PHIL 405 - Ethical/Economical Product Development

Credits: 5
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 55
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: Examination of the role of ethics and social responsibility in business. Theoretical concepts in business ethics will be applied to challenges faced in the development of ethical products and processes. Emphasizes personal integrity, contemporary trends, and corporate responsibilities with respect to legal, economic, and regulatory conditions while addressing the needs of stakeholders in the marketplace.

Prerequisite: BAS-AMD Director permission.
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Assess the influence of forces such as implicit and explicit bias, profit maximization and social justice on ethical choices by researching the drivers of managerial decisions in case studies and/or how they apply to business cases relevant to the Production Lab.
Define personal ethical outlooks, which recognize and reflect the impact of personal bias using, but not limited to, the intersection of ethical theory and autoethnographies.
Experiment with and experience the consequences of ethical decision making within a business context through role play and repeatable decision models.
PROGRAM OUTCOME: Investigate the way in which personal integrity shapes individual approaches to ethical dilemmas.

Course Contents

Theoretical perspectives and considerations.
Implicit and explicit bias.
Profit maximization and social justice in ethical choices.
Personal ethical outlooks, decision simulation, and practical application.
Ethical/Financial trade-offs.
Case studies/simulations.

Instructional Units: 5