Information Package / Course Catalogue
Business Ethics
Course Code: UTİ454
Course Type: Required
Couse Group: First Cycle (Bachelor's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

As businesses grow, they become more complex and their problems increase as well. Encountering this problems, managers and employees face dilemmas and controversies. The aim is to develop the problem solving abilities of the students espcially when they face dilemmas and controversies of ethical nature in business life.

Course Content

Business ethics, business ethics and ethics, social responsibility, business ethics and social responsibility theory, the institutionalization of business ethics, business ethics and application of social responsibility...

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Zeliha CAN ERGÜN
Learning Outcomes
1.To provide theoretical background related to business ethics and social responsibility.
2.To be able to explore business ethics and social responsibility in the field of business.
3.To be able to raise awareness about business ethics and the ethical values.
4.To be understand and analyze the relationships of business organizations with social structures.
5.To formulate business ethics and social responsibility policies of business organizations and question them when necessary.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Mahmut ARSLAN, İş ve Meslek Ahlâkı, Nobel Yayın Dağıtım, Ankara, 2001.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Introduction to Ethics in Business Management Course
Week 2 - Theoretical
What is Business Ethics?
Week 3 - Theoretical
A Fair Deal
Week 4 - Theoretical
Markets, Freedom and Responsibility
Week 5 - Theoretical
That Conscience Is There?
Week 6 - Theoretical
Administrators and Leadership
Week 7 - Theoretical
Using Ethical Thinking Mechanism
Week 8 - Theoretical
Morality and the Consumer
Week 9 - Intermediate Exam
Ara Sınav (Vize)
Week 10 - Intermediate Exam
Ara Sınav
Week 11 - Theoretical
Employers and Employees
Week 12 - Theoretical
Universe Friendly Business
Week 13 - Theoretical
Money World
Week 14 - Theoretical
Fraud, Regulations and Business Ethics
Week 15 - Theoretical
Credit and Debt
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory130339
Lecture - Practice130226
Assignment101120
Final Examination120121
Board Examination120121
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)127
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
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PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
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PÇ-12
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OÇ-1
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
3
OÇ-2
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
OÇ-3
3
5
5
3
3
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
3
5
5
OÇ-4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
OÇ-5
5
4
4
5
4
5
3
4
4
3
5
5
5
5
4
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026