ETP Ethics in business

Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
summer 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Ing. Iveta Kmecová, PhD. (seminar tutor)
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Somr, CSc., DrSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Miroslav Somr, CSc., DrSc.
Department of Management – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Department of Management – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Prerequisites (in Czech)
FORMA(P)
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives supported by learning outcomes
The aim of the subject is to make students familiar with the development, basic aspects and factors of business ethics. After passing the subject successfully, students are able to make comparison of current approaches in the field of transformation, they are able to analyse factual data about ethic behaviour of enterprises and their managers. Students apply their knowledge in practice, modify ethic behaviour of managers as a stimulus of social prestige, economic stability and prosperity of enterpreneurial entities.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction to subject methodology and basic concepts.
  • 2. History and present of business ethics.
  • 3. Ethics manager behaviour standards and manager behaviour translations.
  • 4. Social, ethics behaviour bases, professional and business ethics relation.
  • 5. Ethics decision making frames.
  • 6. Ethics in the personal and financial area.
  • 7. Ethics in trade negotiations.
  • 8. Social responsibility of managers.
  • 9. Stakeholders x shareholders theory.
  • 10. Ethics codes and ethics training.
  • 11. Ethics behaviour in the different business branches.
  • 12. Ethics challenges to present, professional corporations and ethics associations - ethics principle enforcement.
  • 13. Good ethics - good business (a discussion with collegues from other departments and professionals).
Literature
    required literature
  • ROLNÝ, J. Etika v podnikatelské strategii, Albert, Boskovice, 1998
  • BOHATÁ, M. Základy hospodářské etiky, VŠE, Praha 1997
  • Steimann, H., Löhr, A., Základy podnikatelské etiky, Victoria publishing, 1955
  • BLÁHA, J. Managerská etika, Management press, Praha 2003
Forms of Teaching
Seminar
Consultation
Teaching Methods
Frontal Teaching
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Partner Teaching
Critical Thinking
Student Workload
ActivitiesNumber of Hours of Study Workload
Daily StudyCombined Study
Preparation for an essay20 
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial14 
Preparation for the Final Test18 
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion26 
Total:780
Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate
Test – final 70 %
Report 30 %
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2010, summer 2011, winter 2011, summer 2012, winter 2012, summer 2013, winter 2013, summer 2014, winter 2014, summer 2015, winter 2015, Summer 2016, winter 2016, summer 2018.
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