Dear Students
Welcome to this course on Corporate Ethics!
Since we will be having five days of classes, let me introduce myself to you. I am Kuruvilla Pandikattu (short form Kuru) and I will be teaching you corporate ethics. My background is in philosophy and theology, and I have been in the teaching profession for more than 30 years. For more details about me, you can find them at www.kuru.in
As for this course:
Please join the Google Classrom for this class (with code: ygidzti
PPTs and all the materials for this course can be found at this link: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fjRW95xZqiqCRCtQgIt7iUGcH8CFlwaa?usp=sharing
Please note that reading of the short novel The Little Prince is mandatory for our course. It is found in the link given above.
You can find these details and the latest updates at www.kuru.in/cex
Please check this site: BusinessEthics.in
December 1, 2024
End-Term Exam
Please note that there will be 32 MCQs (No choice: 32 Marks)
6/8 short answer questions of about 3 sentences (18 Marks)
Syllabus: The whole text book (except the case studies given in the book) and PPTs
The exam is an open-book exam. No internet, please.
ALL THE BEST TO YOU!
Old Instructions: Please Ignore
First of all, please open the link below, where you can write your comments and submit your assignments. https://forms.gle/3kuV7vM4fD5xmUQF9 [managerialethics@xlri.ac.in]
Some questions are already given to you. Please answer them before the deadline.
Individual Assignment 0: Your Intro (0 Marks)
Who are you?
What are your expectations from this course?
Any questions for me?
Individual Assignment 1: Write 5 caselets where you experienced ethical dilemma (100x5=500 words; 3 marks)
Cohort Assignment 2: 1500-2000 word assignment: Cohort (17 Marks)
Last Date: Dec 22 EOD
While writing the assignment, you may take one of the 5 small caselets that you had prepared and submitted. Or you may take another case.
Make sure that the case deals with an ethical dilemma.
The Structure
Abstract: Focus on the ethical issues/dilemmas revolving around the case
and challenges faced by the protagonist to resolve the issues.
Background Note: (Context of the issue, Origin of the incident, Background
information about the individual/entity, About the victim, whistle blower etc..)
Performance with Purpose: (Standard policies/practices in place/ ethical
committee/ anti-harassment policy/ institutional values/complaint redressal
mechanism, etc..)
Complaint made by the victim / Inconvenience/discrimination to the
victim: (Details about the incident happened, etc…)
Action Taken by Individual/Entity: (Retaliation activities, Legal implications,
etc.…) Add also your evaluation from two theoretical frameworks.
The Aftermath: (Outcome of the incident, Lessons to be learned, etc…)
Concluding Remarks (Your reflections and summing up)
Individual Assignment 3: The Ethical Dilemmas in Book/ Movie (less than 2000 words: 20 Marks)
Choose any news/novel/movie and look out for the ethical dilemmas present therein. The structure could be:
Introduction
Summary/plot of the book/movie
Ethical Insights or Dilemmas
Critical Reflection
Conclusion
Please submit to Google Classroom. Last date: Dec 31, 2024