VŠTE:S_BSE Business Ethics - Course Information

S_BSE Business Ethics

Extent and Intensity

2/2/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. et doc. PaedDr. Mgr. Zdeněk Caha, Ph.D., MBA, MSc. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. et doc. PaedDr. Mgr. Zdeněk Caha, Ph.D., MBA, MSc.
Department of Human Resource Management – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice
Supplier department: Department of Human Resource Management – Faculty of Corporate Strategy – Rector – Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice

Timetable of Seminar Groups

S_BSE/S01: Thu 11:25–12:55 N107, Z. Caha

Prerequisites

OBOR ( CAP )
English Communication Skill, rational thinking, knowledge of academic writing and citation style.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.

Course objectives supported by learning outcomes

The aim of the course is for the student to understand the benefits of ethical management and socially responsible business for increasing the value of the company. Accordingly, the student is able to apply the principles of CSR and ethical management to everyday business activities and processes on the basis of theoretical knowledge as well as knowledge of best practice and international reporting standards.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, the student:
- understands the principles of social responsibility in all areas of the company,
- can apply the principles of economic, social, environmental ethical and philanthropic responsibility in business processes,
- recognizes the benefits of ethical management and CSR and for increasing the value of the company,
- knows the best practices for the application of CSR and ethical management in business practice, including the methods of reporting and evaluating CSR,
- masters the principles of creation and implementation of the code of ethics and other tools of ethical management.

Syllabus

• Lectures
• 1. Relation between ethics and economics, business ethics and its development.
• 2.Definition, principles and benefits of CSR.
• 3. Areas of CSR.
• 4.Economic and social responsibility of companies.
• 5.Environmental, ethical and philanthropic corporate responsibility.
• 6. Ethical program of the company.
• 7. Basic tools of the ethical program of the organization.
• 8. A code of ethics in the organization.

Literature

required literature
• Ferrell, O.C., Fraedrich, J., Ferrell, 2014. Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making & Cases, 10 edition. ed. Cengage Learning, Stamford, CT, USA. ISBN 978-1285423715
• CAHA, Zdeněk and Jan URBAN. A Code of Ethics as an Organizational Management Tool and its Use in the Czech Republic. first. Lüdenscheid, Germany: RAM-Verlag, 2017, 112 pp. ISBN 978-3-942303-50-7. info

recommended literature
• László Zsolnai (ed) (2015) The Spiritual Dimension of Business Ethics and Sustainability Management [1 ed.]. Springer International Publishing. 978-3-319-11676-1, 978-3-319-11677-8
• Michael D'heur (ed.) (2015) CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance Sustainable Value Chain Management: Delivering Sustainability Through the Core Business [1 ed.] Springer International Publishing. 978-3-319-12141-3, 978-3-319-12142-0
• SHAW, W.H., 2013. Business Ethics: A Textbook with Cases, 8 edition. ed. Cengage Learning, Boston, MA ; Singapore. ISBN 978-1-133-94307-5
• René Schmidpeter, Christina Weidinger (auth.), Christina Weidinger, Franz Fischler, René Schmidpeter (eds.) (2014) Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Business Success through Sustainability [1 ed.]. CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance. 978-3-642-38752-4,

not specified
• Michael K. Shaub, Robert L. Braun (auth.), Steven Mintz (eds.) (2014) Accounting for the Public Interest: Perspectives on Accountability, Professionalism and Role in Society [1 ed.]. Advances in Business Ethics Research 4. 978-94-007-7081-2, 978-94-007-7
• Domènec Melé, Martin Schlag (eds.) (2015) Humanism in Economics and Business: Perspectives of the Catholic Social Tradition [1 ed.], Issues in Business Ethics 43. Springer Netherlands. 978-94-017-9703-0, 978-94-017-9704-7

Forms of Teaching

Lecture
Seminar

Teaching Methods

Group Teaching - Competition
Group Teaching - Cooperation
Critical Thinking
Individual Work– Individual or Individualized Activity

Student Workload

Activities	Number of Hours of Study Workload
	Daily Study	Combined Study
Preparation for the Mid-term Test	30
Preparation for Seminars, Exercises, Tutorial	10
Preparation for the Final Test	36
seminar work (in Czech)	28
Attendance on Lectures	26
Attendance on Seminars/Exercises/Tutorial/Excursion	26
Total:	156	0

Assessment Methods and Assesment Rate

Test – final 70 %
Partial tasks 30 %

Exam conditions

Partial tasks 30 % Final test: 70 %. Grading of the course: Successful graduates of the course have to get totally at least 70 points: A 100 – 90, B 89,99 – 84, C 83,99 – 77, D 76,99 – 73, E 72,99 – 70, FX 69,99 – 30, F 29,99 - 0. In case of FX the final test can be repeated.

Language of instruction

English

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught each semester.
General note: Erasmus.

Teacher's information

The students of the full-time form of study are obliged to fulfill the 70% attendance at the lectures. If the attendance is not met, the students will be automatically classified with the grade "F".

Students with an individual study plan will take only a 100-point final test in the exam period. However, students are obliged to contact the teacher immediately after the approval of the individual study plan (ISP), if the student does not do so, his ISP will not be taken into account. (In case of any questions, the student can contact the subject guarantor via email: caha@mail.vstecb.cz).

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