MATHEMATICS (TURKISH, PHD)
PhD TR-NQF-HE: Level 8 QF-EHEA: Third Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 8

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
EXM5113 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility Fall 3 0 3 8
The course opens with the approval of the Department at the beginning of each semester

Basic information

Language of instruction: En
Type of course: Departmental Elective
Course Level:
Mode of Delivery:
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi GÜL SELİN ERBEN
Course Objectives: Besides understanding the importance of the concept of ethics, this course focuses on critical ethical issues for a business leader in Turkey.

Learning Outputs

The students who have succeeded in this course;
Ethical and Social Responsibiblity Sensitivity. Students should be better able to recognize the ethical aspects of problems and decision making in business.
Analytical Skills. Stıdents will be exposed to various frameworks and theories that are useful in analyzing and assessing ethical situations.
Management and Organizational Implementation. Students should also become more aware of organizational and managerial strategies in facilitating ethical and socially responsible decision making.

Course Content

This course also aims to analyze the globalization with respect to ethical issues such as child workers, equal employemnet opportunites, fair trade, etc.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) An Introduction to Ethics. What is the difference between morality and Ethics? Introduction to some conceptual analysis. What is business ethics?What are ethic codes of a company? An example from J&J Reading
1) What is corporate governane?Why is proper corporate governance is essential to the modern multinational corporation?Why trust is so important? Reading
2) What is globalization and how did it affect the business world in terms of ethics, moral values, ways of doing job? We live in Turkey, why should we be concerned about global trends? Reading
3) What is the stakeholder concept?How did it emerge?What is the linkage between the stakeholder and the shareholder? Reading
4) What is corporate governane?Why is proper corporate governance is essential to the modern multinational corporation?Why trust is so important? Reading
5) Globalization puts some pressure on both business enterprise and individual executives to adopt definded standards of corporate behavior within the framework of business ethics and corporate social responsibilities. Reading
6) Turkey’s new duties and responsibilities in the EU accesion process with respect to some social and ethical issues such as copyright protection, rights of workers and labor unions, discrimination at the work place. What are new goverment legislations about these issues? Reading
7) Presentations . Ethics Issues in Multinational Companies Reading
8) Presentations Foundations of Ethical Theory Reading
9) Presentations Ethics in Marketplace Reading
10) Presentations Discrimination at Workplace Reading
11) Presentations Mobbing and Bullying Reading
12) Presentations Ethical Issues in Family Firms Reading
13) Presentations Is there an universal ethic model? Discussion Reading
14) Final Exam Reading

Sources

Course Notes: Tervino and Nelson, Managing Business Ethics, Straight Talk about How to Do It Right, (John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2007) Tom L. Beaucchamp and Norman E: Bowie , Ethical Theory and Business, Pearson Prentice Hall
References:

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 10 % 20
Laboratory % 0
Application % 0
Field Work % 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) % 0
Quizzes % 0
Homework Assignments % 0
Presentation % 0
Project % 0
Seminar % 0
Midterms 1 % 30
Preliminary Jury % 0
Final 1 % 50
Paper Submission % 0
Jury % 0
Bütünleme % 0
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 50
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 50
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 0 0
Laboratory 0 0 0
Application 0 0 0
Special Course Internship (Work Placement) 0 0 0
Field Work 0 0 0
Study Hours Out of Class 2 20 40
Presentations / Seminar 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Homework Assignments 0 0 0
Quizzes 0 0 0
Preliminary Jury 0
Midterms 1 10 10
Paper Submission 0
Jury 0
Final 1 10 10
Total Workload 60

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution