BUS 92 Business Ethics

A case study approach to business ethics, taking into consideration the perspectives of management labor, consumer or public, governmental agencies and environmental or other special interest groups. Using a basis in ethical theory, the course will cover areas such as public welfare issues in hiring (affirmative action, quotas) and business practices (product liability, honesty business bluffing, advertising, sexual harassment racism), environmental concerns, global issues (apartheid, social injustice, exploitation of the third world) corporate decision-making and responsibility. Students who take this course may not take PHI 21 for credit. Honors students should take PHI 21H not PHI 92. GS-VB2, VI