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Ethics in Teaching 

Code of Ethics  

At McGill Desautels, ethical conduct is foundational to academic excellence and responsible leadership. The Code of Ethics reflects the Faculty’s commitment to fostering a community grounded in integrity, respect and accountability. These values guide how students, faculty and staff engage with one another and the broader world. It establishes clear expectations for professional behaviour, encouraging thoughtful decision making, transparency and respect for diverse perspectives in all academic and professional activities.

Code of ethics (PDF)

Concentration in Ethics  

In 2025, Dr. Holmgren founded the McGill Desautels Concentration in Ethics with the help of funding from the LCBEE. The 15 credit Concentration in Ethics provides the foundations to examine and respond to ethics-related questions and problems that exist in management. Topics include, but are not limited to, corporate social responsibility, transparency, compliance, prioritizing product safety, responsible data use, sustainable growth aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and fair labour practices. LCBEE Director Lindsay Holmgren, participating Desautels professors, and the Department of Philosophy have worked in collaboration to ensure that the concentration is richly grounded in ethical concerns. 

For more information about the concentration, visit the Course Catalogue.  

Laidley Embedded Ethics Seed Grant Program

Embedded Ethics Seed Grants 

In 2025, we launched a seed grant program to support faculty in enhancing the ethical dimensions of their courses. Through this program, the Centre offers grants of up to $1,500 to assist faculty in integrating and strengthening ethics-related content within their courses.  

Importantly, faculty are required to demonstrate meaningful course revisions, which may be achieved through revised framing, case studies, guest speakers, or other instructional methods that support the discussion and exploration of ethics. 

The following professors received grants to enhance the following courses:  

  • Sujata Madan, FINE622: Modern Corporate Finance 

  • Emma Vaast, INSY331: Managing and Organizing Digital Technology 

  • Hongping Tan, ACCT 401: Sustainability & Environmental Accounting 

  • Sid Mookerjee, MRKT 351: Marketing & Society 

  • Chantal Westgate, ORGB321: Leadership  

  • Tatiana Gauvin, ORGB423: Human Resources Management 

  • Philippe Levy, ACCT 463 Management Control 

  • Paul Beaumont, FINE342: Corporate Finance 

  • Paola Perez-Aleman, MGPO438: Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation and MGPO475: Strategies for Developing Countries 

  • Jiro Kondo, FINE 447: Venture Capital and Entrepreneurial Finance 

  • Dongyoung Lee, MGCR211: Introduction to Financial Accounting 

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