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No: RICS-SBE/001/SOC/S001/R01
Revised On: 30-11-2018

COURSE GUIDE
2018-19

Course Title: Ethics and Leadership for Built Environment

Course Code: BS 704

Semester: IV

Year: II

Program: MBA REUI/CPM/IM

Course Coordinator: Saumya Shirina/ Anindita Sarkar

School of REUI & Construction
 1. Know your Faculty

Saumya Shirina has dual Masters in English and Post-Graduation in Business Administration with
specialization in HR. She has Diploma in Training and Development from Indian Society of Training and
Development and also a certification from Oxford for Teaching English as a Second Language. She has a TKT
(Teaching Knowledge Test) certification from Cambridge. After working for 8 years in the hospitality and
banking sector, she has worked 11 years in academia doing both training and teaching; both in corporate
as well as academia. In the 19 years if career in corporate and academics, she has acquired in depth
knowledge of Customer Service, Relationship Management, Training & Development and Teaching graduate
and undergraduate students. She has been teaching General Management Subjects like: Business
Communication, Employability skills, Ethics and Leadership to both MBA and BBA students in premier
institutes of Delhi & NCR. She can be reached at sshirina@ricsscbe.edu.in

Ms. Anindita Sarkar

Anindita Sarkar is a Masters in English from Banaras Hindu University and a Masters in Yoga from
Srinagar University. She has over 20 years of experience spanning the academia and the corporate
sector. In her stint as an educator, Anindita has been the Head of Department, English, in various
public schools in India and the Board Examiner for English I at the ICS level. She has led corporate
teams as Training Manager and has specialized in Soft Skills and Behavioral Trainings as a corporate
trainer.
She has conducted Language Enhancement, Cross Cultural Communication and Personality
Enhancement training workshops for multinationals; done Voiceovers for reputed companies and
authored a South Asian e-fiction under the pseudonym Andy Paula.
At RICS SBE, she teaches Business Communication and Ethics & Leadership in the Master’s program,
heads the Soft Skills vertical of the Campus to Corporate program to enhance employability quotient
of the graduands and is responsible for Student activities school-wide.
Anindita can be reached at www.andypaula.in

2. Course Objectives

The course will expose students to various real world ethical conflicts that they are likely to encounter, and
respond in a manner that is founded on ethics and professional practice. The course aims to inculcate
ethical values using case studies. Applying fundamentals of behavioural science, students will learn issues
relating to business ethics, professional ethics, morals and values. The course would also further explore
the concept of leadership (focussing on Ethical leadership) and its impact on the ethical climate in the
organization. Importance of mentorship in furthering the ethical climate shall be discussed.

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 3. Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Understand the importance of business ethics for professional and personal development.
2. Apply the five ethical standards that RICS members observe and understand how the ethical standards
relate to the regulatory framework of RICS.
3. Analyse and apply business ethics that need to adopted consistency across in the built environment
spectrum.
4. Learn and demonstrate the understanding of leadership theories and styles, its impact on ethical climate
in an organization.

4. Competencies addressed

1a - Self Management
1b - Language Skills with Proven Proficiency Level
1e - Managerial Skills
1f - People Skills
1g - Leadership Skills

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5. Detailed subject structure

Module I Weightage SLO Assoc. Competency

Ethics in financial markets and investor protection, 1a,1b

Marketing Ethics (products, pricing, promotion and
1
place), Ethical responsibility towards competitor and 25%
business partners.
Module II
Code of professional practice and ethics, Business 1e,1f,1g
Ethics - Introduction to business ethics, Ethics, morals 25%
and values, theory of rights, justice, business 2
standards, Ethical issues at top management, RICS
ethics model
Module III
Corporate governance and social responsibilities of an 1e,1f,1g
Organization towards different stakeholders.
3
Complexity of Ethical Issues - Conflicts in decision 25%
making from ethical and economic point of view.
Module IV
Traits, values and ethical behavior. Mentoring and its 25% 1e,1f,1g
impact on ethical climate. Leadership and its span on
influence regarding the ethical climate. Charismatic,
Transformational and Bureaucratic leadership styles
and the impact of their dark sides on ethics, Toxic 4
leadership. Use of power bases and their consequent
impact on ethical climate. Concept of Ethical
leadership. Concept of collective leadership and the
role of a board on up-holing the ethical climate.

