Tutor(s)
Bal Bhangi
Course
BTEC Extended Diploma in Business Level 3
Date Set
3/4/14
Deadline
19/6/14
Unit No.
37
Internal Verifier
IV Signature
Unit Title
Understanding Business Ethics
Assignment Title: Understanding Business Ethics
Scenario
You work for a local firm which manufactures UPVC windows, doors and conservatories. Directors have recently commissioned a new website for the company and want to make sure that a ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ (CSR) section is included on the site. You have been given the important task of gathering background information for this purpose.
Assessment Activity 37.1
1. Explain the general ethical issues a particular business of this sort needs to consider in its operational activities. (P1) – 1/5/14
2. Assess how this firm could improve the ethics of its operations. (M1) – 8/5/14
Assessment Activity 37.2
A successful company manufacturing windows, doors and conservatories has decided to adopt a comprehensive CSR policy and wishes to make maximum PR use of the new set of values. You have been asked to do the following:
1. Explain the implications for the business and its stakeholders of the business operating ethically. (P2) – 15/5/14
2. Evaluate the impact of the business’s ethical behaviour on its stakeholders and the business. (D1) – 22/5/14
Assessment Activity 37.3
The manufacturing company you work for has taken a strong CSR stance. It wants to put out a press release stressing environmentally friendly processes, sustainability and concern for local good causes. You are asked to do the following:
1. Describe the social implications of business ethics facing the business in its different areas of activity. (P3) 5/6/5/14
2. Assess the social implications of business ethics facing the business in its different areas of activity. (M2) – 22/5/14
Assessment activity 37.4
The newly appointed managing director of the company you work for