ACCT 275 Ethics in Business5 credits
This course introduces ethical decision making processes used in business. Through group interaction and case scenarios, students learn moral philosophies and social responsibilities as they pertain to working in business.
Prerequisites: ACCT 111
Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:
- Describe ethical situations and use an ethical framework to make decisions
- Recognize and classify different ethical issues
- Apply social responsibility in the decision making processes
- Apply ethical decisions within the context of an organizational structure
- Use conflict as an opportunity to develop ethical decisions
- Examine the ethical pitfalls, tragedies, and trends affecting business and the accounting profession
- Examine the role and ethical expectations of the accounting profession
- Determine and develop appropriate governance processes to prevent fraud
- Compare and contrast the different ethical behaviors expected in different cultures and countries
College-Wide Learning Outcomes
This course teaches to the college-wide learning outcome of Communication, the ability to engage effectively in verbal, non-verbal, written, and/or symbolic expression.
This course teaches to the college-wide learning outcome of Cultural Humility, the ability to practice lifelong learning and critical self-reflection in order to understand one’s own cultural identity and its impact on being open to and supporting the cultures of others.
Total Hours: 50 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 50
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