Course ID: | PADP 7380. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Ethics in Public Administration |
Course Description: | Leading ethical issues that arise in public administration practice and consideration of the sources to which the public administrator can look for guidance in dealing with these issues. |
Oasis Title: | ETHICS IN PUB ADM |
Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 7380 |
Semester Course Offered: | Not offered on a regular basis. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | The subject of ethics has risen in importance tremendously over the past 30 years and
no public administration curriculum would be complete without an extensive treatment
of the topic. This course covers the subject with the depth it deserves.
The course addresses two broad problems: (1) What are the leading ethical issues
that arise in the practice of public administration? and, (2) Where should the
administrator look for guidance in dealing with these issues? Case studies will be
used extensively in order to bring to light the kinds of ethical issues that confront
administrators in their daily activities. Other readings of a more general nature
will be used to identify principles that might guide ethical choice and to show the
practical ramifications of these principles. |
Topical Outline: | I. Ethics and executive leadership
II. Administrative ethics as the expression of good character
III. The problems of ethics in the "old" and "new" public administration
IV. Administrative ethics as responsible conduct
V. Administrative ethics as obedience to law: What law is authoritative for
administrators?
VI. Administrative courage, obedience to orders, and resignation in protest
VII. Administrative ethics and utilitarian calculation
VIII. Administrative ethics and social justice
IX. Defining and dealing with corruption
X. The problem of choice
XI. Resolving dilemmas of administrative ethics |