Short Course
Ethics and the Workplace: From Values to Actions
- Online delivery
- Stellify: Contributes to the Becoming a Global Citizen stream
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⏱︎ Length: approximately 90 minutes
About
What ethical values matter most to you in the world of work, and how you can safely practice them?
In this short interdisciplinary course you will examine:
- What ethics means in different workspaces and work cultures
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How you might navigate complex situations you might encounter in different workplaces
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Your own ethical codes: the issues that matter most to you when at work.
What to expect
Key details about this short course
- Counts towards the Stellify Award under the following stream:
- Becoming a Global Citizen
- Delivered online, at your own pace (approximately 90 minutes long)
- Designed to deliver a unique and interactive learning experience
- Accessible to all students from all disciplines.
- Identify different definitions of ‘workplace ethics’
- Explore key ethical challenges facing university graduates entering the workforce
- Discuss what we all can do to better create ethical workplaces and workplace cultures.
As you work through this course, you will hear from the following:
- Dr. Kara Ng: Senior Lecturer in Organisational Psychology at Alliance Manchester Business School
- Emily Clugston: Senior Learning Coordinator at UMSU
- The Greater Manchester Good Employer Charter
This short course contributes to both the previous version of Stellify (pre 2026) and the new Stellify (2026 onwards).
New Stellify:
Completion of the Ethics and the Workplace: From Values to Action short course will:
- Count towards the following Stellify stream:
- Becoming a Global Citizen
- Provide 50 points towards the above stream.
- On completion you will be able to download a personalised certificate to submit as evidence.
Previous Stellify:
- Completing this course is required for the Understanding the Issues that Matter stream of the previous Stellify. Please note, if you have completed the Ethical Grand Challenges previously, you do not need to enrol in these short courses.
Visit the Stellify website for more information on the award.
Ready to start?
There are two identical versions of this course, please enrol onto the version depending on what level of study you are completing at Manchester.
Undergraduates:
To enrol and undertake this short course, you will need your University credentials and login via Canvas using our enrolment link.
Postgraduates:
To enrol and undertake this short course, you will need your University credentials and login via Canvas using our enrolment link.
If you have any questions, please contact our team at ucil@manchester.ac.uk.