Course Detail()

This session is delivered via live webinar (zoom platform).

Programme Objective

To explore issues related to ethical dilemmas in the fields of business and finance.

Programme Outline

Ethics – An Overview
Motivations and motives of persons - Maslow's hierachy of needs, sociobiology
Employee duties - fidelity, fiduciary duties (for managers and directors), ethical requirements, corruption, lawsuits against fiduciaries
Employment - fair employment practices, Employment laws and rules, issues in employment - discrimination against minorities based on race, etc; constructive dismissal, role of TAFEP
Financial ethics - problem businesses (tobacco, gambling, alcohol, firearms, blood diamonds), investment manager's duties, ethical investment principles, Islamic finance (main rules regarding interest, gambling and alcohol)
Banking ethics - loans to problems businesses, Ashley Paige as a bank customer, subprime lending
Sales issues - improper sales techniques, evil customers (eg IBM sales to Hitler's Germany)
Procurement problems - purchasing from immoral suppliers (issues of child labour, unsafe working conditions, slavery, etc), discussion (Rana Plaza case)
Relationship between law and ethics - criminal law issues, law of negligence (including the recent lawsuit against SMRT by a Thai teen), what is a life worth?

Pre-requisites

Please take note of the following admission requirements:

Trainings will be conducted on Zoom platform, thus video camera and microphone are compulsory
Mandatory for video camera to be turned on throughout the course
Display your official name (as per NRIC) in Zoom, to facilitate attendance taking

Training Methodology

Lecture style, with case studies

Closing Date for Registration

1 week before programme or until full enrolment

Intended For

A Foundation to Intermediate level programme intended for professionals in business and finance. Those who would like understand more about the ethical dilemmas in a variety of business and finance contexts are welcome to attend.

Schedule & Fees

Testimonial

Funding

1] SkillsFuture Credit (SFC)
Funding Period: Until 31 Dec 2024
Course Reference Number: TGS-2020501113

All Singaporeans aged 25 and above will receive an opening credit of S$500 from the government. You may wish to use your SFC to pay for partial/full ISCA course fees.

On 1 Oct 2020, the Government provided a one-off SkillsFuture Credit Top-up of $500 for all eligible Singaporeans aged 25 or above by 31 Dec 2020. Singaporeans aged 40 to 60 by 31 Dec 2020 will also receive an Additional SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career Support) of $500 which can be used for courses under: (i) SGUnited Skills Programme, (ii) SGUnited Mid-Career Pathways Programme – Company Training, and (iii) Career Transition Programmes. This additional SFC (Mid-Career Support) is NOT applicable for use on ISCA courses. (For more information on the SFC scheme, please visit www.myskillsfuture.gov.sg)

If you wish to enrol for the course with SFC Funding, please proceed with the following steps:

Step 1: You will need to ensure that you have sufficient SkillsFuture Credits in your SkillsFuture Credit account in order to make a successful claim. Please check your SFC account balance here.
Step 2: Register for the course online via ISCA Portal.
Step 3: Upon adding to cart, the system will prompt a question “Do you wish to apply for SkillsFuture Credit?”, click “Yes” and input all required information.
Step 4: At the Cart page, please ensure that SFC funding is applied before clicking “Checkout”.
Step 5:Upon receiving an email that the programme status is confirmed, please proceed to submit SFC claim on SkillsFuture Portal within 60 days before the course start date and obtain the necessary approval. Please submit SFC claim via SFC portal (www.myskillsfuture.gov.sg).

Failure to submit claim application and obtain necessary approval before the course start date will result in topping up of the SFC indicated for use. Please note that there will be an administrative fee of $43.20 for any revision of invoice.

Programme Facilitator(s)