Kansas State University's tradition of requiring ethics courses of its business students began in 1967 when “Business, Government, and Society” was embedded in the undergraduate curriculum.

Business, Government, and Society (Management #596): This course focuses on the interactions of business in social, political, economic and technological domains that shape managers' legal and ethical responsibilities to corporate stakeholders.

The MBA requirement called “Legal and Social Issues in Business" builds on the undergraduate course.

Legal and Social Issues in Business (Management #860): In this course students integrate concepts from core areas of management to formulate ethical and strategic responses to issues posed by environmental factors.

In addition to the required course in Legal and Social Issues, "Professional Ethics” is offered as an elective to students in the MBA and Masters in Accountancy programs.

Professional Ethics (Management #897): Through directed research and case studies, students in this course apply ethics to various professions, including the management of private and not-for-profit organizations, financial management, marketing, human resource management, management of information systems, and accountancy.

Ethics material is also integrated into other business courses, including Management Information Systems, Accounting, Strategy, Organizational Behavior, Leadership, and Small Business Consulting.

Extra-curricular activities, such as the Business Ethics Speaker Series, enhance ethics in our curriculum. Students are also providing leadership, as members of SIFE (Students In Free Enterprise), one of K-State's student organizations in the college of business, have worked with two KSU professors to develop a set of radio clips on Business Ethics. This organization also delivers ethics material in workshops given during the K-State SIFE High School Symposiums.

Some K-State faculty have been vocal concerning the need for greater thought and resources being devoted to business ethics education. In an article in the Lawrence Journal-World, Professor Diane Swanson stated, "I think it should shock the public given all the damage that has come from illegal and unethical corporate conduct. Students need a course to explain their future business responsibilities." For the complete article:
http://www.ljworld.com/section/stateregional/story/153394.