IB4611 Business EthicsBahçeşehir UniversityDegree Programs CARTOON AND ANIMATIONGeneral Information For StudentsDiploma SupplementErasmus Policy StatementNational QualificationsBologna Commission
CARTOON AND ANIMATION
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
IB4611 Business Ethics Fall 3 0 3 6
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi AHMET AYDEMİR
Course Lecturer(s): Dr. BİLGE UYAN ATAY
Recommended Optional Program Components: None
Course Objectives: The purpose of this course is to enable students
to consider the role of ethics in business administration
in a complex, dynamic, global environment. Specific
course objectives include:
1. To recognize ethical issues in business situations.
2. To apply several important frameworks for moral
reasoning to complex business issues.
3. To appreciate the role of ethics as central in
business decision making.
4. To develop a general management perspective that
includes an ability to formulate, analyze, and
defend decisions in ethical terms.
5. To analyze the ethical issues that appear in other
Darden courses.
6. To allow students to critically examine their own
ethics and test them in conversation with peers.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
I. Defines business ethics and identifies morality in business.
II. Imparts the reasoning and analytical skills needed to apply ethical concepts to business decisions.
III. Identifies the moral issues involved in the management of specific problem areas in business.
IV. Understands the social, technological, and natural environments within which moral issues in business arise.
V. Describes the unethical practices in the marketplace.
VI. Identifies the unethical behavior of the individuals in the workplace.

Course Content

1st Week: Ethics and Business
2nd Week: Ethical Principles in Business
3rd Week: Ethical Principles in Business (continued)
4th Week: The Business System: Government, Markets, and International Trade
5th Week: Ethics in the Marketplace
6th Week: Ethics and the Environment
7th Week: Midterm
8th Week: Ethics and the Environment (continued)
9th Week: The Ethics of Consumer Production and Marketing
10th Week: The Ethics of Consumer Production and Marketing
11th Week: The Ethics of Consumer Production and Marketing (continued)
12th Week: The Ethics of Job Discrimination
13th Week: The Individual in the Organization
14th Week: The Individual in the Organization (continued)

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) 1st Week: Ethics and Business
2) 2nd Week: Ethical Principles in Business
3) 3rd Week: Ethical Principles in Business (continued)
4) 4th Week: The Business System: Government, Markets, and International Trade
5) 5th Week: Ethics in the Marketplace
6) 6th Week: Ethics and the Environment
7) 7th Week: Review
8) 8th Week: Ethics and the Environment (continued)
9) 9th Week: The Ethics of Consumer Production and Marketing
10) 10th Week: The Ethics of Consumer Production and Marketing
11) 11th Week: The Ethics of Consumer Production and Marketing (continued)
12) 12th Week: The Ethics of Job Discrimination
13) 13th Week: The Individual in the Organization
14) 14th Week: The Individual in the Organization (continued)

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: Required Text:
Business Ethics (2006, 6th edition), by Manuel G. Velasquez, Prentice Hall.
References: Optional Text:
Managing Business Ethics (2011), by Linda K. Trevino and Katherina A. Nelson, Wiley.

İş Hayatında Etik (2007), by Suna Tevrüz, Beta Yayınları, İstanbul.

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 14 % 10
Midterms 1 % 30
Final 1 % 40
Total % 80
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 40
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 80

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Workload
Course Hours 14 40
Study Hours Out of Class 15 54
Midterms 1 2
Final 1 2
Total Workload 98

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) To have theoretical and practical knowledge and skills in cartoon and animation.
2) To be able to develop research, observation-experience, evaluation skills in the field of cartoon and animation and effectively communicate ideas, convincing actions and emotions using cartoon and animation and performance principles in every direction.
3) Making animated films with various artistic styles and techniques.
4) Designing the cartoon and animation production process using initiative, applying it with creativity and presenting it with personal style.
5) To be a team member in the production process of cartoon and animations, to be able to take responsibility and manage the team members under their responsibility and to lead them.
6) To be able to evaluate cartoon and animations in the framework of their knowledge and skills.
7) To be able to define and manage learning requirements in the field of cartoon and animation.
8) To be able to communicate with related organizations by sharing scientific and artistic works in cartoon and animation and to share information and skills in the field.
9) To monitor developments in the field of cartoon and animation using foreign languages ​​and to communicate with foreign colleagues.
10) To be able to use general information and communication technologies at advanced level with all kinds of technical tools and computer software used in cartoon and animations.
11) Using critical thinking skills and problem solving strategies in all aspects of development and production, effectively communicating ideas, emotions and intentions visually, verbally and in writing, and effectively incorporating technology in the development of cartoon and animation projects.
12) To have sufficient knowledge about ethical values ​​and universal values ​​in the field of cartoon and animation.