COURSE OVERVIEW
With technology playing a significant role in business, it is crucial to understand the ethical implications of the tools we use every day. This course will prepare you to anticipate and identify ethical and legal issues and apply appropriate ethical reasoning. You will begin by examining the objectives of a business or organization to assess how ethics relate to that purpose. By using case studies and real-world examples, you will establish an ethical decision-making framework that can be adapted to your organizational context and applied in your day-to-day work. Considering issues such as privacy, trust, and surveillance in the context of modern technology, you will leave this course with the ability to identify ethical issues and decisions that were made in complex, multifaceted cases.
KEY COURSE TAKEAWAYS
- Assess "shareholder value" arguments and the
extent to which this objective applies to business today
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Recognize ethical issues in business and apply an ethical decision-making
framework to them
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Address ethical issues arising from emerging technology
