Business Ethics
All of us, regardless of whether we are leaders or subordinates in our professional activities face many ethical dilemmas. That is why knowledge of basic ethical principles and methods of ethical dilemmas solving is essential for anyone who wants to make ethical decisions, follow the rules of professional ethics and to be a socially responsible citizen. The main objectives of the course are the following: expanding knowledge and understanding of ethical decision-making approaches; acquiring skills of classification and identification of priority groups of stakeholders; improving skills of ethical issues analysis and evaluating their impact on companies’ image and reputation; developing skills of analyzing social and sustainability reports. Business Ethics module focuses on theoretical study of moral principles and their application in the process of professional and business decision making. A special emphasis will be made on the issue of corporate social and environmental responsibility as well as business impact on the global sustainable development. Students will learn methods of analyzing ethical consequences of business decisions and main features of practical approaches to ethical dilemmas solving. The interactive course will include real life cases of ethical dilemmas and methods to improve personal, professional and corporate ethical culture. Students will study the Business Ethics principles and methods of ethical dilemmas solving through a mix of lectures, discussions, cases, group projects and individual assignments. As a result of this course, students will improve their skills of ethical issues analysis and evaluating their impact on personal and company’s image and reputation as well as abilities of ethical dilemmas solving.