Bachelor of Behavioural Science - Postsecondary Education Quality ...

Upper
or
Lower
Upper
Course Title
Business and
Professional Ethics:
Your Money and…
Calendar Course Description
changing relationship between business and politics.
What has been your reaction to the plethora of business
scandals that have peppered the news Are you judgmental or
indifferent, assuming that corruption is part of daily life, and
possibly, even an indispensable ingredient of business life
What is the place of ethical discourse in the business world --
ought it to be essential, or tangential, a point of discussion
raised for "damage control" when such scandals are brought to
public light What is the place of ethics in your life, and how are
you to steer that life if your "personal" ethical code is at odds
with the ethical code of the workplace What is the place,
value, and good of labour in your life, and how can you live a life
of integrity Can you answer these questions, and defend your
responses
Lower
Lower
Business and
Society
ENGL 102
Business
Information
Systems
This course will help to do so by enabling you to understand,
identify, critically evaluate and assess, both in theory and
practice, ethical concepts and arguments as they pertain to
business practice, professional conduct, and personal life.
Upon successful completion of the course, you should have the
tools to help you navigate through, and calm the myriad moral
storms that you will face in your professional life
This course is an elective for students in Humber degree
programs. It is designed to develop students‘ reading, writing,
and critical skills through understanding, discussing, and writing
about a variety of non-fiction essays drawn from different
academic disciplines and focused on the theme of business and
society. Its main objectives are to develop students‘ critical skills
and academic writing abilities by 1) encouraging analytical depth
in textual analysis and 2) developing students‘ breadth of
understanding through a focus on the interrelatedness of the
texts studied. These skills will be developed through lecture,
class discussion, and a series of written essay assignments that
will increase in complexity and evaluative weight as the term
progresses. The principles of clear writing and reasoned
argumentation will be emphasized in lectures and expected in
all assignments. In the final essay and final exam, students will
be expected to present a cumulative and synthetic
understanding of all texts studied during the term.
This course provides students with an overview of information
technology and its use in the achievement of organizational
goals and strategic objectives. Students examine the role of
information technology in managing operations, achieving a
competitive advantage, and on organizational structure and
employees. They also study the dynamics of information
technology systems specific to various industry sectors.
Lower Business Law Students are introduced to the complex legal system in which
businesses and consumers operate. The Canadian Constitution,
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