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2015-2016 Graduate Catalog 
    
2015-2016 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

GCPA 716 Ethical Issues in Public Decisions and Implementation


This course will examine the impact of ethical, cultural, and moral principles and theories in policy making and implementation. We will apply these principles to existing issues and dilemmas in domestic and international policy, studying these dilemmas from a variety of perspectives. The first portion of the course will examine the foundational theories of ethics, morality, and culture in public policymaking. We will also address the foundational theories of religion and culture as they pertain to the used of power in political and governmental leadership. Many of the common theses in ethics debates such as equality, fairness, justice, basic human rights, paternalism and protection, the redistribution of resources, the question of legal vs. ethical laws, and civil disobedience will be addressed. We will engage in critical analysis and persuasive reasoning primarily through the use of study of case studies, as well as current events in the local, national, and international spheres, visual media and role-playing during the semester.

3 Credit(s)