Course Title Ethics and Leadership in Built Environment

Program MBA Construction Management/ Real Estate/I M

Course Code BS704
Credit Units L T P/S SW/FW Total credit units
1 1 0 0 1
Lecture Hours 15 hours
Tutorial Hours Zero
Practical/Lab Hours Zero
Self-Work/Field Work Self-reading and references/ Any appropriate site visit
Hours

6. Learning and Teaching Strategy

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Materials:
Lectures are typically associated with some essential and further textbook reading. The lecture will
essentially support the important parts of the subject, which are delivered in reference to materials from
text and reference books. The lecture slides will be posted on the LMS and does not refer to any of the
examination material. The students require additional reading and references to have high score in the
examination. There are books in related topics at the Amity central library and students are advised to
make use of this facility. You can use any alternative relevant text of your choice, but do get hold of a copy
of the Recommended Text in the Library and see how well the two overlap on the main topics.
You can raise matters of personal and general interest directly with the subject lecturer during the class;
private meetings are best arranged in advance when staff can advise you of their availability and prepare
any information you may require. If you are absent from class, any assessment related, the Tutor will help
you to achieve further understanding of the subject.

7. Assessment:

This module is assessed by Continuous Assessments and Final Examination

Assessment Scheme:
Assessment/ Theory L/T Lab/Practical/Studio
Examination
100% 0%
Scheme:
Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment
Theory Presentation / Class Test Attendance
Assessment Viva End Term Examination
(L&T)
20% 10% 5% 60%
Continuous Assessment/Internal Assessment
Lab/ Practical/ Test/Assignment Project/ Attendance End Term Examination
Studio Presentation
Assessment 0% 0% 0% 0%

* The marking rubrics are a part of annexures of this document

The following is the break-up of the internal assessments

1. 25% Presentations

a. Group Presentation/PPT - 10%

b. Speaking/Answering questions during Presentation - 15 %

2. 10% for the Class tests – the class test shall contain questions requiring detailed answers

Assessment Schedule

The tentative schedule of the assessments is as follows:

 The Class test shall be conducted during the 8th week during the class

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 Presentation for 25% component will be in the last 3-4 weeks

8. Weekly Session Plan

Module Week Lecture Tutorial

M1 Introduction to ethics in built environment Ethics in financial markets and N/A

Week 1 investor protection
M1 Marketing Ethics (products, pricing, promotion and place), , Ethical
Week 2 responsibility towards competitor and business partners
M2 Code of professional practice and ethics, Business Ethics - Introduction to
Week 3 business ethics.

M2 Ethics, morals and values, theory of rights, justice, business standards,

Week 4 Ethical issues at top management,
M2 RICS ethical model
Week 5

M2 Ethics, morals and values, theory of rights, justice, business standards,

Week 6 Ethical responsibility towards competitor and business partners.

M1& 2 Assessment Midterm Test

Week 7

M3 Corporate governance and social responsibilities of an Organization

Week 8 towards different stakeholders.
M3 Complexity of Ethical Issues - Conflicts in decision making from ethical
Week 9 and economic point of view.( Case study)
M4 Traits, values and ethical behavior. Mentoring and its impact on ethical
Week 10 climate. Leadership and its span on influence regarding the ethical
climate.
M4 Charismatic, Transformational and Bureaucratic leadership styles and the
Week 11 impact of their dark sides on ethics, Toxic leadership. Use of power bases
and their consequent impact on ethical climate
M4 Concept of Ethical leadership. Concept of collective leadership and the
Week 12 role of a board on up-holing the ethical climate.
M1,2,3,4 Assessment: Presentations
Week 13

M1,2,3,4 Assessment: Presentations

Week 14

M1,2,3,4 Session round -up Revision

Week 15

SLO Mapping
SLO Class test (15%) Presentation and Viva (20%) End Term Exam

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 No.
1. × × × ×
2. × × × ×
3. × × × ×
4. × ×

Text books

 Leadership in Organizations (8th Edition) ; by Gary Yukl, Pearson India

 Business Ethics and Corporate Governance, Second Edition; by A.C Fernando, Pearson India

Text & References:

