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Unit 6 Seminar
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Group Project We are going to continue with the group project-focus on the hypothetical rather than the actual Divide up work and give each team member a “job” to complete The proposal will be due by the end of Unit 7 Unit 4: Power Point Please see the “sample” presentation in DocSharing, Unit 4-use this as a template Review my Unit 4 Power Point presentation in DocSharing for guidelines Unit 5: Part II of your Final Project Please submit a discussion of the issues facing your interviewee Please submit the questions that you will pose Some of you still have not emailed me with the name of the individual/s that you are to interview
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Select 2 of the videos and view them using the link provided For each, select at least 3 ethical codes that were violated: Discuss and define the ethical code that was violated(p.230-232) How would you resolve each of these issues? Be sure to provide specific details about why this resolution is the proper course of action.
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What are ethics? What defines an ethical person? Are ethics different from morals? Is there a difference between “personal ethics” and “public ethics”, as there is between personal morality and public morality? Are there additional ethical concerns for public administrators? Why do we require more from our public officials? Transparency, accountability, governance, representation
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Common ethical concerns of administrators Serving the Public Interest Respect the Constitution and the Law Demonstrate Personal Integrity Promote Ethical Organizations
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Rationality Model Primarily concerned with maximizing utility Maximizing output for a given input or maximizing input for a given output Use of cost-benefit ratios/analysis Getting the best outcome while expending the fewest number of resources Administrators gather all possible data to weigh alternative solutions Administrators will use this information to “rank order” decisions and alternatives Administrators will choose the highest ranked alternative
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Critiques of the Rationality Model Difficult to distinguish facts from values and ends from means Improbability of obtaining agreement on predetermined goals Changing and ambiguous nature of political and administrative goals Pressures to time to make decisions Ability of decision-makers to handle only a limited amount of information
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Incrementalism Emphasizes decision-making through a series of limited successive comparisons with a relatively narrow range of alternatives Satisfice v. Maximize utility Settle for good enough rather than the best outcome Focus on short v. long term goals Allows for serial analysis or the constant review of implementation and adjustment of policy Reduces unintended consequences of decision-making You cannot possibly know all of the effects of a decision-small changes are likely to produce the smallest amount of reverb
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Critiques of Incrementalism May overlook larger needs and demands of policy Promotes inertia on the part of administrators Promotes a general aimlessness in the overall policy process-no specific end in site Mixed-Scanning as a solution Emphasizes fundamental choices and long-term consequences while emphasizing what needs to be done in the immediate
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Where in these models might the possibility for ethical lapses on the part of administrators occur? Rationality model: the need for information may require administrators to rely too heavily on biased sources The need to cut costs, may lead to situations of deal brokering between administrators and contractors Incrementalism: Small-changes may encourage administrators to “shirk” their responsibilities May be able to promote their own personal values in changes made, because they are small and may go unnoticed
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