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MPA 8300
Leadership Ethics
 

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Course Rationale:

Leadership Ethics (MPA 8300) probes the many ways that ethics shape and define the nature of public professions. Public agencies (e.g., municipal governments, police and fire departments, social service agencies, hospitals, schools) and their employees are “holders of the public trust,” thus binding them not only to their professions but also to the broader society. To perform work in a fair and ethical manner, administrators of public agencies need to understand and to deal with ethical dilemmas and the embedded values conflicts encountered in ethical dilemmas. MPA 8300 broadens the students’ understanding of ethics in order to prepare them for dealing with these dilemmas as ethical leaders. The study of ethical theories and professional codes of ethics as well as class discussion and case analyses will strengthen each student’s ability to identify ethical dilemmas and the embedded values conflicts as well as to develop the skills to approach these conflicts honestly, sincerely, and with confidence as an ethical leader.