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P‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍UB 512 – Foundations of Ethical Administration Fall 2021 | Session 1 © 2021 Dr. Hugo D. Asencio Page 3 of 6 Tasks To complete this assignment, you need to: • Carefully go over my class notes and the readings/materials available in the “Readings” section in the course menu and within individual learning modules. • After doing so, you need to answer each of the following seven (7) questions. 1. Please: (a) explain what are some of the key organizational (e.g., structure, culture, leadership, ethics programs, peer pressure, code of silence, blind obedience to authority) and psychological factors (e.g., level of moral development) that influence (un)ethical behavior in organizations; and (b) illustrate your points with examples from you own experiences or from the cases/readings assigned in the course or from recent developments in the public sector. Key: to answer this question, you need to draw from course readings/materials for Weeks 4, 5, 6, and 7. 2. Please explain: (a) what public service ethics is and (b) its normative foundations, as discussed in the course (., public service values—see Molina and McKeown’s article—and the law—see Rohr’s article). Key: to answer this question, you need to draw from course readings/materials for Weeks 1 and 3. 3. Please (a) explain how can ethical public organizations be developed and sustained (., developing an ethical culture, addressing the organizational structure, having ethical leaders, implementing ethics programs, providing ethics training, developing a code of ethics) and (b) illustrate your points with examples from you own experiences or from the cases/readings assigned in the course or from recent developments in the public sector. Key: to answer this question, you need to draw from course readings/materials for Week 6 (all assigned readings) and Week 7 (all assigned readings, but in particular: Asencio, “The Effects of Ethical Leadership”; Dennard and Asencio, “Beyond the Moral Manager”; Asencio, “Strengthening the Fight Against Corruption”; Asencio, Byrne, & Mujkic, “Ethics Training for . Military Leaders”). 4. Please (a) compare and contrast deontological and teleological approaches to ethical action; explain (b) how public administrators move back and forth between the two as they decide on what the right thing to do is when serving the public; and (c) illustrate your points with examples from you own experiences or from the cases/readings assigned in the course or from recent developments in the public sector. Key: to answer this question, you need to draw from course readings/materials for Week 2. 5. (a) Compare and contrast descriptive (., those outlined in Dennis Wittmer’s book chapter) and prescriptive (., Terry Cooper’s model outlined in the course textbook) ethical decisionmaking models and (b), b PUB 512 – Foundations of Ethical Administration Fall 2021 | Session 1 © 2021 Dr. Hugo D. Asencio Page 4 of 6 6. Please (a) explain the ethical challenges public administrators face in a technical rational culture—as discussed by Guy Adams and Danny Balfour; (b) argue whether engaging in guerrilla government—as discussed by Rosemary O’Leary—is a plausible solution to overcome such challenges; and (c) illustrate your points with examples from you own experiences or from the cases/readings assigned in the course or from recent developments in the public sector. Key: to answer this question, you need to draw from course readings/materials for Week 5 (all assigned readings/videos). 7. Please: (a) explain the reasons supporting the value of adopting and promoting public service values and principles in public agencies to promote ethical conduct; and (b) illustrate with examples from your own experiences or from the cases/readings assigned in the course or from recent developments in the public sector how the adoption of such values and principles can help encourage ethical behavior in public agencies. Key: to answer this question, you need to draw from course readings/materials for Weeks 1, 3, 6, and 7. • You need to include each of the questions that you are answering (in bold) before each of your answers (not in bold). Please do not include all the questions together and then answer all of them in one answer. • In your answers, you need to include references to the aforementioned readings/materials (including my class notes and articles). • You need to ensure that your in-text references in your answers and full references in the references list are formatted following APA guidelines. For information on APA style click here; • After writing your answers, you need to carefully proofread them. Your focus needs to be on addressing all grammar, syntax, and punctuation errors. • Before submitting your answers, ensure that each one of them is no less than 600 words in length (not counting the question). Please include your answers’ word count after each one of them under the sub-heading “Word Count.” Also, include word counts for your opinion discussion under the sub-heading “Opinion Word Count” and for your examples discussion under the sub-heading “Examples Word Count.” • You need to ensure that your assignment is formatted following APA guidelines. Take a look at this APA checklist and APA sample paper. • You need to ensure that your assignment includes the following elements: 1) One title page only 2) Each of the questions asked (in bold) before each of your answers (not in bold) 3) Each of your answers 4) One reference list only (at the very end of all your answers) • After carefully doing the aforementioned, you are now ready to submit your answers. Grading Rubric You will receive three (3) points for meeting the following performance criteria (for a total of 30 points): Level of Achievement A () Exceptional demonstration of skills B () Clearly demonstrates a pattern of skills C () Evidence of a developing pattern of skills PUB 512 – Foundations of Ethical Administration Fall 2021 | Session 1 © 202‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍1 Dr. Hugo D. Asencio Page 5 of 6 D () Superficial, limited consistencies/demonstration of skills F () Lacks evidence of demonstration of skills N/C () Not completed Evaluation Criteria and Expectations 1. Accuracy: Each answer accurately addresses each of the questions asked. 