Teaching GuideTerm Faculty of Humanities |
Grao en Xestión Industrial da Moda |
Subjects |
Corporate and Professional Ethics in the Fashion Industry |
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Identifying Data | 2021/22 | |||||||||||||
Subject | Corporate and Professional Ethics in the Fashion Industry | Code | 710G03011 | |||||||||||
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Descriptors | Cycle | Period | Year | Type | Credits | |||||||||
Graduate | 1st four-month period |
Second | Basic training | 6 | ||||||||||
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Topic | Sub-topic |
3. Business ethics: meso level. Corporate Ethics | The fundamental elements of business ethics: companies, consumers; natural and social environment. The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR / RSC / RSE) of companies. Other areas of corporate responsibility: the direct relationship with consumers and the debate about advertising. The environmental responsibility of the companies: environment, animal rights. |
1. Ethics: The Basics. | Morals and ethics. Definition of moral behavior. The natural roots of moral behavior. Relation and distinction between moral norms and other norms: Morals and Religion. Morals and the Law. Morals and social norms. Levels of moral reasoning. Models of moral argumentation: teleological and deontological approaches. From theoretical ethics to applied ethics. The emergence of business ethics. Levels of business ethics: macro, meso and micro. |
2. Business ethics: macro level. Ethics in the field of economic activity | Justice and economic distribution. The nature of Justice. The utilitarian approach of Justice. The alternative to utilitarianism in Rawls's theory of justice. The nature of capitalism. A critical analysis of capitalism. Future challenges. |
4. Business ethics: micro level. Professional ethics | The relationship between professionals and companies: The rights of workers and companies. The conflict between the moral duties of workers and their professional obligations. Discrimination and inequality in the workplace. |
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