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FI5205

Corporate Responsibility and Ethics

Velg studieår
Studiepoeng 7,5
Nivå Høyere grads nivå
Undervisningsstart Høst 2025
Varighet 1 semester
Undervisningsspråk Engelsk
Sted Trondheim
Vurderingsordning Oppgave

Om

Om emnet

Faglig innhold

The pressure on business to take social responsibility has increased the last few decades. Globalization and other structural changes in society and economic life are parts of the reason for this development. Does a strengthening of corporate power mean an increased social responsibility for business? Or is the business realm free from moral responsibility in the pursuit of pure economic gains? This course aims at discussing the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) from a philosophical and ethical perspective, focusing on the relationship between ethical reasoning and economic rationality.

Læringsutbytte

Knowledge

The course will give the students an overview of current debates and normative theories on the social responsibility of business.

Skills

The course will provide the students with the ability to argue for and to criticize different normative theories and views regarding the social responsibility of business.

Læringsformer og aktiviteter

Lectures and seminars.

In order to sit the exam, students must submit and get approved one written assignment (max 1500 words/3-4 pages, 12-point Times New Roman, 1.5 line spacing). The written assignment is only given in the semester the course is taught.

Obligatoriske aktiviteter

  • One written assignment

Mer om vurdering

Information regarding the final essay: The essay should be 10-12 pages (4000-4800 words) long in 12 point Times New Roman, 1,5 line spacing.

Forkunnskapskrav

None.

Kursmateriell

The required reading list will be available at the beginning of the semester.

Fagområder

  • Filosofi

Kontaktinformasjon

Emneansvarlig/koordinator

Ansvarlig enhet

Institutt for filosofi og religionsvitenskap

Eksamen

Eksamen

Vurderingsordning: Oppgave
Karakter: Bokstavkarakterer

Ordinær eksamen - Høst 2025

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Ordinær eksamen - Vår 2026

Oppgave
Vekting 100/100 Eksamenssystem Inspera Assessment