Fosters abilities and values required for ethical decision making at work. Develops skills in logical analysis, a working knowledge of moral principles and theories, and the ability to diagnose and resolve moral disagreements commonly found at work. Examines and applies moral principles to historically famous cases in manufacturing, human resources, management, engineering, health care, and computing.
Prerequisite(s)
BCIT ENGL 1177, or 6 credits BCIT Communication at 1100-level or above, or 3 credits of a university/college first-year social science or humanities course.
*(A)* This is NOT a SELF-PACED course. There will be specific timelines for assignments and exams. Course content, kind and quality of assignments and general standards for this online course are the same as classroom courses. You will have discussions and assignments to complete each week (although you do NOT have to be online at a particular time or day). *(B)* FINAL EXAMS: All final exams MUST be written at BCIT during the last week of the course on the designated dates and times given at course start. If you live outside the Lower Mainland area you will be required to have an approved proctor administer the exam. You are directly responsible for any invigilation fees and related costs.
Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start
date. Check your myBCIT email account to
access this information.
*(A)* This is NOT a SELF-PACED course. There will be specific timelines for assignments and exams. Course content, kind and quality of assignments and general standards for this online course are the same as classroom courses. You will have discussions and assignments to complete each week (although you do NOT have to be online at a particular time or day). *(B)* FINAL EXAMS: All final exams MUST be written at BCIT during the last week of the course on the designated dates and times given at course start. If you live outside the Lower Mainland area you will be required to have an approved proctor administer the exam. You are directly responsible for any invigilation fees and related costs.
Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start
date. Check your myBCIT email account to
access this information.
*(A)* This is NOT a SELF-PACED course. There will be specific timelines for assignments and exams. Course content, kind and quality of assignments and general standards for this online course are the same as classroom courses. You will have discussions and assignments to complete each week (although you do NOT have to be online at a particular time or day). *(B)* FINAL EXAMS: All final exams MUST be written at BCIT during the last week of the course on the designated dates and times given at course start. If you live outside the Lower Mainland area you will be required to have an approved proctor administer the exam. You are directly responsible for any invigilation fees and related costs.
Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start
date. Check your myBCIT email account to
access this information.
*(A)* This is NOT a SELF-PACED course. There will be specific timelines for assignments and exams. Course content, kind and quality of assignments and general standards for this online course are the same as classroom courses. You will have discussions and assignments to complete each week (although you do NOT have to be online at a particular time or day). *(B)* FINAL EXAMS: All final exams MUST be written at BCIT during the last week of the course on the designated dates and times given at course start. If you live outside the Lower Mainland area you will be required to have an approved proctor administer the exam. You are directly responsible for any invigilation fees and related costs.
Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start
date. Check your myBCIT email account to
access this information.
*(A)* This is NOT a SELF-PACED course. There will be specific timelines for assignments and exams. Course content, kind and quality of assignments and general standards for this online course are the same as classroom courses. You will have discussions and assignments to complete each week (although you do NOT have to be online at a particular time or day). *(B)* FINAL EXAMS: All final exams MUST be written at BCIT during the last week of the course on the designated dates and times given at course start. If you live outside the Lower Mainland area you will be required to have an approved proctor administer the exam. You are directly responsible for any invigilation fees and related costs.
Important course information will be sent to you prior to your course start
date. Check your myBCIT email account to
access this information.
Status
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Full
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
Outline the main tenets of normative ethical theory.
Describe the main features of utilitarian ethical theory.
Recognize cases where the principle of utility has guided action.
Describe the main features of Kantian ethical theory.
Recognize cases where the principle of respect for persons has guided action.
Recognize cases where the principle of universalizability has been violated.
Describe the main features of virtue ethics. Recognize cases where wrongdoing was due to weakness of character.
Critically analyze common workplace situations calling for principled ethical judgment.
Conduct a case study analysis that makes intelligent use of the moral principles and methods explored in the course.
Recognize the violation of a moral principle in an action or proposed course of action.
Exercise sound judgment in the application of moral concepts to a given case.
Identify premises and conclusions in a sequence of moral reasoning.
Evaluate the soundness of sequences of moral reasoning.
Describe the obstacles that stand in the way of individuals acting ethically in the business world.
Outline a variety of the ways in which these obstacles can be overcome.
Articulate to their colleagues a clear sense of where plans, policies or actions fail to live up to acceptable ethical standards.
Describe the nature of four procedures for testing ethical principles (e.g., universal consequences, role reversal, new cases and subsumption).
Devise questions that can be used to test the suitability of ethical principles in a given case.
Explain how these four principle tests actually do test the suitability of ethical principles in a given case.
Articulate to their colleagues alternative plans, policies or actions that are consistent with acceptable ethical standards.
Demonstrate an understanding of the place of professional codes of ethics, especially those codes governing their own chosen profession.
Evaluate the acceptability of actions or policies (as described in a case study) in terms of the relevant professional code of ethics.
Describe the potential strengths and weaknesses of codes of ethics as guides to ethical conduct.
Evaluate the suitability of an existing code of ethics.
Understand the nature of principled moral disagreement and how to resolve such disagreement.
Identify disagreements over conflicting moral principles.
Identify disagreements over the relevance of a moral term in a given case.
Construct an argument that clarifies which principle, among conflicting principles, ought to take priority in a given case.
Construct an argument that clarifies the relevant application of a moral term in a given case.
Effective as of Fall 2003
Related Programs
LIBS 7002 is offered as a part of the following programs:
School of Business
Accounting Full-time/Part-time Bachelor of Accounting
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