Business Ethics [P4C Philosophy Lesson - Philosophy & Ethics Teaching Resource]

This ‘Fun Philosophy Lesson’ is focused on business ethics. It’s ideal for Business Studies students and, whilst it can be used with younger students, it is most suited to students aged 12-18.

This interactive multi-use learning session is of particular interest to Business Studies Teachers it focuses on a wide range of topics such as:

• The difference between ethical and unethical companies
• The nature of corporate social responsibility
• Environmental issues relating to business ethics
• How a business’s ethics can impact profits
   
  We’ve aimed to cover as many issues as possible when it comes to finding engaging philosophical and ethical issues for young learners to debate and discuss in relation to business ethics!

The big question asked in this session is “What rules should businesses follow in order to be ethical?”. Using a variety of engaging activities students will discuss and debate a wide range of other philosophical and ethical questions such as:

• “What is the difference between an ethical and an unethical business?”
• “What moral issues arise when running a business?”
• “Why is it important to have a minimum working age?”
• “To what extent should ‘whistleblowers’ be protected by law?”
• “Which industries are seen to be inherently morally problematic by many people?”
• “What moral issues arise from using cheap and unregulated labour forces in less developed nations in order to save money?”
   
  Students will also analyse and evaluate an eclectic mix of philosophical and ethical claims such as:

“In the long-run, unethical businesses are less profitable than ethical businesses”
“It is always wrong to aim advertisements at children”
“Businesses should always employ an equal number of men and women”
“We should double the minimum wage in this country”
“The majority of businesses do more harm than good when it comes to the environment”
  
This session uses our unique format for philosophy teaching resources and features an integrated menu that allows teachers to select from a variety of starter, main, plenary, assessment and end-of-lesson reflection activities. With a massive selection of activities designed to trigger philosophical discussions, debates and reflections: you can re-use the resource numerous times with the same group. For teachers wishing to run ‘P4C’ (Philosophy for Children) sessions these resources are ideal!

The file is a non-editable PowerPoint Show: no planning or preparation is required, just run the file and the intuitive menu system will make delivering a powerful philosophy session very easy!