Course detail

Social Responsibility and Ethics

FP-PsoeKAcad. year: 2011/2012

It presents concept of business ethics relevant in present business.
The subject develops the students´ ability to define an ethical problem, to analyse it, to solve it and to make decisions from the viewpoint of ethical and social perspective.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

3

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

doc. RNDr. Anna Putnová, Ph.D., MBA

Department

Institute of Management (ÚM)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will be made familiar with the modern attitude to doing business taking into account the social and ethical aspects.
They will master basic skills necessary for solving ethical dilemmas.
They will be able to participate in creation and application of tools intended for improving the business ethics in a company or institution.

Prerequisites

The knowledge of doing business – types of business companies, tools of management, theory of behaviour of company, theory of behaviour of customers, international business manners.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Teaching methods depend on the type of course unit as specified in the article 7 of BUT Rules for Studies and Examinations.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Course-unit credit requirements:

Fulfilling the assignment and submitting written reports of required content and form.
Student has to demonstrate his/her ability to apply the theoretical knowledge in practice.

Course curriculum

Business ethics - historical context
Corporate Social responsibility
The tools of improving of Business
The role of management in Business Ethics Policy
Business ethics in international sphere
Business Ethics in financial sphere

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The objective of the course is to introduce an ethical and social dimensions of business. Globalisation of economy brings new challenges, which the coming generation should be able to solve using the knowledge of the contemporary theory.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Test in written form.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

PUTNOVÁ,A.: Sociální odpovědnost a etika podnikání. Skriptum pro KS FP VUT v Brně, str.57. 2004,ISBN 8021417841. (CS)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme MGR-KS Master's

    branch MGR-PFO-KS , 1 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Ing. Lenka Černohorská, Ph.D.

Syllabus

Morality and Ethical Theory in historical and ekonomic context
Present concept of Business Ethics (BE)
Social Responsibility
Stakeholder´s theory
The role of management in ethical koncept of society
Tools for improving BE
Internatioanl Business and BE

Exercise

13 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

doc. RNDr. Anna Putnová, Ph.D., MBA