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Module Specifications
Archived Version 2008 - 2009
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Module Title |
Business and Professional Ethics
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Module Code |
AC402
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School |
DCUBS
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Online Module Resources
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Level |
4
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Credit Rating |
5
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Pre-requisite |
None
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Co-requisite |
None
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Module Aims
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The module aims to provide students with an understanding of the role that business and professional ethics have in our current environment.
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Learning Outcomes
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On completion of this module, students should be able to:
- Appreciate the relevance and practical application of business and professional ethics in the working world;
- Explain how corporate social responsibility and corporate governance relate to ethics;
- Highlight the main ethical issues relating to the natural environment and information technology.
- Convey an enhanced awareness of the role of business and professional ethics in financial reporting;
- Recognise ethical issues and propose solutions to these issues.
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Indicative Time Allowances
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Hours
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Lectures |
24
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Tutorials |
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Laboratories |
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Seminars |
51
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Independent Learning Time |
0
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Total |
75
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Placements |
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Assignments |
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NOTE
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Assume that a 5 credit module load represents approximately 75 hours' work, which includes all teaching, in-course assignments, laboratory work or other specialised training and an estimated private learning time associated with the module.
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Indicative Syllabus
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- The theoretical foundation that supports ethical decision making.
- Current issues that are related to business and professional ethics.
- Corporate Social Responsibility.
- Corporate Governance.
- The ethical challenges of addressing natural environmental issues.
- Ethical issues that relate to information technology.
- The role of ethics in strategic planning.Ethical issues that are related to financial reporting.
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| Assessment | | Continuous Assessment | 100% | Examination Weight | 0% |
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Indicative Reading List
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Essential:
Stanwick, P. and Stanwick, S., Understanding Business Ethics, Prentice Hall, 2009
Supplementary:
Additional reading material may be recommended.
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Programme or List of Programmes
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| AF | BA in Accounting & Finance |
| BS | Bachelor of Business Studies |
| EBF | BA in European Business (French) |
| EBG | BA in European Business (German) |
| EBS | BA in European Business (Spanish) |
| EBT | BA in European Business (Trans.Studies) |
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