BNK613 : Islamic Ethics in Business

Course Overview

Course Synopsis

This course helps the students to develop their behavior to conduct business activities in an ethical ways. The students will be able to learn positive and negative things /acts and their effects. The students will also be able to learn how to conduct a business and a simple activity according to Islam.

Course Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course student will be able to:

  • Understand the basics of ethics in Islam
  • Comprehend the relationship of good and bad deeds
  • Understand the difference of Halal and Haram
  • Know about corruption free nations and corrupt nations
  • Understand the importance of ethics not only in business but also in every field of life.


Course Calendar

1 Introduction
2 Ethical theory and Islamic Ethics
3 Islamic ethics
4 Justice
5 Efficiency, innovation and ethics
6 Safety Issues
7 Avoiding obscenity
8 Some ethical issues
9 Organization’s environment
Assignment after lecture - 9
10 Riba and Banking
11 Riba and Banking (Continued)
12 Gambling and Insurance
Quiz - 01 after lecture - 12
13 Gambling and Insurance (Continued)
14 Child labor
15 Minorities
Quiz - 02 after lecture - 15
16 Honouring Commitment
17 Fulfilling Trust
18 Haram and Halal Products
Graded Discussion Board after lesson 18
19 Haram and Halal Products (continued)
20 Religious obligations of employees
21 Issues in marketing and selling
22 Issues in marketing and selling (Continued )
23 Issues in Finance, Accounting and HRM
24 Issues in Finance, Accounting and HRM (Continued)
Mid Term after lecture - 24
25 Corporate social responsibility
26 Corporate social responsibility (Continued)
27 When things go wrong: Whistle Blowing
28 Peculiar issues of some businesses
29 Peculiar issues of some professions
30 Peculiar issues of some professions (Continued )
Quiz - 03 after lecture - 30
31 What makes individuals corrupt?
32 What makes individuals corrupt? (continued )
33 What make individual corrupt ? (continued)
34 Common feature of corrupt nations and corrupt free nation
35 Common feature of corrupt nations and corrupt free nation (Continued)
36 Human Rights and Islam
37 Way out of corruption
38 What should the state do?
39 Avoiding Kufr
40 Most corrupt nations
41 Least corruption free nations
42 Stock exchange
43 Approved business conduct in muslim literature
44 Disapproved business conduct in Muslim literature
45 Disapproved business conduct in Muslim literature (Continued )
Final Term after lecture - 45