Course Catalog Information (24-25)
BUS 21
Business and Society
Course Description
An introduction to the study of the interactions and interdependencies between business, government and society. The course will examine many individual cases of conflict between business and society, both current and historical, and will guide students to explore the lessons these cases hold for current and future business managers.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Recognize the essential vocabulary of business ethics, corporate social responsibility, and business lobbying, be able to match that vocabulary with its definitions, and be able to employ that vocabulary correctly in a written composition.
- Discuss and evaluate the meaning of business ethics, the major sources of ethical values in business, business ethics in other cultures, and factors that influence managerial ethics.
- Examine and assess the role of government in regulating business, the history of government regulation of business from the Industrial Revolution to the present, and the influence of business on the political process.
Course Details
- Units
- 5 Units
- Hours
- Weekly Lecture Hours: 5
- Weekly Lab Hours: 0
- Gen Ed
- General Education Class
- Program Status
- Program Applicable
- Credit
- Credit - Degree Applicable
- Transferability
- Transferable to both UC and CSU
- Grading Method
- Letter Grading
Requisite and Advisory
- Advisory(ies)
- EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5
- Prerequisite(s)
- Corequisite(s)
Limitations on Enrollment and Entrance Skills
- Limitation(s) on Enrollment
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