Plicy Ethics.(w1.MJ)

Posted: December 11th, 2013

The answers should be assembled in the order they are assigned, and should be as the following:

1- Structure and Organization: Main idea (thesis) very clearly stated & topic is effectively limited.

2- Analysis and Assessment: Author clearly relates evidence to their proposal, or position; analysis is fresh and exciting, posing insightful ways of justifying their analysis.

3- Summary of Logic and Argumentation: Organization & structure very evident: major points divided into paragraphs and signaled by use of transitions. Each paragraph has a topic sentence; sentences within each paragraph relate to each other & are subordinate to the topic. Introduction & conclusion effectively related to the whole.

4- Language and Mechanics: Sentence structure, grammar, and diction excellent; correct use of punctuation and citation style; minimal to no spelling errors; absolutely no run-on sentences or comma splices.

5- Use of Evidence: Primary source information used to buttress every point with at least one example. Examples support mini-thesis and fit within paragraph. Excellent integration of quoted material into sentences.

Required Course Materials:

Dobel, J. Patrick. Public Integrity. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999. ISBN: 0-801-86916-1 pbk.

Rohr, John A. Public Service, Ethics & Constitutional Practice. Lawrence, KS: University

Press of Kansas, 1998. ISBN: 0-7006-0926-1 pbk.

The questions are: 

1. Per Rohr, chapters 3-4, explain why grounding public administrative ethics in philosophy, psychology, conflict of interest, resignation in protest, or human decency is not as appropriate as constitutional principles (e.g., “regime values”).

2. According to Dobel, chapter 7, what are three types of “sleaze” in public office?