Moral and Civic Moral and Civic EducationEducation

Business EthicsBusiness Ethics

OBJETIVEOBJETIVE- - Educate the students that the economic activity Educate the students that the economic activity should be based on ethical principles for the should be based on ethical principles for the benefit of all. benefit of all. - For this, students will have to do two activities in - For this, students will have to do two activities in which they will have to decide if certain situations which they will have to decide if certain situations are ethically correct or not and a third one in which are ethically correct or not and a third one in which they will watch a video an answer some questions. they will watch a video an answer some questions.

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

Business ethics as a group of Business ethics as a group of behaviours in the economic activity behaviours in the economic activity that could be good or bad from a that could be good or bad from a moral point of view.moral point of view.

Very fashionable because of the Very fashionable because of the countless cases of corruption countless cases of corruption nowdays.nowdays.

Activity 1: ¿Ethic?Activity 1: ¿Ethic?

The students The students have to decide have to decide if the if the statements in statements in the next table the next table are ethical or are ethical or not.not.

TabletTabletETHICALETHICAL UNETHICAUNETHICA

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1. Not create a safe working environment or prevents injuries in the

workplace. 2. Not comply clear policies and standards within relations company,

creditors and suppliers. 3.Promote a fair and positive environment in which people can 3.Promote a fair and positive environment in which people can develop anddevelop and

succeed.succeed.

4.Our relationships and personal activities endanger the reputation of 4.Our relationships and personal activities endanger the reputation of

the company.the company. 5.We try to increase productivity but at the same time we try to do it 5.We try to increase productivity but at the same time we try to do it minimizing the environmental impact on the societies in which we minimizing the environmental impact on the societies in which we

operate.operate. 6.We approve activities that can be considered illegal or 6.We approve activities that can be considered illegal or anticompetitive.anticompetitive.

7.We promote a vocabulary of respect, friendship and fellowship with the staff

Activity 2Activity 2

Case 1Case 1

A person who used to A person who used to work for the work for the competition has just competition has just been employed at the been employed at the company. company.

I would like to know I would like to know the way he used to the way he used to work for them?.work for them?. Can I Can I ask him about it?ask him about it?

Activity 2Activity 2

Case 2Case 2

A purchasing A purchasing coordinator receives a coordinator receives a watch brand from a watch brand from a provider, becouse she provider, becouse she is doing many is doing many supplying operations supplying operations with himwith him

The coordinator of The coordinator of purchases and the purchases and the supplier are friends.supplier are friends. What should she do?What should she do?

Activity 2Activity 2

Case 3Case 3

I have a private blog I have a private blog (in a public Internet (in a public Internet account) in which I account) in which I talk about my life and talk about my life and my work. my work.

Should I be careful Should I be careful about what I comment about what I comment and discuss?and discuss?

Activity 3Activity 3VIDEO:VIDEO:

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After watching the video answer the following questions.After watching the video answer the following questions.

1.-What ethical values in economics have you identified in the 1.-What ethical values in economics have you identified in the video?. Name 4.video?. Name 4.

2.-Nowdays, the way to know how enterprises contribute to the 2.-Nowdays, the way to know how enterprises contribute to the economy is trough monetary benefits. Christian Felber thinks economy is trough monetary benefits. Christian Felber thinks other way. Which one?other way. Which one?

3.-According to “the common good economy”: How enterprises 3.-According to “the common good economy”: How enterprises that contribute with ethical values would be reward?. Name 2that contribute with ethical values would be reward?. Name 2

4.- How would be affected the prices of the “common good 4.- How would be affected the prices of the “common good economy” products?.economy” products?.

Activity 3Activity 3REFLECTIONREFLECTION

Do you think that the “common good Do you think that the “common good economy system is possible?. ¿And economy system is possible?. ¿And necessary? Explain it in 10 lines at a necessary? Explain it in 10 lines at a minimunminimun

Process: Activities 1 and 2Process: Activities 1 and 2

Both are an individual activity.Both are an individual activity.

The intention of these activities is the The intention of these activities is the students know that the day they students know that the day they start work will find situations and start work will find situations and they will have to make ethical they will have to make ethical decisions.decisions.

Process: Activities 3Process: Activities 3

After watching the video twice the After watching the video twice the student must demostrate they have student must demostrate they have understood it by answering 4 understood it by answering 4 questions.questions.

At the end they must make a At the end they must make a reflection to know if they think a reflection to know if they think a better worl is possible and necessarybetter worl is possible and necessary

Evaluation:Evaluation:

Activity 1Activity 1: : Each correct answer is 0.2 Each correct answer is 0.2 points.points.

Activity 2Activity 2: : Each correct question is 1.2 Each correct question is 1.2 points. We value argumentative and points. We value argumentative and expository clarity.expository clarity.

Activity 3Activity 3: Each correct answer is 1.1 : Each correct answer is 1.1 points and 0.6 the reflection. points and 0.6 the reflection.

Bibliografy:

Código de conducta. Ética empresarial. Editado por la Fundación FUNDEMAS.

www.educatube.es/la-economia-del-bien-comun/

Prepared by: Mª José Verdugo Zafra y Fuensanta Gómez Enríquez