COURSE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

DA NANG
(Under Decision No 663/Q-HFPT dated 25/11/2013)
Course name: BUSINESS ETHICS
Course code:
BUE201
Level:
Implementation period: Summer 2016
Group leader /lecturer: Dam Nguyen Anh Khoa
E-mail: khoadam07@gmail.com
Phone: 0905 03.05.60
1)

Main objectives and goals of the course

a. Understanding Business Ethics, Corporate Social Responsibility and their relationship;
and examine their importance;
Investigating different perspectives of business ethics theories;
Understanding the roles of corporate culture and corporate leadership in business ethics;
Understanding the concepts of ethics in the working place;
e. Applying an ethical framework to business fields: Marketing, Corporate Governance, Accounting,
and Finance;
Describing business environment responsibilities.

b.
c.
d.
f.
2)

Course Textbook(s)/ Resources:

a) Main books:
Laura Hartman and Joseph DesJardins, Business Ethics: Decision-Making for Personal Integrity and
Social Responsibility, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2nd edition, 2010.
Or
Laura Hartman and Joseph DesJardins, Business Ethics: Decision-Making for Personal Integrity and
Social Responsibility, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 3rd edition, 2013
b) Reference books or resources:
Harvard Business Review
John D. Ashcroft, Jane E. Ashcroft, 2010, Law for Business, 17th edition, Cengage Publication, ISBN 13
9780538749923

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3) Implementation plan in details

COURSE SCHEDULE
Week

Date

Session

Back to Syllabus

***QUIZ 3 is incidental to the class and has a focus on any of Case assigned in
advance for Exercise.
Content

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Student's task before

class

Teacher's Material

Student's task after

class

INTRODUCTION to the course

Introduce Textbook, studying method and
particular for Exercises during Tutorials class.
GUIDELINE: Individual Assignment.
Instructor will assign one topic among below
three to students (subject to be changed by
Instructor)

Category

Lecture

Main textbook

Instructor Manual,
Teacher's Resource

Main textbook,
CMS

CHAPTER 1: Ethics and Business

Lecture

Main textbook

Instructor Manual,
Teacher's Resource

Main textbook,
CMS

EXERCISE 1:Skill application Exercise

(focus on Chapter 1)

Tutorial

Main textbook

Instructor Manual,
Teacher's Resource

Main textbook,
CMS

CHAPTER 3: Philosophical Ethics and Business

(PART 1)

Lecture

Main textbook

Instructor Manual,
Teacher's Resource

Main textbook,
CMS

CHAPTER 3: Philosophical Ethics and Business

(PART 2)

Lecture

Main textbook

Instructor Manual,
Teacher's Resource

Main textbook,
CMS

Topic 1: The factors influencing corporate

culture;
Topic 2: The relationship between business ethics
and corporate social responsibility.
Topic 3: The relationship between business ethics
and employee integrity
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EXERCISE 2: Skill application Exercise

6

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(focus on Chapter 3-part 1, part 2)

CHAPTER 3: Philosophical Ethics and Business
(PART 3)

Tutorial

Main textbook

Lecture

Main textbook

Instructor Manual,

Main textbook,

Teacher's Resource

CMS

Instructor Manual,
Teacher's Resource

Main textbook,
CMS

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CHAPTER 3: Philosophical Ethics and Business

(PART 4)

Lecture

Main textbook

Instructor Manual,
Teacher's Resource

Main textbook,
CMS

Tutorial

Main textbook

Instructor Manual,
Teacher's Resource

Main textbook,
CMS

and Implications (PART 1)

Lecture

Main textbook

Instructor Manual,
Teacher's Resource

Main textbook,
CMS

CHAPTER 4: The Corporate Culture: Impact

and Implications (PART 2)

Lecture

Main textbook

Instructor Manual,
Teacher's Resource

Main textbook,
CMS

REGISTER: Topic of Individual Assignment

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EXERCISE 3: Skill application Exercise

(focus on Chapter 3-part 3, part 4)
CHAPTER 4: The Corporate Culture: Impact

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12

13

14

15

02

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EXERCISE 4: Skill application Exercise

(focus on Chapter 4)

Tutorial

Main textbook

Instructor Manual,
Teacher's Resource

Main textbook,
CMS

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CHAPTER 5: Corporate Social Responsibility

(PART 1)

Lecture

Main textbook

Instructor Manual,
Teacher's Resource

Main textbook,
CMS

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CHAPTER 5: Corporate Social Responsibility

(PART 2)

Lecture

Main textbook

Instructor Manual,
Teacher's Resource

Main textbook,
CMS

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EXERCISE 5: Skill application Exercise

(focus on Chapter 5)

Tutorial

Main textbook

Instructor Manual,
Teacher's Resource

Main textbook,
CMS

Instructor Manual,

Main textbook,

Teacher's Resource

CMS

Instructor Manual,

Main textbook,

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CHAPTER 6: Ethical Decision-Making:

