Business Ethics Lesson Plan for 12th Grade Example Students

Topic: business ethics

Objectives & Outcomes

• Students will be able to evaluate the ethical implications of business decisions and actions.

Materials

• Case studies or scenarios related to business ethics
• Handout with guiding principles for ethical decision making

Warm-up

• Ask the students to think of a time when they had to make a difficult decision or take a stand on something.
• Ask them to share their experiences with the class and discuss the ethical implications of their choices.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the topic of business ethics and explain that it refers to the moral principles that guide business decisions and actions.
• Distribute the handouts with key terms and concepts related to business ethics, and review them as a class.
• Explain that while making ethical decisions can be challenging, it is important for business professionals to consider a variety of factors, such as the impact of their actions on stakeholders, the broader social and environmental consequences of their decisions, and their own moral values.

Guided Practice

• Divide students into small groups and provide each group with a scenario involving a business decision that raises ethical concerns.
• Have students discuss the scenario and come to a consensus on how they would handle it ethically.
• Have each group present their decision and rationale to the class.

Independent Practice

• Provide students with additional scenarios involving ethical decisions in business and have them work independently to come up with -their own solutions.
• Encourage students to challenge each other's reasoning and seek consensus on the best way to handle each situation.

Closure

• Review the key points of the lesson and discuss the importance of making ethical decisions in business.
• Ask students to share their solutions to the scenarios presented in the lesson and discuss the reasoning behind their -decisions.

Assessment:

• Observe students during the group activity and provide feedback on their participation and reasoning.
• Collect and grade the solutions to the scenarios as a formative assessment of students' understanding of business ethics.
• Administer a quiz or written assessment at a later date to gauge students' retention of the material covered in the lesson.