PHIL 324 Business Ethics
This course will introduce basic ethical theories and concepts that are frequently used to formulate and justify policies regulating business and investigate the purposes, relationships, and responsibilities involved in business activities. Students will confront a number of morally and legally complex issues that arise on both a domestic and international scale. Topics covered may include the nature and purpose of business, controversies regarding hiring and firing practices, financial practices, the conduct of multi-national corporations, the globalization of the economy, labor rights, environmentalism, and information disclosure.