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Employer Responsibilities and Employee Rights

EXERCISE 6: Skill application Exercise

Lecture

Main textbook

Tutorial

Main textbook

(focus on Chapter 6)
CHAPTER 7: Ethical Decision-Making:
Technology and Privacy in the Workplace
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Teacher's Resource

CMS

Instructor Manual,

Main textbook,

Teacher's Resource

CMS

Lecture

Main textbook

Tutorial

Main textbook

Instructor Manual,
Teacher's Resource

Main textbook,
CMS

Lecture

Main textbook

Instructor Manual,
Teacher's Resource

Main textbook,
CMS

Tutorial

Main textbook

Instructor Manual,
Teacher's Resource

Main textbook,
CMS

Main textbook,
CMS

SUBMISSION: Individual Assignment Report

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21

03

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EXERCISE 7 : Skill application Exercise

(focus on Chapter 7)

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CHAPTER 8: Ethics and Marketing (PART 1)

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EXERCISE 8: Skill application Exercise

(focus on Chapter 8- Part 1)
QUIZ 1: Chapter 1,3,4,5

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CHAPTER 8: Ethics and Marketing (PART 2)

Lecture

Main textbook

Instructor Manual,
Teacher's Resource and
quiz handouts

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EXERCISE 9: Skill application Exercise

(focus on Chapter 8- Part 2)

Tutorial

Main textbook

Instructor Manual,
Teacher's Resource

Main textbook,
CMS

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CHAPTER 9: Business and Environmental

Sustainability

Lecture

Main textbook

Instructor Manual,
Teacher's Resource

Main textbook,
CMS

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EXERCISE 10: Skill application Exercise

(focus on Chapter 9)

Tutorial

Main textbook

Instructor Manual,
Teacher's Resource

Main textbook,
CMS

CHAPTER 10: Ethical Decision-Making:

Corporate Governance, Accounting, and Finance
(PART 1)

Lecture

Main textbook

Instructor Manual,
Teacher's Resource

Main textbook,
CMS

EXERCISE 11: Skill application Exercise

(focus on Chapter 10-Part 1)

Tutorial

Main textbook

Instructor Manual,
Teacher's Resource

Main textbook,
CMS

Lecture

Main textbook

Instructor Manual,
Teacher's Resource

Main textbook,
CMS

Tutorial

Main textbook

Instructor Manual,
Teacher's Resource

Main textbook,
CMS

Tutorial

Main textbook

Instructor Manual,
Teacher's Resource

Main textbook,
CMS

CHAPTER 10: Ethical Decision-Making:

Corporate Governance, Accounting, and Finance
(PART 2)

EXERCISE 12: Skill application Exercise

(focus on Chapter 10- part 2)
COURSE REVIEW

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QUIZ 2: Chapter 6,7,8,9 and 10

FINAL EXAM

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c) Information exchanged between lecturers and students: email, CMS

d) Specific technical requirement for the subject.
6) Evaluation structure
Evaluation
Category

Part

Weight Duration

Type of questions

Short answer Questions: 01 for knowledge given at class or 01

for knowledge assigned at home for self-study.
Quizzes

Skill
Application
Exercises
(through
Discussion)

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15%

30%

15
minutes

90
minutes

Quiz 1 has to cover Chapter 1,3,4,and 5;

Quiz 2 is for Chapter 6,7,8,9, and 10.
(Time to perform: session 21, 30)
Quiz 3 has a focus on the case study assigned for Tutorial to
check preparation of students. This Quiz is incidental to the class
(without notice in advance)
1. GROUPS FOR EXCERCISE AND REQUIREMENTS
OF ROLES
Each exercise will be in form of a Discussion. The class divided
into 08 groups (G1,G2,G3,G4,G5,G6,G7, and G8 respectively)
by Instructor to hold a game of "Ethical CEOs" through 12
exercises of tutorials. Each Group will carry out 03 exercises
with "Discussion" role in below fixed order. Each exercise or
each Discussion will be participated by 02 groups. The nondiscussion groups will give Feedback.
1.1. Order and Role of Discussion (1 group plays as Present
side and 1 group plays as Rebut side)
G1-G2 (exercise 1); G3-G7(exercise 2);
G4-G5(exercise 3);
G6-G8(exercise 4); G1-G3(exercise 5);
G2-G5(exercise 6);
G4-G6(exercise 7); G7-G8(exercise 8); G1-G4(exercise 9);
G2-G6(exercise 10); G3-G8(exercise 11); and G5G7(exercise 12).

Scope of
Number knowledge
of
and skill
questions of
questions
Knowledge
given at
class, or
knowledge
assigned at
1
home for
self-study
or cases
assigned
for
Tutorials.

How?

Note

Class room

These quizzes will be

given at various times
during
class
(beginning, middle or
end).