 Chakraborty, S. K. (2001). The Management and ethics omnibus. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
 Coomaraswamy, A. K. (1993). Spiritual authority and temporal power in the Indian theory of
government. New Delhi: Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts.
 Flynn, G. (2008). Leadership and business ethics. U K: Springer.
 Holden, l. P. (2000). Ethics for managers. Hampshire: Gower.
 Organizational behaviour; Stephen P Robbins; 15th Edition, Pearson Education.
 Leadership in Organizations (8th Edition) ; by Gary Yukl

9. What is expected from students?

1. Attend the class regularly on time.

2. Be respectful, respect their tutors and respect each other.
3. Switch off mobile phones or keep it in a silent mode during the class time.
4. Come to class each day ready to learn, prepared, focused and motivated.
5. Take notes in class, be active learners and participants and enjoy the learning process.
6. Do homework /assignments and submit it on time as per the specified date.
7. Refer to the text books for more information.
8. Inform module tutor/class advisor in case of any queries.
9. Read the course guide carefully.
10. Check the LMS and notice board regularly for information/announcement.

10. Indicative marking threshold for internal assessment

Qualitative
Performance description
Value

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 Clearly demonstrates a highly creative, critical and thought- provoking
understanding of the topic.
Novel and complex problems are solved with reference to theory and
practice.
Provides clear evidence of originality and independence of thought and with
an exceptional ability to develop highly systematic and logical or insightful
80% and Above
argument, solution or evaluation.
(Outstanding)
Demonstrates exceptional ability in the appropriate use of the relevant
literature, theory, methodologies, practices, tools, techniques etc., to analyze
and synthesize the given problem.
Shows an exceptionally high level of clarity, focus and strength in
communication.
The writing perfectly accomplishes the objectives of the assignment.

Clearly demonstrates a persuasive, critical and thorough understanding of the

topic.
Some evidence of novel and complex problems solved with reference to
theory and practice.
Provides evidence of independence of thought and clearly demonstrates the
75 – 79% ability to develop a highly systematic and logical or Insightful argument,
(Excellent) solution or evaluation of the problem.
Demonstrates excellence in the appropriate use of the relevant literature,
theory, methodologies, practices, tools, techniques etc., to analyze and
synthesize the given problem.
Shows a high level of clarity, focus and strength in communication.
The writing perfectly accomplishes the objectives of the assignment.

Clearly demonstrates a well-developed, critical and comprehensive

understanding of the topic.
Provides some evidence of independence of thought and clearly
demonstrates the ability to develop a systematic and logical or insightful
68 – 74% argument, solution or evaluation of the given problem.
(Good) Demonstrates a high degree of competence in the appropriate use of the
relevant literature, theory, methodologies, practices, tools, techniques, etc.,
to analyze and synthesize the given problem.
Shows clarity, focus and strength in communication
Accomplishes the goals of the assignment with an overall effective approach.

Demonstrates a systematic and substantial understanding of the topic.

Demonstrates the ability to develop a systematic argument or solution to the
given problem.
60 – 67%
Demonstrates a significant degree of competence in the appropriate use of
(Above
the relevant literature, theory, methodologies, practices, tools, techniques
Average)
etc., to analyze and synthesize the given problem.
Provides evidence of clarity and focus in communication.
Minimally accomplishes the goals of the assignment.

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 Provides evidence of a systematic understanding of the key aspects of the
topic.
Demonstrates the ability to present a sufficiently structured argument or
solution to the given problem.
52 – 59%
Demonstrates an acceptable degree of competence in the appropriate use of
(Average)
the relevant literature, theory, methodologies, practices, tools, techniques
etc., to analyze and synthesize the given problem
Provides evidence of effective communication.
Minimally accomplishes the majority of the goals of the assignment.

