Courses Bachelor Display 2025-2026
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| Course title | Ethical and Philosophical Reflections | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Course code | BENC2013 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ECTS credits | 5,0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assessment | Whole/Half Grades | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Level | Introductory/Intermediate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinator |
Athanasios Tsarouchas For more information: a.tsarouchas@maastrichtuniversity.nl |
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| Language of instruction | English | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Description |
This course is designed to inspire a deeper engagement with ethical considerations that inevitably arise from management and engineering practices. Throughout the course, we explore various topics related to the intersection of ethics and business engineering, including responsible decision-making, individual and collective responsibility, and the impact of technology on society.
Students have the opportunity to learn about different ethical frameworks and theories, and to apply them to specific scenarios. Additionally, we develop the ability to identify and critically evaluate ethical issues in the course of business engineering practice, and to reflect on the development of potential solutions to these issues. |
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| Literature |
The main course textbook is:
Matthews, G., Hendricks, C., & Open Textbook Library. (2019). Introduction to Philosophy : Ethics. Rebus Community. https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/797 All cited literature throughout the chapters of the textbook is considered relevant for students who want to extend their readings in the field. |
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| Prerequisites |
It is NOT possible to register for this course as “exam only”.
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| Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) | PBL / Presentation / Lecture / Assignment / Groupwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) | Written Exam / Oral Exam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Evaluation in previous academic year | For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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