DBL703 Critical Reasoning and Ethics for Business Leaders (16)
CSU Discipline Area: Management (MANAG)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
The increasingly complexity of business decisions coupled with the increasing extent to which the community expects business leaders to make the "morally correct" decisions necessitates a more sophisticated approach to strategic assessments. This subject is designed to enhance the capacity of business leaders to deal with complex strategic issues through both critical reasoning and by utilising insights drawn from the work of business ethicists.
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No offerings have been identified for this subject in 2013.Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details prior to contacting their course coordinator: DBL703
Where differences exist between the handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Enrolment restrictions:
Doctor of Business Leadership candidates only
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- Identify the structure of arguments occurring within everyday business contexts;
- Distinguish between deductive and inductive arguments and their applications and appropriateness in strategy development;
- Determine effective from ineffective arguments in business cases;
- Understand and apply appropriate strategies in developing arguments in major negotiations; and
- Utilise research in applied ethics in the resolution of a variety of business issues including cross-stakeholder conflicts.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- Methods used to identify the structure of arguments as they occur within everyday business contexts; - The distinction between deductive and inductive arguments and the uses of each; - Various kinds of argument; - The criteria by which we can determine whether an argument is good or bad; - Problems of ambiguity; - The various ways in which we might refute an argument; - The work of experimental psychologists that challenges the traditional concept of individual and group rationality; - A framework for dealing with ethical business issues; and - Change management strategies for building ethical considerations into day-to-day business practice
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.