Ethical Leadership – BUSI 570
CG • Section 8WK • 11/08/2019 to 04/16/2020 • Modified 02/01/2024
Course Description
This course focuses upon ethical issues and dilemmas faced by leaders. Definitions of ethical leadership are reviewed as they relate to values and culture. The theory and practice of ethical leadership is evaluated as it pertains to a biblical worldview.
For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.
Rationale
BUSI 570, Ethical Leadership, is an essential course for fulfilling the vision for the Master of Arts in Executive Leadership. One of the stated goals of the BUSI program is to “develop management, leadership and business knowledge within the Christian worldview.” This course explores various ethical issues that business leaders encounter and uses relevant cases, current research, and application-based assignments to develop thoughtful, Biblically-based responses to such issues. The course also directly supports each program learning outcome through the course readings, interactions, and assignments that address ethical leadership.
Course Assignment
After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.
Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to provide a thread in response to the provided prompt for each discussion. Each thread must be at least 400 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. Each thread must be supported with 3 scholarly sources as well as the text and Bible and they must be within 3 years. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to at least 2 other classmates’ threads. Each reply must be at least 200 words and supported by at least 2 scholarly sources.
The student will write a paragraph explaining the topic choice and create an outline of the case study paper assignment. This assignment must include at least 5 scholarly resources in addition to the course textbooks and the Bible.
The student will write an 8–10-page research-based case study paper in current APA format. The paper can be considered an addition to Hill’s text in that the student will review an organization and a biblical value that the organization has displayed. The paper must include at least 5 references in addition to the course textbooks and the Bible.
Students will create a training presentation based on the Case Study: Paper Assignment. The presentation should be at least 10 slides and include at least 5 scholarly resources in addition to the Bible. This presentation will be a PowerPoint presentation that trains new employees on the values of the company.
After reading each module: week’s selected readings from the Hill text, the student will answer the accompanying questions that correspond to the reading. The student will use the template provided to answer the questions. The journal must be first person and demonstrate thoughtful reflection—no additional research or APA formatting is required.
