Blackboard Syllabus

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Blackboard Course Address: http://bb.uis.edu/ Technical support: http://netinfo.uis.edu/ (217) 206-7357, (toll-free Illinois 1-877-847-0443). Technical support is also accessible through the “current student” portion of the UIS home page at http://www.uis.edu/. COURSE DESCRIPTION Role of business in our society and the interactions it has with various segments of the society. Specific areas examined include the legal environment; social responsibility of business, political, and social forces; and ethical dilemmas that can occur. Prerequisite: ECO 315, or equivalent. LEARNING OUTCOMES Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to: 1. Understand the creation, purpose and operation of different types of business…show more content…
Identify the social, political, regulatory, legal, technological, and international, external and internal environments in which a business operates. 3. Distinguish the numerous stakeholders and recognize the issues represented in each type of business environment relative to impact by operations of the business and impact upon the operations of the business. 4. Compare and analyze the various and sometimes competing considerations attending diverse stakeholder interests and inherent in cross-cultural multinational environments. 5. Recognize the necessity of developing a strategy to deal with congruent as well as adverse considerations posed by respective business environments. 6. Understand concepts of social responsibility and ethical principles, and ascertain how the concepts and principles are used in business, government and society relationships. 7. Use critical thinking through text review, selective readings, interactive class discussion, and case studies to apply social responsibility concepts and ethical principles to current business, government and society issues. 8. Evaluate and apply alternate dispute resolution methods toward defining and developing strategies for integrating and reconciling interests and issues arising in the business, government and society…show more content…
The UIS community strives to communicate and support clear standards of integrity, so that undergraduate and graduate students can internalize those standards and carry them forward in their personal and professional lives. Living a life with integrity prepares students to assume leadership roles in their communities as well as in their chosen profession. Alumni can be proud of their education and the larger society will benefit from the University's contribution to the development of ethical leaders. Violations of academic integrity demean the violator, degrade the learning process, deflate the meaning of grades, discredit the accomplishments of past and present students, and tarnish the reputation of the University for all its
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