HEAPE 302 - Ethics, Leadership, and Service

This course will introduce participants to the role of ethics in public service. A variety of cases and scenarios are used to illustrate how different kinds of ethics are applied in public settings and what strengths and weaknesses come with them. Students will gain an appreciation of the ethical values, concepts, and delimmas relevant to public office. They will also learn how ethics can inform, temper and restrain leadership in public organizations.