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1. NORTH SOUTH UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY
DHAKA, BANGLADESH
 Course Title: Business Ethics
 Semester: Spring 2022
 Course No: PHI (401)
 Instructor: Barrister Afroz Imtiaz (BAI)
 Email- afroz.imtiaz@northsouth.edu
 Phone No- 01711005716
 Class Time: [MW 8am-9:30am, 09.30 am – 11.10 am]
 Office hour: [TBA]
 Office Room: [North Building (NAC); Room no: tba]

2.  Introduction to the Course Goals:
Business ethics is the discipline that evaluates business action, transaction, decision, and policies
as moral or immoral. It falls within the discipline of applied ethics. As applied ethics deals with
applying ethics in various dimensions, business ethics also incorporates the same characteristics.
In this 400 level GED course, we will explore the different domains of business in ethical
traditions both in their theory and practice, whether they are springing from utilitarianism or
deontology or virtue ethics, or fairness ethics and so on. Furthermore, we will venture into the
domain of business responsibilities, different types of firms, whistle blowing, harassment and
discrimination, moreover we will explore capitalism and its various impacts, employee rights
and duties, and aspects of advertisement. All of these will be explored in light of various ethical
interpretations, which are compelling and exciting in their unique ways, not to mention relating
these things in the context of Bangladesh.
 Goals of the Course:
• This course aims to view various ethical traditions regarding business both in light of
their positivity and negativity; in a more dynamic way.
• The course aims to have a broader outlook regarding a greater sphere of the business
domain rather than having a one-dimensional outlook of right and wrong.
• The course aims to make one critically analyze business values and norms.
• The course aims at mastering the strength and accepting the scope and limitation of
business norms and traditions.
• The course aims to relate, compare and contrast between international and national
aspects of business.
 The outcome of the Course:
• One of the outcomes of the course will be developing reading habits, along with reading
skills. As you are supposed to read study materials for each unit, it will help you develop
the reading habit. And gaining this skill will help you the rest of your life as it will help
you maintain a reading habit in the long run.

3. • Students will acquire the art of self-expression. Students will be habituated to express
themselves regardless of whether they are being criticized or not. This will come in play
as there will be compulsory group discussion for everyone. For example, students will be
asked to discuss various topics in their exams. By doing so, they will be able to express
themselves.
• They will also develop the skills of argumentation, analysis, comparison, and critical
evaluation. They will acquire this through writing assignments or taking exams regarding
the study materials, where they have to demonstrate the ability of analysis, comparison,
and critical evaluation.
• Another outcome is learning various concepts. By this, you will be able to define them, as
the original thinkers have used them, and you will also be able to use them yourself in
various arguments.
 Expectation towards the students
• The students are expected to be present in each class on time unless they have some
major issues so that they cannot participate or be late. In that case, the student needs to
inform the course instructor and describe the reason for his or her absence or being late to
the class.
• During the class, the students are expected to concentrate and be mindful of the topic
being taught. It is appreciable that the student reads about the topic that the class is going
to be before coming to the class as the instructor of the class will provide the study
material a few days before the class.
• The students must turn on the camera if it is an online class.

4. 
 Course Work
Attendance and cooperation will carry 10 marks. There will be two quizzes, one midterm and
one final exam. The instructor will provide the question of the exams via electronic media.
Regarding the, quiz there will be two quizzes of 10 marks each, and the rest of the exams such as
midterm and the final will be written questions consisting of 30 marks each. Regarding the
written questions the students will have to choose to answer some questions, among many. Each
question will have a few segments, divided into sections such as remembrance, understanding,
application, analysis, and evaluation. There will be a viva of 10 marks before the final exam. The
students must not be absent during the midterm or finals unless providing proof of their justified
absence; otherwise, they will get a 00 in that specific exam, and there will not be any chance to
retake it.
 Grading:
Numerical Scores Letter Grade Grade
Points
93 and above A 4.0
90-92 A− 3.7
87-89 B+ 3.3
83-86 B 3.0
80-82 B− 2.7
77-79 C+ 2.3
73-76 C 2.0
70-72 C− 1.7
67-69 D+ 1.3
60-66 D 1.0
Below 60 F*
Failure

5. 
 Mark Distribution:
Attendance and Cooperation: 10
1st Quiz: 10
Midterm Exam: 20
Viva: 20
Project and presentation 10
Final Exam: 30
Mark regarding attendance: 60%-69%=1; 70%-79%=2; 80%-89%= 3; 90%-95%=4; 96%-
100%=5
 BASIC BOOKS
 Crane, Andrew et al. (2010), Business Ethics: Managing Corporate Citizenship and
Sustainability in the Age of Globalization, 3rd Edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
 Velasquez, Manuel (2013), Business Ethics Concepts and Cases, New York: Pearson.
 Additional Readings
 Boatright, John & Patra, Bibhu (2014), Ethics and the Conduct of Business, New York:
Pearson.
 Carrol, Archie B. (2006), Ethics and Stakeholder Management, Kentucky: South-Western
College Publishers.
 Ciulla, Joanne, B., Martin, Clancy and Solomon, Robert, C. (2007), Honest Work, Oxford:
Oxford University Press.
 Cooper, Terry L ed. (2001), Handbook of Administrative Ethics, London: Taylor and Francis.
 Harris, Godfrey (2005), Corruption: How to Deal with its Impact on Business and Society,
New Delhi: Viva Books.
 Hartman, Laura & Desjardins, Joe (2010), Business Ethics Decision Making for Personal
Integrity & Social Responsibility, New York: McGraw Hill.
 Henn, Stephen K. (2009), Business Ethics A Case Study Approach, New Jersey: Wiley.
 Kline, John (2005), Ethics for International Business, New York, Rutledge.

