This class welcomes a limited number of undergraduates
 
 

THE EVERGREEN STATE COLLEGE GRADUATE PROGRAM IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION,   SPRING '03

 Ethics and Leadership 
Lab I, 1059            Wednesday's 6-10 pm

MY HOMEPAGE
MPA HOMEPAGE
SCEHMA
 Syllabus
Joan Bantz an introduction
LAB I, 3011            360-867-5095
  e-mail: bantzj@evergreen.edu

Description:
This course examines the ethical dilemmas of leadership, the foundations and context of moral choice, the moral implication of decision making within public organizations and the impact upon staff, morale, personal integrity and citizens. In doing so our purpose is to make visible the ethical challenges and decisions criteria facing leaders, to explore the leadership role in sharing the organization's ethical culture, and to examine governmental alternatives in a post-Enron world.

An emphasis will be made on critical thinking, normative decision making, and the role of values in public policy and management. Ethical theories and principles commonly used in public administration and policy will be explored, as will theories related to leadership in public, private, and non-profit organizations.

This course will challenge students to craft their own ethical perspective strengthened through critical examination of ethics theory utilizing case studies, workshops, readings and local public leadership who will share their own ethical perspectives.
 

Public Leaders::
Dennis Braddock, Secretary, DSHS
Brian Jones, Commander, Washington State Patrol, Office of Professional Standards
Charles Chelan, Director, Community Youth Services
Don Krupp, Thurston County Chief Administration Officer
Les Purce, President, TESC
 

TEXT: (partial list/will be a couple of novels and articles)
Badaracco Jr.,  Joseph L.  Leading Quietly. Harvard Business School, 2002.
ISBN: 1578514878

Bok, Sissela.  Lying: Moral Choice in Public and Private Life. Vintage Books, 1999.
ISBN: 0375705287

Bruce, Willa M.  (Editor).  Classics of Adminstrative Ethics. Westview Press, 2001.
ISBN: 0813398118
 
 


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