Course Content
Business Ethics Training

After completing this course, participants will have learned to:

Topic 1

Getting Started

  • Workshop Objectives
  • Action Plans and Evaluation Forms
  • Module Two: What is Ethics?
  • What Is Business Ethics?
  • 10 Benefits of Managing Ethics
  • Case Study

Topic 2

What is Ethics?

  • What Is Business Ethics?
  • 10 Benefits of Managing Ethics
  • Case Study

Topic 3

Implementing Ethics in the Workplace

  • Benefits
  • Guidelines for Managing Ethics in the Workplace
  • Roles and Responsibilities

Topic 4

Employer/Employee Rights

  • Privacy Policies
  • Harassment Issues
  • Technology

Topic 5

Business & Social Responsibilities

  • Identifying Types of Responsibilities
  • Case Study
  • Handling Conflicting Social and Business Responsibilities
  • Case Study

Topic 6

Ethical Decisions

  • The Basics
  • Balancing Personal and Organisational Ethics
  • Common Dilemmas
  • Making Ethical Decisions
  • Overcoming Obstacles

Topic 7

Whistle Blowing

  • Criteria and Risk
  • The Process
  • When You Should “Blow the Whistle”

Topic 8

Managerial Ethics

  • Ethical Management
  • Identifying the Characteristics
  • Ensuring Ethical Behaviour

Topic 9

Unethical Behaviour

  • Recognise & Identify
  • Preventing
  • Addressing
  • Interventions

Topic 10

Ethics in Business (I)

  • Organisation Basics
  • Addressing the Needs
  • Ethical Principles

Topic 11

Ethics in Business (II)

  • Ethical Safeguards
  • Developing a Code of Ethics
  • Performing an Internal Ethics Audit
  • Upholding the Ethics Program

Topic 12

Wrapping Up

  • Words from the Wise