<p>Division: Business, Hospitality, and Tourism Department: Business Subject Code: BUSI Course #: 245 Course Title: Business Ethics</p><p>HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE</p><p>FORM 335 </p><p>Course Form 335 must be updated at least every five years per AP 765 to include, at a minimum, the following elements. [§335.2]</p><p>1. Digital Description: </p><p>Credit hours: 3.0 Lecture hours: 3.0 Lab hours: 0.0 BL: [ ]⅓ [ ]½ [ ]⅔ [ ] Other (Indicate fraction or percent)</p><p>2. Catalog Description: General introduction to ethics as it affects decision-making in the business environment. Topics include ethical theory, moral issues, economic justice, capitalism, corporate social responsibility, individual moral decision-making, social & economic policy, and the environment. There is a strong emphasis in the use of case studies. Minimum Grade Required 3. Prerequisites: </p><p>Corequisites:</p><p>Other:</p><p>4. Learning Outcomes [These outcomes are necessary to enable students to attain the essential knowledge and skills embodied in the program’s educational objectives.] </p><p>Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:  Identify basic business ethics that impact the relationship between a business and its competitors, customers, employees, investors, debtors, creditors, and between the business and the government agencies with which it must deal</p><p> Distinguish between ethical dilemmas & ethical lapses</p><p> Explain sound ethical tactics as part of business planning and decision making</p><p> Describe moral issues that arise in various business situations</p><p> Demonstrate knowledge of ethical issues related to moral, social, and economic environments</p><p>1 Division: Business, Hospitality, and Tourism Department: Business Subject Code: BUSI Course #: 245 Course Title: Business Ethics</p><p> Explain ethical concepts that are relevant for resolving problems  Develop reasoning and analytical skills in resolving moral issues</p><p> Assess current topics related to ethical issues in the environment, medical, hiring, and government arena</p><p>5. Planned Sequence of Learning Activities [These must be designed to help students achieve the learning outcomes.]</p><p>Define terminology: ethics, egoism, utilitarianism, etc. Business, Organizational and moral issues Morality vs. etiquette, morality vs. law, morality vs. personal values Moral decision-making Justice & economic distribution Capitalism & moral justifications Corporate social responsibility Civil Liberties: companies that look beyond the bottom line Personnel policies & procedures: hiring, promotions, discipline & discharge, wages Unions Obtaining information in the workplace: today’s challenges: polygraph tests, monitoring, & drug testing Job discrimination: affirmative action Business & society: deception in advertising The environment: business & ecology</p><p>6. Assessment of Student Learning [Methods of assessment should be appropriate for Learning Outcomes listed above.] </p><p>Assessment of student learning outcomes for the course, as required by AP 765, is part of regular curriculum maintenance and/or improvement. The specific plan has been determined by the pertinent faculty involved and is kept on file in the division office.</p><p>7. List of Texts, References, Selected Library Resources or other Learning Materials (code each item based on instructional use): C-Lecture/Laboratory, A-Lecture, B-Laboratory, LC-Lecture/Clinical, CLN-Clinical, I-Online, BL-Blended, D-Independent Study, P-Private Lessons, E-Internship, F-Cooperative Work-Study, FE-Field Experience. [These resources must be easily accessible to students.]</p><p>Business Ethics, William H. Shaw, Copyright 2005 Wadsworth, a Division of Thompson Learning, Inc., 7th Edition. </p><p>8. Prepared by Faculty Member: Loyall L. Mumby Date: 1/28/11 2 Division: Business, Hospitality, and Tourism Department: Business Subject Code: BUSI Course #: 245 Course Title: Business Ethics</p><p>9. Approved by Department Chairperson: Michelle Myers Date: 1/28/11</p><p>10. Approved by Academic Division Dean: Cheryl Batdorf Date: 2/11/11</p><p>This course meets all reimbursement requirements of Chapter 335, subchapters A / B.</p><p>This course was developed, approved, and offered in accordance with the policies, standards, guidelines, and practices established by the College. It is consistent with the college mission.</p><p>If the course described here is a transfer course, it is comparable to similar courses generally accepted for transfer to accredited four-year colleges and universities.</p><p>11. Director, Curriculum Compliance: Catherine A. Lencioni Date: 2/15/11</p><p>12. Provost & VP, Academic Affairs: Cynthia A. Doherty Date: 2/16/11</p><p>13. Original Date of course approval by the college: 200820 (Summer 2007)</p><p>14. Date(s) of subsequent reviews [Indicate change: Learning Outcomes; textbook(s)]: 06/15/09 (Updated Textbook) 01/28/11 (Updated Textbook)</p><p>12/1/04 Review and updated: 10/26/07; 1/11/08; 1/16/09; 7/14/09</p><p>3</p>