Professional Effectiveness
Business Ethics Essentials
Building Trust with Business Ethics
Developing Your Business Ethics

Building Trust with Business Ethics

Course Number:
bs_apd33_a01_enus
Lesson Objectives

Building Trust with Business Ethics

  • discover the key concepts covered in this course
  • identify fundamental concepts of ethics as it relates to business
  • recognize various approaches for using ethical reasoning in the workplace
  • Knowledge Check: Reviewing Your Skills in Finding Ethical Approaches
  • recognize the steps for creating a personal code of conduct
  • identify steps for handling ethically difficult situations
  • recognize the framework for making an ethical decision
  • Knowledge Check: Applying Your Skills in Making Ethical Decisions
  • Reflect on what you have learned

Overview/Description
It's not always easy to decide between right and wrong at work. Making ethical decisions can help you to discern the right thing to do in difficult situations. You might think that business ethics are only an issue for upper management, but in fact, every employee should understand the importance of ethical decision making. In this course, you'll learn some common myths about business ethics. You'll learn about different approaches to ethics, the values and standards in a typical code of conduct, and how to develop your own code. You will also learn ways to overcome obstacles to ethical behavior and steps for making ethical decisions.

Target

Prerequisites: none

Developing Your Business Ethics

Course Number:
apd_05_a01_bs_enus
Lesson Objectives

Developing Your Business Ethics

  • recognize common myths about business ethics
  • define ethical approaches
  • recognize the values associated with the code of conduct standards of fairness and respect
  • recognize the values associated with the code of conduct standards of responsibility and honesty
  • recognize the steps for developing a personal code of conduct
  • identify appropriate strategies for removing obstacles to ethical behavior
  • sequence the steps for making an ethically defensible decision

Overview/Description
It's not always easy to decide between right and wrong at work. Understanding ethics can help you to discern the right thing to do in difficult situations. In this course, you'll learn some basic myths about business ethics, and consider some ethical approaches you could follow at work. You'll also learn about the ethical values that a code of ethical conduct is based on, and learn how to develop a personal code of conduct. You'll explore some obstacles of ethical conduct, and learn strategies for overcoming them. And finally, you'll learn how to make ethically defensible decisions.

Target Audience
Individuals at all levels of an organization who should understand the impact of ethical and unethical behavior in the workplace.

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