| Course Title: Topics in Applied Philosophy: 'Ethics in Entrepreneurship and Business' |
| Start Date: 09/03/2025 End Date: 12/16/2025 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2025 |
| Description: This course uses the traditional approaches of moral philosophy to explore ethical challenges and obligations faced by individuals, businesses, and organizations in an increasingly complex global environment. Through consideration of philosophical theories and particular cases we explore issues such as the social roles and ethical obligations of businesses or organizations; rights and responsibilities of workers, managers, and owners; ethics in sales and marketing; and ethics in a global business environment. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , TP - Topics Course |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Laura Sizer | lsizer@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/03/2025 - 12/16/2025 | Lecture | Tuesday and Thursday | 10:30AM - 11:45AM | TBA | TBA | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| This course is strongly recommended for students interested in participating in the International Business Ethics Case Competition. |
| Course Tags | ||
| PHIL0002 | PHIL-ET: Ethics and Value Theory | This course has been approved to count towards the Philosophy major in the Ethics and Value Theory area. |
| EOS0002 | EOS-2: Organizations and Power | This course has been approved to count towards the EOS minor the Organizations and Power subject area |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| PHIL-260EB-01 Ethics in Entrepren./Business |
| EOS-249-01 Ethics in Entrepren./Business |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 28 | Enrollment: 24 | Available: 4 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| To be determined. |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |