Postgraduate Course: Leadership and Responsibility (EMBA) (CMSE11260)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Common Courses (Management School) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The course provides a general grounding in both theoretical and applied ethics and how they are important to business leaders in responsible decision-making and overall corporate governance. The course content is designed around the following components: a perspective on the moral content of managerial agency and corporate impact; a review and analysis of the range of theories within the field of moral philosophy; a critical analysis of the economic (markets) and organisational (commercial entities) contexts within which ethical or unethical decision making and practice operates; and an insight into applied ethics through the analysis of case studies and insights into codes of practice. A range of guest speakers will contribute to the course, bringing practitioner perspectives and providing students with the opportunity for active argument and debate. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding:
¿ To understand the scope and content of ethical theory (including its limitations) and its relevance for diverse institutional and operational business contexts and individual choice and agency.
¿ To apply the theoretical precepts of ethical theory in order to evaluate real-life situations, clarify ethical alternatives, articulate associated moral values and be able to explain techniques of moral reasoning.
¿ To understand the relevance of ethical reasoning to one¿s own professional career and to be aware of the constraints that organisational life and leadership can sometimes place on moral self-determination.
Cognitive and Subject-Specific Skills:
¿ To be able to critically evaluate the content and objectives of corporate social responsibility policies.
¿ To be able to critically evaluate the significance of corporate governance in shaping the values and practices of an organisation and its leadership.
¿ To recognise cross-cultural variations in assessing moral issues through case based discussions with other members of learning groups and with visiting business leaders.
Transferable Skills:
¿ Develop and refine skills of argument and debate.
¿ Develop and enhance effective team work skills.
¿ To be aware of one¿s own beliefs and how they affect personal perspectives and decisions. |
Assessment Information
Group Assignment (50%)
Individual Assignment (50%)
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
Introduction: Business and Society; Models of Ethical Decision-making (1): prescriptive theories; Models of Ethical Decision-making (2): questions of character; The Manager, the Corporation and Bureaucratic Rationality; Corporate Governance; The Corporate Social Responsibility Debate; International Business; Corporate Strategy for Reputation Management. Guest speakers will contribute from a range of companies and sectors, including healthcare and financial services. |
| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr James Hine
Tel: (0131 6)50 3805
Email: J.A.Hine@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Kate Ainsworth
Tel: (0131 6)51 3854
Email: Kate.Ainsworth@ed.ac.uk |
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