This document provides information for a business ethics course. It introduces the tutor and outlines assignments, including guided reading activities, a group research paper, and lecture topics on leadership theories and universalism vs. relativism. It also includes in-class activities discussing cultural differences and debates around banning religious head coverings in public.
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Assignment 1
• Guided Reading Activities
• Weeks 2-11
• Worth 20%
• Need to submit at least 8 of 10
• Handed in to Cristina
• Put your name, my name, your student number and
class time on the front
• Info on Moodle
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Assignment 2
• Group Assignment (groups of 4)
• Research Paper with subheadings
• Week 8 Monday September 16 4pm
• 3,000 words
• Worth 30%
• You are required to explore the ethical and business
dimensions of a chosen issue falling under one of
the topics in the assignment guide.
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Week 7 Lecture
• Human Rights
– UNDHR 1948
– Human Rights in Islam (1990)
– Asian Values Critique
• Universalism
– Moral rights everywhere everybody
• Relativism
– Determined by culture, subjective to situation
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In Groups
You have recently had an increase in population from the country
Damiparta. As part of their religious beliefs people from this
country they perform mortification of the flesh. To do so they use
a ring, worn daily, which has a small sharp blade protruding.
Recently, local convenience stores have started to stock these
rings. Youths in the area have started buying these rings and
have been using them in school yard fights.
You are sitting in Parliament with a new bill in front of you to ban
these rings. What do you do?
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Hijab ban in France
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7x9UaPLsN0
Talk to me about:
1. Subcultures within cultures
2. Value clashes
3. Preservation of culture inside a larger culture
4. How far is it acceptable to go avoid your culture eradicated
5. Make a link to the reading
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Assignment 2
Spend some time now:
Preparing a brief research plan for their project:
• Topic you will do
• Who will do what part and by when
• Timeline of completion