VŠTE:S_BSE Business Ethics - Course Information
S_BSE Business Ethics
Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovicesummer 2022
- 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)
Ing. Iveta Kmecová, PhD. (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).
- Enrolment Statistics (summer 2022, recent)
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