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Applied Business Ethics

Module name (EN):
Name of module in study programme. It should be precise and clear.
Applied Business Ethics
Degree programme:
Study Programme with validity of corresponding study regulations containing this module.
Accounting and Finance, Master, ASPO 01.10.2017
Module code: MARPF-540
SAP-Submodule-No.:
The exam administration creates a SAP-Submodule-No for every exam type in every module. The SAP-Submodule-No is equal for the same module in different study programs.
P420-0002
Hours per semester week / Teaching method:
The count of hours per week is a combination of lecture (V for German Vorlesung), exercise (U for Übung), practice (P) oder project (PA). For example a course of the form 2V+2U has 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of exercise per week.
4S (4 hours per week)
ECTS credits:
European Credit Transfer System. Points for successful completion of a course. Each ECTS point represents a workload of 30 hours.
6
Semester: according to optional course list
Mandatory course: no
Language of instruction:
German
Assessment:
Term paper with presentation, course participation, compulsory attendance

[updated 13.09.2018]
Applicability / Curricular relevance:
All study programs (with year of the version of study regulations) containing the course.

MAMS-540 (P420-0002) Marketing Science, Master, ASPO 01.04.2016 , optional course
MARPF-540 (P420-0002) Accounting and Finance, Master, ASPO 01.10.2017 , optional course
MARPF-540 (P420-0002) Accounting and Finance, Master, SO 01.04.2025 , optional course
MASCM-540 (P420-0002) Supply Chain Management, Master, ASPO 01.04.2016 , optional course
MASCM-540 (P420-0002) Supply Chain Management, Master, ASPO 01.04.2017 , optional course
Workload:
Workload of student for successfully completing the course. Each ECTS credit represents 30 working hours. These are the combined effort of face-to-face time, post-processing the subject of the lecture, exercises and preparation for the exam.

The total workload is distributed on the semester (01.04.-30.09. during the summer term, 01.10.-31.03. during the winter term).
60 class hours (= 45 clock hours) over a 15-week period.
The total student study time is 180 hours (equivalent to 6 ECTS credits).
There are therefore 135 hours available for class preparation and follow-up work and exam preparation.
Recommended prerequisites (modules):
None.
Recommended as prerequisite for:
Module coordinator:
Prof. Dr. Christian Conrad
Lecturer: Prof. Dr. Christian Conrad

[updated 28.02.2016]
Learning outcomes:
The objective of this course is to enable students to recognize the productivity-enhancing effects of ethics in business and apply them in individual cases.
 
After successfully completing this module, students will be able to:
 
1. Apply ethical behavior in group and role-playing games
2. Explain the importance of ethics for companies and the economy based on individual cases.
3. Identify, analyze and evaluate ethical behavior in concrete economic situations.
4. Work independently on ethical problems in business and develop and present productivity-enhancing concepts.
   Developing and presenting concepts for solutions.


[updated 04.03.2024]
Module content:
A. Ethics in economics
The importance of ethics for economic development, analyzed on the basis of current case studies.
 
B. Ethics in companies
The importance of ethics for corporate development, analyzed on the basis of current case studies.


[updated 23.02.2024]
Teaching methods/Media:
Lecture by lecturer (supplementary)
Feedback on results via discussions
Self-reflection and self-presentation
Group work
Independent study with required literature
Term paper with presentations by the participants


[updated 23.02.2024]
Recommended or required reading:
Wirtschaftsethik
-Conrad, Christian A.: Wirtschaftsethik, akt. Aufl.
- Conrad, Christian A.: Business Ethics, akt. Aufl.
-Dietzfelbinger, Daniel: Praxisleitfaden Unternehmensethik, Wiesbaden akt.
 Aufl.,.
-Göbel, Elisabeth: Unternehmensethik, Grundlagen und praktische Umsetzung,
 Stuttgart 2010.
-Noll, Bernd: Grundriss der Wirtschaftsethik, Stuttgart akt. Aufl.


[updated 23.02.2024]
 
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