6. 
 McDonald, Gael (2015), Business Ethics: A Contemporary Approach, Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
 Qadri, Hussain (2021), Business Ethics in Islam, London: Rutledge.
 Saad-Filho, Alfredo and Johnston, Deborah, eds. (2005), Neoliberalism A Critical Reader,
London: Pluto Press.
 Sandel, Michael (2010), Justice, New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
 Sison, Aljeo Jose G. (2015), Happiness & Virtue Ethics in Business: The Ultimate Value
Proposition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
 Zuboff, Shoshana (2019), The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human
Future at the New Frontier of Power, New York: Public Affairs.
 Course materials:
The course materials will be provided by the instructor of the course via electronic media. The
students do not need to buy any books or other study materials for the course. Before each class,
the instructor will upload the study materials via electronic media, and the students can simply
download them.
Units Section & Topic Readings
Unit 1: Introduction Introducing Business Ethics; (Lecture: 1) (Lecture: 1) Materials from the
Book by: Velasquez, Manuel;
Business Ethics Concepts and
Cases.

7. 
Unit 2: Ethical Theories in
Business
(Lecture: 2 & 3) Business Ethics Notion
according to Utilitarianism with case study.
(Lecture: 4 & 5 ) Business Ethics Notion
according to Deontology with case study.
(Lecture: 6 & & 7) Business Ethics Notion
according to Virtue Ethics with case study.
(Lecture: 8 & & 9) Business Ethics Notion
according to Fairness with case study.
(Lecture: 2 & 3) Materials from
the Book by: Sandel, Michael;
Justice.
(Lecture: 4 & 5 ) Materials from
the Book by: Sandel, Michael;
Justice.
(Lecture: 6 & & 7) Materials from
the Book by: Sandel, Michael;
Justice.
(Lecture: 8 & 9) Materials from
the Book by: Velasquez, Manuel;
Business Ethics Concepts and
Cases.
Unit 3: Rights and
Obligation
(Lecture: 10 ) Corporate Social
Responsibility
(Lecture: 10 ) Materials from the
Book by: Hartman, Laura &
Desjardins, Joe; Business Ethics
Decision Making for Personal
Integrity & Social Responsibility.

8.  Quiz 1 & Review Class (Lecture
11)
--------------Midterm---------------
(Class 12)
(Lecture: 13 ) Stockholder View
& Stakeholder View
(Lecture: 14) Employee Rights
(Lecture: 15) Consumer Rights
(Lecture 11) Review for the
Midterm.
(Lecture: 13) Materials from the
Book by: Boatright, John & Patra,
Bibhu; Ethics and the Conduct of
Business.
(Lecture: 14 & 15) Materials from
the Book by: Velasquez, Manuel;
Business Ethics Concepts and
Cases.
(Lecture: 15) Course Materials
will be Provided Before the Class
Unit 4: Business Implications
Upon People
(Lecture 16) Corruption,
Professionalism & Accountability
(Lecture 17) Whistleblowing and
Company Loyalty
(Lecture 18) Affirmative Action & its
Limitation
(Lecture 19) Advertisement &
Psychological Manipulation
(Lecture: 16) Course Materials
will be Provided Before the Class
(Lecture: 17-19) Materials from
the Book by: Velasquez, Manuel;
Business Ethics Concepts and
Cases.

9. Unit 5: Open Market
Economy
(Lecture: 20) Neo-Liberalism:
Corporatism
(Lecture: 21) Microfinance
(Lecture: 22) Surveillance Capitalism
(Lecture 23) Ethical Dimensions of E-
commerce
(Lecture 24) Quiz and Review
(Lecture: 20 & 21) Course
Materials will be Provided Before
the Class
(Lecture 22) Zuboff, Shoshana
(2019), The Age of Surveillance
Capitalism: The Fight for a
Human Future at the New
Frontier of Power, New York:
Public Affairs.
(Lecture: 23) Course Materials
will be Provided Before the Class
Final Exam as Scheduled by the
University
 Statement on Class Environment:
As we are educated human beings, we must develop respecting others and others' opinions. We
must respect other people's viewpoints. We may disagree with others, but we must give them the
scope to express themselves. Because of that reason, it will be highly appreciated if everyone
maintains a friendly attitude regarding others and other views. We must agree to disagree in a
cultured manner. If there is anything that bothers others, they should express it in a polite and
gentle manner so that others can actually understand where they are coming from. In case there
is an internal issue in the class or even any special need for anyone, the student should at once
inform the instructor of the course.

10.  Statement on Plagiarism:
Education should be an experience that has a touch of novelty in it. As the students are expected
to have a good sense of academic integrity because of that reason, plagiarism will not be
allowed. Plagiarism includes copying anything from the internet, study materials, and slides.
Furthermore copying other students paper is also part of plagiarism. If a student plagiarizes, they
might have to drop the course or even get an F.