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Implementation 2

Lecture times and places:

Per 5
(03.05.2010 - 20.05.2010) :
Monday 9 - 13, TB222
Wednesday 9 - 19, S3
Thursday 9 - 19, S3
Monday 9 - 13, SE203

Description:

Business Ethics and Management Challenges: Understanding Values, Beliefs and Diversity in Dynamic Business Environment, 4 cr. Objectives of the course: - to provide a framework through which students can develop their own ethical awareness and understanding of related issues in business context - to understand what issues belong to individual and group levels, and which belong to organisation(s) as a whole in view of ethical dilemmas and challenges - to understand ethical challenges in business activities from stakeholder and corporate governance perspectives, as well as exploring what corporate social responsibility means in today's business environment - understanding differences between ethical and un-ethical practice as well as illegal, unlawful or unjust practices across boundaries - to develop deeper ethical understanding of challenges in global business environment The course is also available for post-graduate students.

Person responsible:

Sari Mattila
Tuomo Peltonen

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Methods of instruction:

Methods of instruction	Hours
Lectures	28.0

Methods of instruction	Hours
Articles	10.0

Other measurings
Sum of all	38.0

Contact teaching: 0 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Proportion of a student´s independent study: 0 %

Additional information of course implementation:

Lecturer: Professor Sari Mattila. Materials: Textbook: - Business Ethics: Managing Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability in the Age of Globalisation, 2nd Edition, Crane, Andrew and Dirk Matten, Oxford University Press, 2007. Other materials: Relevant cases, articles and other material (e.g. current issues). The lecture period is from 3 May - 20 May. Course assignments and assessment: In order to pass the course you have to attend minimum 4 lecture days, to write and submit short individual and group essays, and to complete final assignment. Lectures 28 h consist of: lectures, case work, group assignments, discussions based on distributed material or any current material. The final assignment has to be handed over before final presentations on 19.5.2010. The evaluation is done on the basis of assignments. The final grade will be based on the following portions: Attendance 10% Essays 50% Final assignment 40%