This online course will help you develop your ability to identify ethical issues in business situations. You will be able to critically discuss these issues, with a view to developing and communicating justification for ethical decisions in these situations.
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Level6
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Credits20
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Cost$772 NZ Domestic$2,393 NZ International
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EFTS0.1667
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Delivery type2023Trimester 2 & 3 2023
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Teaching weeks 16 weeks
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Workload Approximately 13 hours per week
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Exam dates2023Trimester 1, 13 Jun 2023
Trimester 2, 16 Oct 2023
Trimester 3, 14 Feb 2024 -
Prerequisites Check entry and other requirements under the qualification you are studying
When you complete this online course you will be able to:
- analyse particular business situations using ethical theories to generate recommendations for action
- develop reasoned arguments to support positions on topical ethical issues in business
- identify and discuss the nature of ethical inquiry and the nature of ethical justification with regard to business issues and situations
- explain the positions of some major ethical theories and illustrate a critical understanding of these approaches using examples drawn from business situations
- apply some major ethical theories to evaluate the ethical acceptability of actions in business situations
- critically discuss topical ethical issues in business.
Assessment
Assessment for this course is:
- 60% internally assessed
- 40% examination.
For more information, including and a full list of exam times see our examinations page.
Exam dates and venue information
Assessment for this course includes an examination
Open Polytechnic will, subject to you meeting the entry requirements for this course/programme, enrol you in this course.
Your enrolment in the course means that you should expect to complete an in-person examination.
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Textbooks
No textbooks are required for this course
Computer and internet requirements
To complete this course you will need access to a laptop or desktop computer, reliable broadband internet connection and a data plan able to support online learning such as streaming of videos (including YouTube), downloading content, and writing and submitting online assessments. If you are unsure if your current computer or internet access allows you to complete your online learning with us, please contact us before applying to enrol.
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How to enrol
Before enrolling in this course you need to:
- choose the qualification you will study the course under
- check the order that courses in the qualification should be studied in the Qualification Structure table. This is in the Choose courses and apply tab on the qualification page.
Work towards
You can do this course as part of these qualifications:
Certificate of Proficiency
Bachelor's Degree
- Bachelor of Applied Management (OP7080)
- Bachelor of Applied Science (Communication) (OP701002)
- Bachelor of Business (OP700101)
- Bachelor of Business (Human Resource Management) (OP700110)
- Bachelor of Business (Management) (OP700104)
- Bachelor of Business (Marketing) (OP700152)
Graduate Certificate
Graduate Diploma
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