This essay presents an examination of how the discipline of business law has developed in recent years, and then develops a model of business ethics. Business ethics is defined as the study of the body of common values and perceptions that inform business decision making and infuse its external environment. A four-part framework is suggested for teaching this model to students in a manner that provides them with a way of addressing and focusing their own interests. The four parts of the framework are: (1) ethical theory; (2) institutional frameworks; (3) organizational cultures; and (4) individual moral choice and responsibility. The kinds of issues and materials that might be used to present each of the four topics to students are suggested. A 24-item list of further readings is included. (DB)