Please note that the

Skill application
Exercise are ongoing
and continuous in
every session.
Knowledge
and skills
of topics
covered

Discussion

Evaluation (30%): 1
group will be
evaluated during 15
exercises (5 times of
taking charge of 5
discussions, 10 times
for being Chair or
giving feedback in the
remaining 10
exercises). Feedback,
preparation plan or

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1.2. Requirements of different roles

performance of discussion during the

exercise will be taken into
consideration to give score. The score
will be allocated within an amount of
fixed percent of each exercises
mentioned below.

in the Discussion:
Discussion activities in 40 minutes and in English: Present group plays a role of CEOS to
analyze the ethical
problems, present solution, defend or give a model of decision making.
Rebut group plays a role against or clear down or specify or supplement the decision of Present
group by making questions and statement.
Non-discussion groups: 1 group will be enacted by both of Discussion groups to play as
"Chair" of the Discussion. The others have to give feedback after the Discussion.

Skill application Exercise: 30%

(Exercise 1: 2.5 % Exercise 2:
2.5 % Excercise3: 2.5 %
Exercise 4: 2.5 % Exercise 5:
2.5 % Exercise 6: 2.5 %
Exercise 7: 2.5 % Exercise 8:
2.5 % Exercise 9: 2.5 %
Exercise 10: 2.5 % Exercise
11: 2.5 % Excercise12: 2.5 %

Anyone fails to follow control of the Chair or fail to answer any questions will be deducted at
least 1%
2. CASES FOR EXCERCISES: Cases will be assigned to Students by Instructor at
least 01 days in advance (CMS/Email...)
3. PREPARATION PLAN BEFORE EXCERCISE (taken by non-discussion groups
only:
A preparation plan for the Discussion will be submitted to Instructor via email or CMS depend
on Instructor by 5.30 pm the day before.
Format: from 1 page only . Language: English; Margin: Left: 2 cm; Right: 1.5cm; Upper :1.5;
Bottom: 1.5cm; Font/ Paragraph: double-spaced with 14-point font. Personal information (Role
in debate, name of teams, class, order of exercise and the topic for debate)
Content: (i) Background of concerned firms in the case,
(ii) Ethical issues,
(iii) Analysis and
(iv) Solution/ proposed module of decision.
Further guidance, please refer to Course Implementation plan of Business ethics
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Anyone fails to submit this plan will be deducted at least 2%

REQUIREMENTS: Make research of one enterprise/ firm

(Vietnamese firms are strongly recommended). An Interview of
manager regarding ethical problems is included when making

A deduction of 5% of
the mark for each
exercise will be
applied for each day of
late submission (for
both Register and Final
Report)
The purpose of this
exercises is to give

Individual
assignment

15%

90
minutes

research . The team must assume the role of a consulting firm

called in to solve that identified specific problem of ethics in the
chosen organization. The problem must be related to a 3 topics
mentioned in the Syllabus- Appendix 1 (subject to be changed
by the Instructor if any). Instructor will decide which one works
on which topic among 3.

students a independent
capacity in developing
skills
for
ethicaldecision
making.

TOPIC REGISTER: All projects' subjects must be submitted

to Instructor via email or CMS depend on Instructor no later
than 5.30 pm of deadline (session 8).
FINAL REPORT: must be submitted to Instructor via email or
CMS depend on Instructor no later than 5.30 pm of deadline
(session 18).
Format: at least 03 pages and no more than 5 pages for main
Body at least depends on teacher's request; Language: English;
Margin: Left: 2 cm; Right: 1.5cm; Upper :1.5; Bottom: 1.5cm;
Font/ Paragraph: double-spaced with 12-point font.

Lack
of
manager
interview part will be
only given up to 5%
for
individual
assignment credit at
maximum.

Evaluation:

Based on
topics of
studied
units

team
presentation
in class
room

A deduction of 5% of
the total score of the
assignment will be
applied for each day of
late submission (for
both Register and Final
Report)

Structure/ content:
Group content, Cover Letter, Reference,
Main Body:
(i) Nature and background of firm;
(ii) Ethical Issues;
(iii) Analysis of problems/ issues (interview with the
manager is integrated)
(iv) Proposed remedy/ solution; and
(v) Plan for implementation.

Final exam

Any plagiarism more

than 30% will be
resulted in a failure of
assignment

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Class
participation

15%

Students are evaluated to extent of actively participating in class

discussion and answering questions from Instructor

10%

30%

60'

Multiple choice: 20 questions (25') and 01 essay (short answer/

case) (35')

All topics,
knowledge,
skills
within the
Syllabusappendix 1

Exam room

Weight for multiple

choice is 40% and for
essay questions is 60%
Not allow to use any
document/information/
mobile phone or any
electronic equipments
(except computer) in

any form in exam

room
Total

100%

7) List of attending lecturers:

No
1.

Name
m Ng. Anh Khoa

Approved by:
(Campus Director)

Name:
Date:

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Teaching Role

Contact

Lecturer

Khoadam07@gmail.com

Considered by:
(Academic Division)

Built by:
(Academic Department)

Name:
Date:

Name:
Date:

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