2. Thoroughness: Each answer demonstrates extensive, in depth knowledge of ethics issues. 3. Clarity and expression: Each answer is clear and easy to follow. Paragraphs within answers include short topic sentences and clear transitions to tie paragraphs together. 4. Summary: Each answer concisely and accurately summarizes key concepts, theories, themes, issues, and ideas raised in the assigned readings/materials. 5. Paraphrasing: Each answer avoids quoting directly from the assigned readings/materials and expresses what is written in them using different words. In doing so, proper credit is given to the author(s) by including references. 6. Opinion and experience: Each answer includes the student’s personal opinion (in no more than 75-100 words per answer) supported by examples from the student’s own professional experiences or from the cases/readings assigned in the course or from recent developments in the public sector (in no more than 100-150 words per answer). 7. Length: Each answer is no less than 600 words in length. Word count for (1) each answer (including opinion/examples discussions) and for (2) each opinion/examples discussion within each answer is included at the end of each answer under the headings “Total Word Count”, “Opinion Word Count”, and “Examples Word Count” (in bold). 8. APA style: the assignment is formatted following APA guidelines and includes the following elements: a. One title page only with Running head: ALL CAPS TITLE b. Each page header has the title in all caps c. Entire document is double spaced d. Use of Times New Roman 12pt font e. Spaces before and after paragraphs set to zero—please watch this video f. 1-inch margins on all aides g. First sentence of each paragraph is indented (5-7 spaces or one tab stop) h. Each page footer has a page number i. Citations in the body of the paper formatted following APA guidelines j. All sources cited also appear in the “References” list k. Each question asked (in bold) before each answer (not in bold) l. One reference list only with all sources listed in the answers included m. Full references in the reference list formatted following APA guidelines 9. Checklist: Submission includes at the very end (after the References list), the checklist available at the end of the present document. 10. Language and Proofing: a. Each answer includes well-polished and professional language appropriate for academic writing. b. Avoids colloquialisms, contractions (., I’m, I’ve, it’s, you’re, you’ve), metaphors, subjective words, passive voice, long sentences/paragraphs. c. Includes no grammar, syntax, or punctuation errors. Note: Each of your answers needs to be no less than 600 words in length. For information on APA style click here; also, take a look at this APA checklist and APA sample paper. PUB 512 – Foundations of Ethical Administration Fall 2021 | Session 1 © 2021 Dr. Hugo D. Asencio Page 6 of 6 Checklist 1. ? I have accurately addressed each of the questions asked. 2. ? I have demonstrated extensive, in depth knowledge of ethics issues. 3. ? I have ensured that my answers are clear and easy to follow. Paragraphs within my answers include short topic sentences and clear transitions to tie paragraphs together. 4. ? I have ensured that my answers concisely and accurately summarize key concepts, theories, themes, issues, and ideas raised in the assigned readings/materials. 5. ? I have ensured that my answers avoid quoting directly from the assigned readings/materials and expresses what is written in them using different words. In doing so, proper credit is given to the author(s) by including references. 6. ? I have ensured that each of my answers includes my personal opinion (in no more than 75-100 words per answer) supported by examples from my own professional experiences or from the cases/readings assigned in the course or from recent developments in the public sector (in no more than 100-150 words per answer). 7. ? I have ensured that each of my answers is no less than 600 words in length (not counting the title page, abstract, and reference list). 8. ? I have ensured that each of my answers includes at the end word counts for (1) my opinion discussion under the heading “Opinion Word Count”, (2) my examples discussion under the heading “Examples Word Count”, and (3) the total number of words including my opinion and examples discussions under the heading “Total Word Count”. 9. ? I have ensured that my submission is formatted according to APA guidelines and includes the following elements: a. One title page only with Running head: ALL CAPS TITLE b. Each page header has the title in all caps c. Entire document is double spaced d. Use of Times New Roman 12pt font e. Spaces before and after paragraphs set to zero—please watch this video f. 1-inch margins on all aides g. First sentence of each paragraph is indented (5-7 spaces or one tab stop) h. Each page footer has a page number i. Citations in the body of the paper formatted following APA guidelines j. All sources cited also appear in the “References” list k. Each question asked (in bold) before each answer (not in bold) l. One reference list only with all sources listed in the answers included m. Full references in the reference list formatted following APA guidelines 10. ? I have ensured that my submission/answers include(s): a. The present checklist at the very end (after the References list). b. Well-polished and professional language appropriate for academic writing. c. Avoids colloquialisms, contractions (., I’m, I’ve, it’s, you’re, you’ve), metaphors, subjective words, passive voice, long sentences/paragraphs. d. No grammar, syntax, or punctuation errors. Please use book for most ‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‍‌‍‍‍‍‌‍‍of references and answers For book access please visit: username: XXXXXXXXXXXX PW: XXXXXXXXXXXX