DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

IQRA UNIVERSITY ISLAMABAD CAMPUS

COURSE DESCRIPTION FORM
INSTITUTION: Iqra University, Islamabad Campus (A campus of Iqra University, Karachi)
Course Code HUM232
Course Title Ethics and Social Responsibility
Credit Hours 3
Prerequisites by Course(s) and -
Topics
Instructor Name
Email
Course Description Ethics is the study of right and wrong. What makes an action the right,
rather than the wrong, thing to do? How should we resolve ethical
dilemmas? What should our goals be? How we ought to live? If you
have often pondered on questions like these, this is the course for you.
This course is an introduction to ethics and its application in various
contexts of interest, particularly the business context.
This course is not meant to resolve or provide definitive answers to the
ethical questions that we will grapple with throughout the course.
(well, we can try to do so, but no promises that we can each stable
answers!)

Course Objectives and Goals
Assessment Instruments with
Weights (homework, quizzes,
midterms, final, programming
assignments, lab work, etc.)
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Think of this course as the appetiser, rather than the main course, in
your lifelong ethical journey.
Course Objectives
The objectives of this course are to introduce and expose students to
ethical theories and decision-making, to develop students’ interest and
abilities in recognising and analysing the ethical dimensions of real-
world situations, and to empower students to engage in meaningful
thought and discussion on ethical issues.
At the end of this course, you will be able to:
1. Explore the relationship between ethics and business and the
subsequent theories of justice and economics across different
cultural traditions.
2. Explain the relationship between ethics, morals and values in the
workplace.
3. Formulate ethical philosophy to explain how it contributes to
current practice.
4. Analyse some of the competing demands on business when
scrutinising the ethics of business activity.
5. Critically apply understanding of ethics to real-world contexts.
Gather and analyse information by way of undertaking a
research project on a topic relevant to business ethics. 
 Quizzes & Assignment (10 % each) 20%
 Midterm 25%
 Mini Project 10%
 CP 05%
 Final Project 40%
Grading Policy University grading policy is as following:
A 88-100 C+ 67-73
B+ 81-87 C 60-66
B 74-80 F Less than 60
Attendance Policy Attendance policy of 80% will be strictly followed.
Plagiarism Policy Plagiarism policy of 19% will be strictly followed.
Course Coordinator Shah Alam/Muhammad Farooq
URL (if any) All the courses details can be found on Iqra LMS.
http://lms.iuic.net.pk
Textbook Gary Chan & George Shenoy, eds, Ethics and Social Responsibility,
2nd ed (Singapore: McGraw-Hill Education (Asia), 2011)
Reference Material John R Boatright, Ethics and the Conduct of Business, 7th ed (Boston:
Pearson, 2012)
Topics to be covered in the Week# Class Topics (Week Wise) Material Quiz &
Course, with Number of Lectures (Book, Case Assignment
on Each Topic (assume 15-week Study, slides
instruction and 3 hours per week) etc.)
1 Introduction to Ethics
2 Ethical Theories (Part I)
3 Ethical Theories (Part II)
4 Workplace Ethics (Part I)
5 Workplace Ethics (Part II)
6 Advertising/Marketing
Ethics
7 Archie Carroll Model: -
The Pyramid of Corporate
Social Responsibility
(CSR)
8 Assigning of Final Project
9 Mid-Term Break
10 Corporate Social
Responsibility
11 Environmental Ethics
12 International Business
Ethics
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14
15

2
Laboratory Projects/Experiments Nil
Done in the Course
Class Time Spent on (in credit Theory Problem Solution Social and Ethical
hours) Analysis Design Issues
Important 25% 25% 25% 25%
Oral and Written Yes
Communications