The Ethical Leader

Unit Code:HBULDR6135

Credit Points	Duration	Contact Hours	Campus	Prerequisite	Corequisite
12.5 Credit Points	One Teaching Period	36 Hours	Hawthorn	HBULDR6100 Developing your Leadership Capability, HBULDR6110 Leading Teams, HBULDR6120 Creating Leadership Capacity: Developing Bench Strength, HBULDR6125 Managing Organisational Culture

Credit Points

Duration

Contact Hours

Campus

Prerequisite

Corequisite

12.5 Credit Points

One Teaching Period

36 Hours

Hawthorn

HBULDR6100 Developing your Leadership Capability, HBULDR6110 Leading Teams, HBULDR6120 Creating Leadership Capacity: Developing Bench Strength, HBULDR6125 Managing Organisational Culture

Related Course/s:

A unit of study in the Master of Professional Accounting Global Leadership Program, Master of Marketing Global Leadership Program (CMKT640U), Master of Commerce (International Business) Global Leadership Program and Master of Science (Biotechnology) Global Leadership Program.

Aims & Objectives:

At the conclusion of this unit, students should be able to:

Define ethics, morality and ethical leadership;
Understand and recognize the major philosophical theories of ethics and morality;
Understand the implications of thinking in subjective and objective realms;
Recognize the assumptions that underlie ethical decisions;
Appreciate the ethical dimension of organizational situations and societal dilemmas, and of decisions and behaviours;
Reflect on one’s own ethical values;
Demonstrate progress in narrowing the gap between one’s espoused theories of ethics and actual practice as an ethical leader;
Reflect on one’s own experiences in organizational life that have posed ethical dilemmas;
Integrate analytical and critical thinking with action in real time and in real situations;
Develop a personal model of ethical leadership and a process of making decisions.

Teaching Methods:

Classes in either weekly or block mode

Assessment:

final paper 20-40%
Theory quizzes 10-20%
Ethical analysis papers 20-30%
Class Participation 20-30%

Generic Skills Outcomes:

Swinburne University of Technology works to produce higher education graduates who are capable in their chosen profession, can contribute in an entrepreneurial and innovative way within their workplace or community, to operate effectively and ethically in their business life and are adaptable and able to manage change. It is expected that graduates will leave with a diverse wealth of experiences and will have developed individual knowledge, abilities and attitudes.

Within this context this unit will contribute to students developing the following key generic skills:

Teamwork skills
Ability to engage in critical inquiry and discussion
Communication and presentation skills
Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
Ability to tackle ethical business matters
Ability to work independently

Content:

Leading Corporate Citizenship: Vision, Values, Value Added
The Three Spheres of Human Civilization
Personal and Organisational Vision
Stakeholders: The Relationship Key
Investment and Assessment for Corporate Citizenship
Sustainability and the Global Village
Leading Global Futures
How Executives Develop a Reputation for Ethical Leadership

Reading Materials:

As advised on the Blackboard subject website.

Textbooks:

Select readings from the text Ed., Ciulla, Martin and Soloman. Honest Work. (Oxford: New York, New York, 2006) ISBN 978-0195161687 made available through Swinburne University’s library.

Further information will be made available to you as the beginning of the class.

Additional readings will be available in our class Blackboard site.