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