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Course Overview
Welcome to your Capella University online course, DPA8408 – Ethics and Social Responsibility.
In this course, you will study the ways in which creating and maintaining public value and mission-specific leadership provides the foundations for ethical behavior. You will analyze case studies that illustrate ethical dilemmas in order to develop intelligence, planning, operations, command, interagency coordination, communication, and technology solutions applicable to a variety of public agencies and situations.
VitalSource Bookshelf
This course offers e-books through the VitalSource Bookshelf. You will access some of your readings for this course via Bookshelf. More information on this program can be found in the Unit 1 studies.
Course Competencies
To successfully complete this course, you will be expected to:
1. Evaluate the traditional and contemporary theories of ethics.
2. Demonstrate ability to analyze ethical dilemmas.
3. Illustrate the meaning of professional integrity.
4. Analyze scenarios and recommend appropriate ethical conduct.
5. Think critically and communicate effectively to explain personal and professional leadership in the public sector.
Prerequisites
Cannot be fulfilled by transfer.
Grading
Course requirements include the following major independent measures of learner competency.
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Learning Activity Weights and Scoring Guides |
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Activity |
Weight |
Scoring Guide |
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1. Discussion Participation |
50% | |
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2. Analysis of an Ethical Dilemma Components |
50% |
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u02a1: Defining an Ethical Dilemma |
5% | |
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u05a1: Consequentialism and Nonconsequentialism |
5% | |
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u07a1: Ethical Decisions |
5% | |
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u08a1: Theory Bases for Ethical Dilemmas |
5% | |
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u10a1: Analysis of an Ethical Dilemma |
30% | |
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Total: |
100% |
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Final Course Grade
A = 90-100% B = 80-89% C = 70-79% F = 69% and below
Course Materials
Required
The materials listed below are required to complete the learning activities and projects in this course. Unless noted otherwise, the books, software, and coursepacks are available for purchase from the Capella University Virtual Bookstore. To purchase these texts, visit the bookstore and select your school and course ID.
e-Books
The following required readings are available electronically through the VitalSource Bookshelf. To access links to your e-readings, go to your e-books page on iGuide. You can find additional information about downloading e-books on this iGuide resource page .
Stillman, R. J. (2010). Public administration: Concepts and cases (9th ed.). Boston, MA: Wadsworth/Cengage.
Thiroux, J. P., & Krasemann, K. W. (2012). Ethics: Theory and practice. (11th ed.) Pearson.
Articles
Reserved Readings
The following reserved readings are provided for your use in this course.
Dobel, J. P. (1993). The realpolotik of ethics codes: An implementation approach to public ethics . In H. G. Frederickson, Ethics and Public Administration (pp. 158–174), Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharp.
Perry, J. L. (1993). Whistleblowing, organizational performance, and organizational control . In H. G. Frederickson, Ethics and Public Administration (pp. 79–99), Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharp.
Rohr, J. (1992). On achieving ethical behavior in government . The Public Manager, 21(2) 47–51.
Stewart, D. W., & Sprinthall, N. A. (1993). The impact of demographic, professional, and organizational variables and domain on the moral reasoning of public administrators . In H. G. Frederickson, Ethics and Public Administration (pp. 205–219), Armonk, NY: M. E. Sharp.
Web Sites
Please note that URLs change frequently. While the URLs were current when this course was designed, some may no longer be valid. If you cannot access a specific link, contact your instructor for an alternative URL. Permissions for the following links have been either granted or deemed appropriate for educational use at the time of course publication.
ASPA Code of Ethics . The American Society for Public Administration. Retrieved June 1, 2009,