Provides evidence of some understanding of key aspects of the topic and

some ability to present an appropriate argument or solution to the given
problem.
45 -51% Demonstrates some competence in the appropriate use of the relevant
(Satisfactory) literature, theory, methodologies, practices, tools, techniques, etc. to analyze
and synthesize the given problem.
Provides some evidence of effective communication.
Minimally accomplishes the majority of the goals of the assignment

Demonstrates limited competence in the appropriate use of the relevant

literature, theory, methodologies, practices, tools, techniques, etc. to analyze
40 – 44%
and synthesize the given problem.
(Border Line)
Provides limited evidence of effective communication.
Fails to accomplish the majority of the goals of the assignment
Less than 40%
Work that is unacceptable. Erroneous/wrong, missing, extremely
(Fail)

11. Plagiarism
“Plagiarism is defined as presenting another person’s work as one’s own work. Presentation includes
copying or reproducing it without the acknowledgement of the source.”
Plagiarism involves copying of phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs or longer extracts from published or
unpublished work (including from the Internet) that exceeds the boundaries of the legitimate cooperation
without acknowledgement of the source. Plagiarism could be intentional (dishonest plagiarism) or non-
intentional (negligent plagiarism).
This definition also applies for figures and figure legends and for tables and table legends which you copy
into your text.”
It is mandatory that each course work shall be checked for plagiarism through Turnitin or similar software
before submission. The content which is based on existing published work must come from properly
quoted material and from the references cited section. After checking the accuracy of the citations and
references of such content the plagiarism report should not return similarity index of more than 15% in
any circumstance. However, if the matching text is one continuous block, the index of 15% could shall be
considered plagiarism. Any report with higher than this percentage matching must be explained by the
student. The details of copy rights, professional ethics are given in Plagiarism Prevention Policy of the
University.

Referencing Guidelines
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Referencing helps to acknowledge other peoples’ ideas and helps the reader/instructor to locate the cited
references easily and also to evaluate the interpretation of our ideas. It reduces risk of plagiarism (i.e.
taking other peoples’ thoughts, ideas or writings and using them as though they are your own). Direct
quotations, paraphrases, facts and figures, ideas and theories both from published and unpublished sources
must be referenced. The sources for written (text) and graphic material may include books, journal or
magazine articles, newspapers, company, government or institutional reports, websites or personal
communication. Please note improper or no referencing will be penalized in terms of marks awarded.

Referencing style at RICS School of Built Environment – In-text referencing

The Harvard style is an example of an in-text referencing style. In this system within the text, the author’s
name is given first followed by the publication date and usually the page number/s for the source
(Citation). The list of references or bibliography at the end of the document contains the full details listed in
alphabetical order for all the in-text citations. Citation

Although Handy (1994) has argued that education is the key to economic success for individuals,
organizations and nations, a majority of adults in the UK have yet to be convinced or persuaded of this
argument. Of these, a significant majority was from social class groups A, B and C. Only a quarter of adults
from semi-skilled or unskilled work backgrounds had involved themselves in formal education (Tuckett 1999).
List References in Full at the End of an Assignment
Start with the last name(s), followed by initials of the author(s), contributor, editor, producer or speaker.
If you don’t have the name of an author, start with the name of the originator. This can be an organization
name, e.g. BBC, or name of a website, e.g. Bized.
This is followed by the year of publication; put this in brackets. In this event date is missing, put (no date),
or (n/d). With Internet sources, look for a year the item was placed on the site, or in the absence of this,
when the site was last updated (the year in question), or if unsuccessful with either of these two, the year
you looked at the information.
This is followed by the title of the source. The main source is usually emphasized in some way, e.g.
underlined or italics. The main source would be, for example, the title of a book, name of the magazine,
journal or newspaper, broadcast production source, video or CD-Rom etc. Whichever mode of emphasis
you choose- underlining or italics - keep it consistent throughout. The pattern in this booklet is to
emphasize main sources by the use of italics.
In most printed items you would give details of the publisher. You first give the name of the town or city
where the source was published, followed by the name of the publisher.
In the case of a journal article, you finish with the reference details of volume, edition/issue number (if
shown) of the journal and the page numbers of where the article can be found.
Example: Hagen, J. (2002). Basic Skills for Adults. Birmingham: The Guidance Council.
Tuckett, A. (1999) ‘Who’s Learning What?’ The Guardian 18/5/1999, p. 13.

Citation: (Introna et al 2003)

Reference: Introna, L., Hayes, N., Blair, L., and Wood, E. (2003). Cultural Attitudes Towards
Plagiarism. http://www.jiscpas.ac.uk/apppage.cgi?USERPAGE=7508 [Accessed 13/12/2005].

12. Attendance policy

Minimum 75% attendance is mandatory for all students as per Amity Regulations

13. Academic Policies

Students are advised to go through the academic regulations and examination policy of Amity University
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