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2023-2024 SCC Catalog Archived

BUS 220 - Business Ethics

Lecture Hours: 3 Credits: 3
Description: 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 , MAT 100 , and RDG 100  with a minimum grade of C.
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 website
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:
  1. Explain concepts of business ethics from an organizational perspective.
  2. Analyze common internal corporate ethical issues.
  3. Describe various legislation concerning ethics in business.
  4. Articulate stakeholders’ roles in a company’s ethics.
  5. Analyze the voluntary and mandated boundaries of ethical conduct.
  6. Outline the process for developing an ethics compliance program.
  7. Examine various global ethical issues.
For SCC Online Courses:
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  • Identity Verification
  • Required materials for all online courses
  • Mandatory Attendance Requirement
  • Orientation and Support
  • Proctored Exams
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  • Academic Integrity
  • Add/Drop period
  • Attendance
  • Classroom Conduct
  • Equal Access
  • IT Access
  • Online Behavior
  • Online Confidentiality
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2023-2024