Public Administration Ethics, Statesmanship, & Governance – PADM 700
CG • Section 8WK • 11/08/2019 to 04/16/2020 • Modified 02/01/2024
Course Description
This course provides a foundational perspective on the study of public administration. Students will research key areas relating to public administration, leadership, ethics in the public administration context, and governance. Students will be challenged to synthesize these concepts with a Biblical perspective on statesmanship.
For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.
Rationale
Today, perhaps more than ever in the history of the great American Constitutional Republic, the study of governmental ethics, the cultivation of statesmen and stateswomen, and the furtherance of the understanding of governance, predicated upon the individual responsibility of informed active citizenship, must be taught to succeeding generations.
Course Assignment
After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.
Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student will take part in five (5) Discussions. In four (4) of these, the student will conduct a case study of a an observed study in a public administration context. The analysis will be based upon the concepts the student learned and discussed in the previous module’s essay assignment, writing 450-500 words in the initial thread.
For the case study, the student is welcome to cite a scholarly source, but if he/she does, it must not be merely a theoretical/philosophical discussion. Instead, whatever source is used for the actual case study must focus on a real-world public administration situation that is being discussed and analyzed in the chosen article. The student will in turn apply concepts discussed in the previous module: week’s essay to analyze the situation, in addition to the required reading and presentations from the current module: week.
Then, the student will post replies of 200–250 words each to 2 or more classmates’ threads. Each reply must be unique and must integrate ideas (and citations) from the required reading. The reply posts must also integrate ideas and citations from the required readings and presentations for the module: week, as appropriate, and at least two scholarly sources. Each thread and reply must follow current APA format.
The student will prepare an Annotated Bibliography of at least ten (10) peer-reviewed academic sources that are relevant to a research topic of interest to the student. The student will annotate each source with a summary of at least 50 words.
The student will prepare a Journal Article Review of one peer-reviewed academic source that is relevant to a research topic of interest to the student. This Review will be at least four (4) pages in length, and will follow current APA format.
The student will prepare a Literature Assessment covering at least ten (10) peer-reviewed academic sources that are relevant to a research topic of interest to the student. This Assessment will be at least eight (8) pages of content in length and will be in current APA format.
The student will complete a quiz affirming that he or she has access to the HSOG Doctoral Community Canvas page, and that he or she agrees to be bound to all policies contained therein. This quiz will cover the Learn material for the assigned module: week. This quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 2 true/false and short answer questions, and will have a no time limit.
