Ethics compliance programs
Global ethical issues

Textbooks:
Textbook information can be found on the Book Inn Web site

Required Materials:

Online component access code (see instructor for details)

Grading System:
An overall grade of C or higher is required for transferability.

A 90 - 100
B 80 - 89
C 70 - 79
D 60 - 69
F 0 - 59

Student Learning Outcomes:

Explain concepts of business ethics from an organizational perspective.
Analyze common internal corporate ethical issues.
Describe various legislation concerning ethics in business.
Articulate stakeholders’ roles in a company’s ethics.
Analyze the voluntary and mandated boundaries of ethical conduct.
Outline the process for developing an ethics compliance program.
Examine various global ethical issues.

For SCC Online Courses:
If the course you are taking is online, please review the SCC Online Policies that include:

Required materials for all online courses
Mandatory Attendance Requirement
Proctored Exams

Face Covering Requirements:
All faculty, staff and students must wear a face mask/covering at all times (absent a medical condition) on all SCC campuses when safe social distancing measures are not possible or difficult to follow. For further details, refer to the Student Guidelines for Face Coverings and Social Distancing on the SCC Coronavirus COVID-19 Information page.

Standard SCC Course Policies:
Please review the Standard SCC Course Polices on the following topics:

Academic Integrity
Academic Misconduct
Add/Drop period
Appeals Process
Class Attendance
Classroom Behavior (traditional and online)
Classroom Conduct/Expectations
Lab Procedures (general SCC policy regarding this)
Online Confidentiality
Services For Students with Disabilities
Withdrawal Policy

Official Course Syllabus
2020-2021