Reflections on the integration of ethics teaching into a British undergraduate management degree programme

This paper is concerned with the incorporation of ethics teaching into an undergraduate management degree. It is argued that the contribution of this teaching to the overall programme can be understood in terms of particular characteristics common to both management/organisational studies modules an...

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Main Author: MACLAGAN, Patrick
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Business education
Business ethics
Colleges & universities
Curricula
Curriculum subjects: programmes and methods
Educational objectives
Educational sciences
Students
Teaching
Teaching methods
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Summary:This paper is concerned with the incorporation of ethics teaching into an undergraduate management degree. It is argued that the contribution of this teaching to the overall programme can be understood in terms of particular characteristics common to both management/organisational studies modules and those in ethics. These characteristics reflect a model for degree curriculum design concerned with organisational processes in general, as well as an institutional culture favourable to critical perspectives on the subject matter. The emphasis on generic processes distinguishes this curriculum from those which focus more on functional areas of business organisations. The paper considers these contrasting models for curriculum design, the question of module evaluation, the institutional context, the rationale and content of the ethics modules, and their relationship to other elements of the degree programme. It concludes with a particular emphasis on the case for a critical perspective in business ethics teaching. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:1382-6891
1573-1944