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MPA
682

Ethics for Management

Hours

3.0 Credit, 3 Lecture, 0 Lab

Semester

Fall
Ethical theory and its application to managerial issues. Ethical conflict and dilemmas and choosing between conflicting goods.

Ethical Issues

  • Identify and address common ethical issues that arise for individuals, managers, and organizations.

Ethical Decisions

  • Use contemporary and classical frameworks to analyze and suggest resolutions to ethical dilemmas.

Ethical Issues

  • Recognize how individual differences and cognitive barriers can influence ethical judgment.

Ethical Standards

  • Identify key organizational tools, policies, systems, and laws that apply to managing ethical conduct specifically in public and nonprofit organizations.

Ethical Decisions

  • Identify and prioritize personal values and apply those to making ethical decisions.

Ethical Issues

  • Explain how organizational and cultural variables can influence ethical conduct.

Effective Communication

  • Engage in logically sound discussion about moral dilemmas using the language of administrative ethics.