Success with Integrity: Business Ethics Foundation

Businesses around the world are reckoning with the impact of their ethical, or unethical, behavior on their bottom line as consumers seek to align their customs with businesses sharing their ethical outlook. This is a stimulating course designed for beginner or intermediate learners who wish to deeply consider the role of ethics in the modern business environment. This course spans multiple lessons ranging from the evolution of ethics and its foundational frameworks and diving into the most common ethical dilemmas facing businesses today. This course asks learners to deeply engage with the material by considering the presented ethical frameworks in the context of a hypothetical business dilemma and choosing an ethical course of action. Through deep framework understanding and use of tools for ethical decision-making, learners will be empowered to use ethical frameworks in their personal and professional lives thus protecting and improving the perception of their brand. Upon completing this course, learners will confidently navigate complex ethical scenarios as they arise in their personal or professional lives; they will be able to act in ways that are carefully considered and driven by ethical frameworks that align with their goals for success. This program is designed for anyone interested in improving their understanding of ethics and actively choosing to establish an ethical decision-making framework. Learners should ideally possess the following prerequisite skills: basic communication skills; language proficiency; critical thinking; basic empathy; conflict awareness; open-mindedness; and an active learning mindset.