Business Ethics
You will receive 0.5 credit (CE) upon completion of this course.
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Course Description
Course Outline
What You Don''t Know Can Hurt You
Time: 17.0 minute(s)
Summary:
This video is designed to help you and your organization wade through the ambiguous areas of business ethics. After taking this course, learners will understand the primary principles of and possess strategies for ethical decision making, development, and maintenance.
Outline:
* Why take an ethics program?
* Does ethics equal "Doing the right thing?"
* Why do people break the rules?
* What are the biggest ethical mistakes?
* How do people get in trouble?
* What are the steps towards an ethical workplace?
* How can you respond to unethical requests?
Everyday Ethical Dilemmas
Time: 2.0 hour(s)
Summary:
After taking this course, learners will understand the need for a practical approach to business ethics and how to develop their own personal ethical perspectives.
Objectives:
* Develop a personal ethical perspective.
* Evaluate a workplace ethical dilemma.
* Define three classical ethical guidelines.
* Apply ethical guidelines to specific issues.
Topics:
* The need for practical business ethics
* An ethical dilemma
* The Golden Rule
* The Public Disclosure test
* The Universalization test
Ethical Dilemmas and the Law
Time: 1.0 hour(s)
Summary:
This course features practical instruction for searching the Internet for legal information relevant to business ethics.
Objectives:
* Research legal issues on the Internet.
* Locate legislative statutes, executive orders, court rulings, and administrative regulations.
Topics:
* Locating Relevant Laws on the Internet
* Sophisticated Searches for the Law
Individual Values; Organizational Values
Time: 2.0 hour(s)
Summary:
This course focuses on helping learners set and use personal value priorities in their daily lives.
Objectives:
* Identify your personal values.
* Establish your personal value priorities.
* Determine how your personal values interact with your professional values.
* Identify your moral principles.
Topics:
* Your Personal Value Priorities
* Individual and Organizational Values
* Moral Principles
More Information
| Language | English |
| Course Length | 5.25 hours |
| Duration of Access | 1 year |
| Continuing Education Credits | 0.5 |
| Instructor | Self Study |
| Vendor | Webucator (Read more about Webucator accreditation.) |
| Course Certification | Otterbein College awards 1 CEU for every 10 hours of successfully completed course work. For the average completion time of any course, see the course outline. Select the category of courses you are interested in and then select the specific course. Average course completion time is listed under "Time" on each course catalog page. Students pay Otterbein College a $15 (subject to change) CEU application fee for each course completed for CEU credit. |
| Prerequisites/Audience | This series is for anyone who needs to apply ethical principles in business situations. |
| Requirements/Materials Included | The following are the minimum user system requirements necessary to enjoy maximum access to the HTML-based courses: 200MHz Pentium with 32MB Ram. 640 x 480 256-color video (800x600 is recommended). Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, or XP Internet Explorer 5.0 or higher required. An Authorware plug-in is used for course simulations but is not required to run the courses. It can be installed the first time you take a course by following the instructions shown on the Web page. The Macromedia Flash Player is used for course introductions and activities, but is not required to run the courses. It can be installed the first time you take a course by following the instructions shown at login. Netscape and AOL browsers are not supported. We do not formally support our courseware on the Macintosh platform. If you choose to try to use the courses on a Macintosh, you need to be aware that they will not have full functionality, specifically within the Authorware simulations and the supplied files. However, if you are a Macintosh user and make use of a Windows emulator, Authorware simulations and supplied files may function. Since we do not test with Macintosh or Windows emulators, we cannot guarantee our courses on the Macintosh platform. The courses play well through 56 KB modems. Of course, play is faster as connection speeds increase. The traditional HTML-based courses are designed for highly efficient, real-time presentation with an average page size under 20 K. The Business Skills Video courses use streaming media at a rate of 15 Frames Per Second. The media is sent in a continuous stream and is played as it arrives rather than waiting for the complete file to download. |