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Intro to Managing Ethics in the Workplace & Marketplace

Northeastern University

About this Course

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Are you seeking practical guidance for improved decision making in business situations involving critical ethical issues? 
Are you looking to participate in creative and constructive thinking and learning around these topics? 

This course is designed to help you. 

Flawed ethical reasoning has interfered with patient care, undermined shareholder value, eroded public trust, distanced employees and destroyed careers. Using a combination of didactic instruction and a series of case studies, readings, and field study experiences, the course will actively engage you in a timely, relevant, and challenging fashion.

Flexible deadlines

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Shareable Certificate

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Beginner Level

Approx. 15 hours to complete

English

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What you will learn

Evaluate situations, issues, or questions making judgements on what constitutes an ethical problem
Assign ethical problems into categories that allow one to approach the problem using standard tools and techniques
Use ethics to help set business and management priorities in healthcare

Skills you will gain

analysis
Ethics
Decision-Making
Ethics in Healthcare
Critical Thinking

Flexible deadlines

Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.

Shareable Certificate

Earn a Certificate upon completion

100% online

Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.

Coursera Labs

Includes hands on learning projects.

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Beginner Level

Approx. 15 hours to complete

English

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Instructor

Teodoro (Teo) Forcht Dagi

Enterprise Vice-Chair of Education and Professor of Neurosurgery

The Mayo School of Medicine and Science

213 Learners

2 Courses

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Northeastern University

Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university with a distinctive, experience-driven approach to education and discovery. The university is a leader in experiential learning, powered by the world’s most far-reaching cooperative education program. The spirit of collaboration guides a use-inspired research enterprise focused on solving global challenges in health, security, and sustainability.

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

3 hours to complete

Module 1 — The Foundation of Ethics

3 hours to complete

22 videos (Total 70 min), 10 readings, 4 quizzes

22 videos

Meet Your Faculty: Dr. Teo Forcht-Dagi1mIntroduction to Ethics3mHow is "good" used in Healthcare?2mTraditions in Ethics3mPhases of Healthcare Ethics7mRecapitulation: What Ethics Tries to Do1mDefining "Good"3mHow to Think About Ethics4mEthical Norms2mOther Basic Ideas4mEthical Principles3mThe Georgetown Mantra4mJustice2mThe Principle of Justice as an Ethical Test2mHow Principles can be Positioned2mOther Ways to Justify Principles1mConflict of Principles4mProbing the Limits of Autonomy5mAutonomy and Patient-Centricity1mReflections on Georgetown1mApplying Principles2mRecapitulation and Critique3m

10 readings

Welcome to Intro to Managing Ethics in the Workplace and Marketplace1mSyllabus- Intro to Managing Ethics in the Workplace and Marketplace10mAcademic Integrity2mThe Foundations of Ethics Overview2mEthics, Morality, and the Law1mTraditional Approaches in Ethics2mMoral Minute, Moral Exemplar1mRequired Resources: Example of How Norms Change8mModule Summary2mExplore to Learn More about the Foundation of Ethics30m

4 practice exercises

Check Your Knowledge3mKnowledge Check3mThe Foundations of Ethics Quiz20mFoundations of Ethics Honors Quiz6m

Week2

Week 2

4 hours to complete

Module 2 — The Triad of Vision, Mission, and Strategy

4 hours to complete

8 videos (Total 14 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

Week3

Week 3

4 hours to complete

Module 3 — Conflicting Interests

4 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 18 min), 7 readings, 2 quizzes

6 videos

What is a Conflict of Interest?2mSubversion of Primary Interest3mThe Conflict in a Conflict of Interest2mConflict of Interest Policies3mDealing with Conflict of Interest3mWhen good Things Come of Conflicted Situations3m

7 readings

Conflicting Interests Overview2mRequired Resources - What is a Conflict of Interest?1hRequired Resources - The Conflict in a Conflict of Interest18mRequired Resources - Conflict of Interest Policies10mRequired Resources - Conflict of Interest1hModule Summary1mExplore to Learn More on Conflict of Interest30m

2 practice exercises

Conflicting Interests20mHonors Assessment5m

Week4

Week 4

4 hours to complete

Module 4 — Ethics and Patient Safety

4 hours to complete

10 videos (Total 28 min), 8 readings, 2 quizzes

10 videos

Patient Safety in the Hospital Environment3mTypes of Errors1mThe Ethics of Using the Word Error1mThe Delivery of Safe Patient Care3mErrors and Admission of Errors3mEthical Aspects of Errors4mWhistleblowing2mClinical Training and Patient Safety3mCost of Patient Safety3mConflicting Interests in Patient Safety2m

8 readings

Ethics and Patient Safety Overview2mRequired Resources - Patient Safety in the Hospital Environment10mExplore to Learn More10mRequired Resources - What is Preventable Harm?5mRequired Resources - Patient Safety30mExplore to Learn More10mModule Summary3mCongratulations2m

1 practice exercise

Ethics, Patient Safety20m

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