Teaching code

4S008085

Academic staff

Giorgio Mion, Tomas Chiaramonte

Coordinatore

Giorgio Mion

Credits

9

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

SECS-P/07 - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTING STUDIES

Period

Secondo semestre (lauree magistrali) dal Feb 20, 2023 al May 19, 2023.

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars

Learning objectives

At the end of the course, students will be able to evaluate the ethical dimension of business and to adopt ethical responsible choices when inserted in professional context. In detail, the course aims to enable students to acquire knowledge about ethical theories, ethical consequences of different firm theories, civil economy, the purpose and forms of firms (with particular attention to hybrid models), and models of evaluation and communication of social impact. With regards to skills, the course enables students to mature skills about ethical evaluation of business, measurement of social impact, management of tools useful to cultivate relationships with stakeholders, and building virtuous work environment.

Prerequisites and basic notions

To attend the course, it is necessary to have basic knowledge of management and accounting.

Program

The program is the following:
1. Foundations of ethics
2. Theories of firms and their ethical consequences
3. Organizational purpose: for-profit, nonprofit, and hybridism
4. Firm, work, and markets: labor ethics
5. Business ethics and corporate welfare policies
6. Measurement of value under an ethical perspective
7. Business Ethics and organizational models

The program is the same for both attending and non-attending students.

Bibliography

Didactic methods

The course adopts different didactical methods and is supported by Moodle platform. Attending and non-attending students can subscribe to Moodle platform to participate in proposed activities.
Together with traditional lessons, the course adopts didactical strategies such as shared lessons, cooperative learning, case study and company visit, film, and other active dynamics to develop practical competencies and critical skills beyond knowledge.

The list of study materials is available on the Moodle platform.

Learning assessment procedures

The evaluation adopts a blended approach.
There are 4 types of activities proposed - during and at the end of the semester - to evaluate students' competencies:
- 3 teamwork
- discussions in the forums
- individual presentation of a topic or a case study, chosen by the student
- a final test

As an alternative, the student can choose to be evaluated without preparing an evaluative portfolio. In this case, the exam will be both script and oral and it will focus on the entire program.

Evaluation criteria

The evaluation criteria are the following:
- depth and range of knowledge (does the student know the arguments of the program?)
- capacity of applying knowledge to specific managerial issues (is the student able to discuss the ethical dimension of managerial issues?)
- written and oral language skills (does the student express her/himself in a correct way?)
- completeness of learning path (Is the student able to discuss the different topics of the course? And to link them to each other?)

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

The overall evaluation of the exam derives from the following portfolio weighting:
- team works: 30%
- forum: 10%
- individual presentation: 30%
- final test: 30%

Exam language

Italiano