Syllabus - Civic and Proffesional ethics

Syllabus

1. SUBJECT SYLLABUS
Civic and Professional Ethics
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2. Student’seducationinthebusinessworldneedstoincorporatetheethicaldimension
thataffectsboththeindividualintheirprofessionalperformanceandthecompanyas
anorganization.Forthispurposeitisimportantforthestudenttobeknowledgeable
aboutthemajorethicalsystemsthathavemarkedhumanthoughtandarestill
applicableinourculture.Alsorequiredisadeepstudyoftheethicaldimensionsof
thecompany’sactivity,thusenablingthestudenttoanalyzeissuesincorporating
justiceasanunavoidablecriticalinstance.
ByimplementingthisapproachweintendtocontributetotheFaculty’swillto
educategraduateswhoarespeciallysensitivetowardsandconcernedaboutthe
humanbeingandtheimprovementofsocietythuscontributingwiththeirworktothe
respectforthefundamentalrightsandthepromotionofequalityanddemocratic
culture,atthesametimeastheyhelptodevelopmorejust,inclusiveandegalitarian
societies.
JUSTIFICATION

3. GENERIC COMPETENCES
•CriticalThought–Level2. Analyzing the
coherence of our own and others’ judgments,
and evaluating their personal and social
implications.
•Ethical Sense -Level 2. Identifying, recognizing
and applying morals and ethical principles.
SPECIFIFIC COMPETENCES
•Using concepts, terms, and basic theoretical
contributions to reflect on ethics and morals.
(Units 1 and 2)
•Approaching the professional activity from an
ethical point of view (Unit 3)
•Assuming the ethical dimension of the different
spheres of action and relationships that make
up the company as an organization (Unit 4).
COMPETENCES
1. The dignity of the person.
2. Civic ethics and citizenship.
3. The professions in the society.
4. Principles of professional ethics.
5. Ethical deliberation.
6. Ethics and organizations.
CONTENT

4. The following criteria will be taken into account:
1)Activities, reports, and presentations (60%).
Individual assignments: 3 p.
-First assignment (Units 1 or 2)
-Second assignment (Unit 3, 4 of 5)
Group presentation and report (Unit 6): 3 p.
2)Final exam (40%).
Students need to pass both parts.
Retake: report instead of the exam. Maximum grade in the retake: 7.
ASSESMENT METHODS

5. •ANSOTEGUI, C; GÓMEZ-BEZARES, P.; GONZÁLEZ FABRE, R. (2014): Ética de las finanzas,
DDB-Unijes
•CAMACHO, I.; FERNÁNDEZ J.L.; MIRALLES, J.; GONZÁLEZ, R. (2013): Ética y
Responsabilidad empresarial,DDB-Unijes.
•CORTINA, A. (2003): Covenant and Contract: Politics, Ethics, and Religion.Peeters.
•GONZÁLEZ FABRE, R. (2005) Ética y economía. DDB-Unijes.
•HORTAL, A.: Ética general de las profesiones. DDB-Unijes, Bilbao 2002.
•LOZANO, JOSEP. M. (2000): Ethicsand organizations: understanding businessethicsas
a learning process. Springer.
•SASIA, PEDRO M. (coord.) (2018): La perspectiva ética. Tecnos.
•SASIA, P.M.; MARTINEZ ARELLANO, C.; DOMINGUEZ, P: La empresa como actor clave en
la construcción de la justicia social: nuevos modelos de Empresa Ciudadana. CEA-
Deusto (Online)
•SEPÚLVEDA DEL RÍO (Ed.) (2017) Humanismo y ética básica. DDB-Unijes.
•VELASQUEZ, M.G. (1992): Business ethics: conceptsand cases, Prentice-Hall.
BIBLIOGRAPHY

6. •ALUD PLATFORM: https://alud.deusto.es/
•Your user and password: [email protected]
User: garazi.etxeberria
Password: Your mail password.
•Password of the course: first letters: cpe
•Alternative: https://ethicsdeusto.wordpress.com/
VIRTUAL PLATFORM

7. Work in groups:
Ethical issues in business
Civic and professional Ethics.

8. 1. Shareholders: they will be interested in their dividends and capital growth of
their shares.
2. Employees: they will be interested in their job security, prospects and pay.
3. Consumers: Fair price and safe product
4. Competitors and suppliers: The formers fair play , the latters regular
business and prompt payment.
5. Government (Public Administration): Employment for local community, and
taxes for public services.
6. Local communities: Jobs and minimum disruption.
7. ¿Environment? Less pollution.
(Camacho, Fernández& Miralles, 2002)
STAKEHOLDERS APPROACH

9. WORK IN GROUPS
REPORT:
Length: 20 pages (groups of 6) 18 (groups of 5) 16 (groups of 4)
Font-size: 11; Interline spacing: 1,5
Submit a pdf file (one per group), with the group number and your stakeholder. For
instance: "group1_shareholders.pdf"
Deadline: May the 3
rd
.
CONTENT:
1. Introduction: What makes this agent a stakeholder?
2. Ethical issues related to this stakeholder.
3. Case studies: Analyze real cases, applying ethical deliberation processes.
4. Conclusions (optional).
PRESENTATION:
-5 m. talk.InMay.
-One or some of the members of the team (not necessarily all).