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  Course Description
Course Name : Business Ethics And Social Responsibility

Course Code : MG 388

Course Type : Optional

Level of Course : First Cycle

Year of Study : 3

Course Semester : Spring (16 Weeks)

ECTS : 5

Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. ÜNAL AY

Learning Outcomes of the Course : Define the relationship between society and business
Show business dimensions in the frame of a system approach
Define social responsibility
Define ethics and business ethics

Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face

Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None

Recommended Optional Programme Components : None

Aim(s) of Course : The aim of this course is to assess the managerial decisions and processes from an ethical point of view.

Course Contents : Social responsibility, ethics, global companies

Language of Instruction : Turkish

Work Place : Course will be implemented in class decided by deanship.


  Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities
Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Business in the economic system Lecture notes will be given Power point slayts´ll be used to tell the lecture by the professor.
2 Social responsibility Lecture notes will be given Power point slayts´ll be used to tell the lecture by the professor.
3 Ethical problems Lecture notes will be given Power point slayts´ll be used to tell the lecture by the professor.
4 Increasing ethical performance Lecture notes will be given Power point slayts´ll be used to tell the lecture by the professor.
5 Showing social responsibility Lecture notes will be given Power point slayts´ll be used to tell the lecture by the professor.
6 Social strategies and problems Lecture notes will be given Power point slayts´ll be used to tell the lecture by the professor.
7 Socio-economic systems Lecture notes will be given Power point slayts´ll be used to tell the lecture by the professor.
8 Mid-term Studying for exam Multiple choice exam
9 MNC´s and social responsibility Lecture notes will be given Power point slayts´ll be used to tell the lecture by the professor.
10 Public politics Lecture notes will be given Power point slayts´ll be used to tell the lecture by the professor.
11 Government and business Lecture notes will be given Power point slayts´ll be used to tell the lecture by the professor.
12 Global companies Lecture notes will be given Power point slayts´ll be used to tell the lecture by the professor.
13 Shareholders and management Lecture notes will be given Power point slayts´ll be used to tell the lecture by the professor.
14 Consumers Lecture notes will be given Power point slayts´ll be used to tell the lecture by the professor.
15 Overview Overview Power point slayts´ll be used to tell the lecture by the professor.
16/17 Final Studying for exam Multiple choice exam


  Required Course Resources
Resource Type Resource Name
Recommended Course Material(s)  Ünal Ay. (2003). İşletmelerde Etik ve Sosyal Sorumluluk, Adana: Nobel Kitabevi
Required Course Material(s)  William C. Frederic, James E. Post ve Keith Davis. (1992), Business and Society: Corporate Strategy, Public Policy and Ethics(7th Edt). Singapore: McGraw-Hill International.


  Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria
Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 60
    Homeworks/Projects/Others 0 40
Total 100
Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40
 
Final Assessments 100
Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60
Total 100

  Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes
# Key Learning Outcome Contribution*
1 Use the basic enterprise resource planning (ERP) softwares 1
2 List and define the concepts of business management, and explain their relations to each other 3
3 List and define the fundamental conceptual models, numerical and statistical techniques of business administartion and identify their advantages and disadvantages. 1
4 List and define the relationship between the basic concepts of economy and business management ; indicate the strong and weak sides of each method. 2
5 Explain how to create the fundamental conceptual models and how to apply numerical and statistical techniques that are used in business administration. 1
6 Explain how to interpret the results gathered through the application and/or implementation of conceptual models and/or numerical and statistical methods of business management. 1
7 Determine appropriate methods to solve business problems 3
8 Evaluate the results that are obtained from applications of business management methods 5
9 Use the basic numerical and statistical softwares 1
10 Follow latest developments in the field, and sustain personal and professional development with the awareness of the necessity of life long learning 4
11 Use different resources in accordance with academic principles, synthesize the data gathered, and present them effectively in an unfamiliar field. 2
12 Use Turkish and at least one foreign language in accordance with the requirements in academic and business context 5
13 Perceive and interpret the feelings, ideas and behaviours of people appropriately, and express himself/herself accurately in written or oral format 5
14 Question traditional approaches, methods and implementations; develop and implement alternative methods when required 3
15 Recognize and apply social, scientific and professional ethical values. 5
16 Determine the most appropriate approaches, implementations and methods of business management considering sectors, their sizes, resources, cultures, goals and objectives 4
17 Monitor external factors such as industrial structures, competition, technologies, economics, politics, cultures that affects the activities of businesses and interpret their impact on businesses 5
18 Take initiative individually or/and as a member of a team, lead and work effectively 4
19 As well as professional development, improve him-/herself continuously in scientific, social, cultural and artistic fields according to his/her interests and abilities, identifying needs of learning. 2
* Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).

  Student Workload - ECTS
Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
    Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42
    Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 5 70
Assesment Related Works
    Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
    Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 1 1
    Final Exam 1 1 1
Total Workload: 114
Total Workload / 25 (h): 4.56
ECTS Credit: 5