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PUA 5302 Public Administration Ethics

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PUA 5302 Public Administration Ethics
psy 3019 history and systems of psychology

Description

Focuses on meta-ethics, normative ethics, and applied ethics theory in the context of the multidisciplinary applied field of public administration and policy research and practice. Students demonstrate knowledge of ethical theories such as utilitarianism, deontology, and social constructivism, and through analysis, engage in critical thinking and problem solving for comprehension of real problems facing public managers.

Outcomes

  1. Define ethics in public administration, to include foundational theoretical constructs.
  2. Recognize the public service values; efficiency, effectiveness and ethical responsiveness.
  3. Distinguish public administration ethical theories.
  4. Apply public administration ethics theory to solve real-world problems.
  5. Analyze public administration ethics based on ontological and epistemological theory.
  6. Apply knowledge of ethical theories for appropriate use resolving real-world problems facing public managers.
  7. Evaluate the applicability of an organization’s code of ethics.
  8. Interpret a public code of ethics.

PreRequisites

None

Textbook(s)

The responsible administrator: An approach to ethics for the administrative role (Rev: 6th ed.)

Publisher: Jossey-Bass (2012)

Author: Cooper, T. L.

ISBN: 978-0-470-87394-6

* Disclaimer: Textbooks listed are based on the last open revision of the course. Prior revisions and future revisions may use different textbooks. To verify textbook information, view the course syllabus or contact the AU Bookstore at [email protected]