Philippine Countryville College, Inc.

Sayre Highway, Panadtalan, Maramag

Bukidnon, Philippines 8714

Course Title: Business Ethics Course Title: HUM3

Credit Units: 3 units Course pre-requisites:
Course Description This course introduces students to the relevance and importance of ethics and social
responsibility in business. Important learning objectives are to increase students’ awareness and
understanding of ethical issues in business, and to provide students with useful conceptual tools
to guide analysis and decisions. The ultimate intent of the course is to leave students better
equipped to identify, think critically about, and resolve ethical issues that are encountered in
one’s working life at the individual, organizational, and societal levels

Intended Learning Outcomes After taking this course, students will be able to:

• Identify ethical issues that arise in everyday business and social situations
• Demonstrate knowledge and application of ethical principles
• Apply ethical reasoning and critical analysis to real-world scenarios
• Formulate reasonable solutions to ethical dilemmas

COURSE PLAN

PRELIM
Week Content Standard Declarative Knowledge Functional Knowledge Intended Learning Outcome Suggested Teaching Learning Assessment Tasks
(Theory) (Application) (ILO) Activities (TLAs) (Ats)
 Full understanding of
school mission-vision
1 Demonstrate full Schools Mission-Vision Review of the student statement Interactive Discusssion Interview / Oral
understanding of statement manual  Apply and observe of Recitation
the school mission, College Objectives student manual
vision and rules, Classroom rules and
regulation. regulation
 The learners
2 The Role of demonstrate an identify forms of differentiate the forms of Lecture Discussion Oral Recitation
Business in Social understanding of: business organizations business organizations
and Economic and their
Development the nature and forms characteristics
of business
organizations
the purposes of explain the purpose of give examples of the forms of
3 establishing business business organizations business organizations Group Discussion Written and Oral
enterprises and their role in Recitation
socioeconomic show how these organizations
development contribute to socioeconomic
development
the core principles explain the core give examples of how fairness,
4 underlying fairness, principles of fairness, accountability and transparency Small Group Discussion Oral Report
accountability, and accountability and is practiced in business and non-
transparency in transparency in the profit organizations
business operation socioeconomic
and stewardship development of a share observations on business
(respect for others’ country policies and practices
property)
common practices in craft simple “Codes of
5 business organizations Ethics” or “Codes of distinguish between good Group Dicussion Written and Oral
(decorum, protocol, Right Conduct” policies/practices and morally Examination
policies, marketing, unacceptable policies/practices
bookkeeping,
reportorial
requirements and
documentation, etc.)

PRELIM EXAM
MIDTERM

Week Content Standard Declarative Knowledge Functional Knowledge Intended Learning Outcome Suggested Teaching Learning Assessment Tasks
(Theory) (Application) (ILO) Activities (TLAs) (Ats)

1 Foundations of the classical philosophies identify the classical compare and contrast classical Group Discussion Oral Report
Principles of specifically, virtue philosophies and their philosophies as they relate to
Business Ethics ethics (Socrates, Plato, implication for the business setting
Aristotle, Confucius, business principles
etc.) and practices

2 describe various belief give examples of how belief Individual Reporting Written Quiz
the impact of belief systems, and their systems affect business
systems (Buddhism, similarities and practices
Islam, Christianity, differences in relation
etc.) to the business setting

3 the Filipino Value describe how the analyze simple business Lecture Discussion Oral Recitation
System (Utang na Filipino value system situations as they are affected
Loob, Filial Piety, affects the attitudes of by the Filipino value system and
Padrino Suki, Bahala business constituents recommend ways of
na - Mañana, Amor confronting ethical challenges in
Propio, Filipino Family the business setting
Values)

4 distinguish what is GOOD vs. Lecture Discussion – Written and Oral

what is morally unacceptable Questions Examination
among the given Filipino values

5
MIDTERM EXAM
SEMI-FINAL

Week Content Standard Declarative Knowledge Functional Knowledge Intended Learning Outcome Suggested Teaching Learning Assessment Tasks
(Theory) (Application) (ILO) Activities (TLAs) (Ats)

1 Social the responsibilities identify suggest ways to enhance Lecture Discussion Oral Recitation
Responsibility of and accountabilities of responsibilities to the employeremployee relationship
Entrepreneurs entrepreneurs and business organization and encourage just and fair
accountabilities of he/she belongs to business policies and practices
entrepreneurs toward such as recruitment, promotion,
the employees, retention, marketing and
government, advertising, intellectual
creditors, suppliers, property rights, sources and
consumers, general uses of funds, and the like
public, and other
stakeholders

2 models and explain the different advocate honest policies and Small Group Discussion Oral Report
frameworks of social models and practices in all aspects of
responsibility in the frameworks of social business operations
practice of sound responsibility
3 business observes and promote policies Group Discussion Oral Report
and practices in environmental
management
cite examples of companies that
4 practice social responsibility in Lecture Discussion – Written and Oral
the conduct of their business Questions Examination
provide evidence that
ethical/social responsibility is
profitable, i.e., makes good
business sense
5
SEMI-FINAL EXAM
FINAL

Week Content Standard Declarative Knowledge Functional Knowledge Intended Learning Outcome Suggested Teaching Learning Assessment Tasks
(Theory) (Application) (ILO) Activities (TLAs) (Ats)

1 Business Beyond the importance of identify reasons for explain the importance of Group Discussion Oral Report
Profit Motivation doing business beyond establishing business establishing and sustaining
profit motivation enterprises beyond business enterprises as source
profit of job opportunities and
financial freedom

2-3 Introduction to the prepare and encourage employees to play Lecture Discussion Oral Recitation
notion of SOCIAL implement a personal active roles as decision makers
ENTERPRISE (meeting action plan to assist an in the business enterprise
a given social existing small business
objective enterprise to practice
ethics and social
responsibility in their suggest innovative ways of
developing new products and Lecture Discussion – Written and Oral
business operation
introducing Questions Examination

5 FINAL EXAM
 I. TEXTBOOKS/REFERENCES: Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
REFERENCES Franz Giuseppe F. Cortez, Vibal Group, Inc.
Business Finance and Social Responsibilty
Jonalyn C. Baquillas, Diwa Learning System Inc.

II. COURSE POLICIES:

1. Students must come to class on time, prepared and participate actively in the discussions; all requirements must be submitted on time. Late
submission will receive deductions.
2. No text messaging or entertaining of phone calls during class hours unless call is emergency. Using of headphones during class hour is also prohibited.
Please be courteous, turn off your cell phone while inside the classroom.
3. Students with 3 consecutive absences will automatically be dropped from the class roll.
4. Students who wished to drop the course must do so officially and not just stop coming to class.
5. Academic dishonesty: Any form of cheating or plagiarism in this course will result in zero on the exam, assignment or project. Allowing others access to
your work potentially involves you in cheating. Working with others to produce very similar reports is plagiarism regardless of intent.
6. Problems encountered with the subject must be discussed to the instructor. Such consultation may be made in person during designated time and at
designated place.

III. Grading System:

Examination 40%
Attendance 10%
Quizzes/Exercises 20%
Activities/Recitation 20%
Assignment 10%

IV. Consultation Period:

DAY TIME PLACE/Contact
Friday 1:00 – 3:00 PM Faculty Room/ 09998124947

Course Title: SY/ Effective Term: Prepared by: Reviewed by: Approved by:

Business Ethics 1st SY 2018-2019

Mr. Reggie B. Malaque Prof. Ellen M. Cid Prof. Rowel M. Lowaton