T. A.

PAI MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE, MANIPAL

Course Title
Programme
Batch
Term
Course ID
Credits
Course
Instructor
s

COURSE OUTLINE
Business Ethics
PGDM

2015-2017
4
BSET
3 (24 Sessions)
Prof. Kumar Kunal Kamal, Prof.Bibhu Prasan
Patra &
Prof. Richa Saxena

Introduction:
This course addresses the need to understand and practice ethical
decision making in business environment. The course works on providing an
understanding of philosophical, behavioral and societal aspects of business
ethics, thereon linking them to the practical aspects of business activities. The
course is designed to help learners view the acts of agents through ethical
lens. It is expected that by the end of the course, learners would be inspired to
have a relook at the business manager as a moral agent who thinks critically
and acts ethically.
Course Objectives:
1) Sensitization: Enhance sensitivity towards ethical issues concerning
business organizations.
2) Conception: Envisage individuals, teams, and organizations as moral
agents.
3) Determination: Learn critical thinking skills for resolving ethical dilemmas
in business activities and practices.
4) Application: Develop expertise in application of ethical and moral
principles for building organizations of excellence in terms of their
concern for ethics, environment, and society.
Course Learning Outcomes (CLO):
By the end of the course, the learners should be able to:
1) Demonstrate the ability to describe the context of an ethical dilemma.
(PLO 4A)
2) Demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate alternative solutions to
ethical problems.
(PLO 4A)
3) Demonstrate the ability to foresee and articulate possible impacts of
corporate decisions in terms of their ethical worth. (PLO 4B)
4) Demonstrate the ability to make moral judgments in light of dilemmatic
situations. (PLO 4B)
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Course Content:
The present course curriculum is divided into two parts: foundational (pre
mid-term) and applied (post mid-term). Further, the sessions are divided into
six different modules: philosophical, behavioral, societal, functional,
professional, and corporate ethics. Details are provided under the heading
BSET (Course Outline).
Prescribed Text Book:
No Text Book. Selected readings to be provided on TAPMI
Intranet.
Policy on Plagiarism:
BSET course demands that an agent (whether person or group) follows
high ethical standards. The course therefore take a strong stance on
plagiarism. An agent who indulges in plagiarism shall attract severe
punishment. The punishment shall be decided by the concerned faculty on a
case-to-case basis, and may constitute any of the following:
1) Valuation of zero for the agents submission/presentation involving
plagiarism.
2) Negative marks
plagiarism.

for

the

agents

submission/presentation

involving

3) Debarment of the agent from BSET course.

Student Assessment Scheme:

Details of Evaluation components (midterm & end term)

Mid-Term
Exam
End-Term
Exam

Yes /
N
o
Yes

Weight
age
(%)
25

Duration
(Minutes)
120

Open /
Close
Book
Open Book

Yes

25

120

Open Book

Other Evaluation Components

Details of Evaluation Components (other than mid term & end

term)
Sl No.
1.
2.
3.

Type of
Assessment
Quiz
Group Project
Class
Participati
on

Weight
Schedule in the session
age
plan*
20%
After Session 4, 8, 16, and 20
20%
Post Mid-Term (Session 13-24)
10%
Session 1-24

Assessment of Learning:
PL
G#

PL
G1

PL
G2

Programme Level
Learning Goal

PLO
#

Programme Learning Objective

Addres
sed by
Course
Yes N

Demonstration of mastery
in the fundamentals of the
technical and functional
areas of management of
an enterprise
Demonstration of
understanding of effective
integration and
coordination of all
functional areas and the
resultant impact on the
performance of an
enterprise

PLO
1A

Apply of appropriate technical tools

in a managerial context

PLO
1B

Articulate business context in

terms of functional aspects

PLO
2A

Describe inter linkages among

functional areas of an enterprise

PLO
2B

Analyze and interpret the

performance of an enterprise and
its various functional units

Articulate various concepts in

management and demonstrate
their application in specific
business context
Describe a problem faced by an
Demonstration of
PLO enterprise and demonstrate the
conceptual knowledge
3B
application of specific concept(s) in
and skills to view an
that context
enterprise as a whole and
Describe the external environment
of how the enterprises
PLO faced by an enterprise and its
strategy and organization
3C
implications to the enterprise's
should be harmonized
present and future
with the external forces in
Comprehend the linkages between
the environment
an enterprise's external
PLO environment and its internal forces
3D
and demonstrate the ability to
form a strategy and the steps of its
execution
Describe a context of ethical
PLO dilemma and demonstrate the
4A
ability to articulate the right versus
Application of the
the wrong in the given context
principles of ethics and
corporate governance in a
Demonstrate the ability to envision
variety of settings
PLO the possible negative impact of an
4B
corporate decision and suggest the
correct decision(s) in the context
Describe the issues pertaining to
PLO
leadership in a given context of an
5A
enterprise
Demonstration of the
Demonstrate the ability to take
capacity to take
decisions as a leader of an
leadership role in business
PLO enterprise in a given context,
situations
5B
envision the consequence and
demonstrate the will to face the
consequences of the decision taken
Programme Learning Goals-Objective Course Matrix:
PLO
3A

PL
G3

PL
G4

PL
G5

Session-wise Plan:

Session
No

Topic/other
minor events

Concepts

Introduction to Ethics

Branches of Ethics
Perspectives: Relativism, Subjectivism,
Supernaturalism
Perspectives: Intuitionalism, Emotivism,
Prescriptivism

Philosophical
Ethics

Quiz -1
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Perspectives: Consequentialism, Deontology,

Virtue Ethics

Ethical Decision Making

Individual Factors

8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

Behavioral Ethics

Societal Ethics

Functional Ethics

Group Influences
Quiz -2
Organizational Effects
Cultural Ethics
Religious Ethics
Ethical Marginalisation
Marketing Ethics
Advertising Ethics
HRM Ethics
Leadership Ethics
Quiz -3

17

Finance Ethics

18

Accounting Ethics

19

Professional
Ethics

20
21

Corporate Ethics

Medical & Nursing Ethics

Gandhian Approach to Trusteeship
Quiz - 4
Corporate Governance

22

Corporate Social Responsibility

23

Environmental Ethics

24

Group Project Presentations Post Mid-Term (Session 13-24)

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