Courses Handbook 2009

308349 (v.2) Ethics, Public Values and Policy 500


Area: John Curtin Institute of Public Policy
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 3.0
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
Other: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Tutorial: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Practical: 1 x 1 Hours Weekly
Syllabus: An introduction to ethics and values and the roles these play in contemporary governance in the public sector. The unit focuses on moral principles underlying public sector management in Australia. An understanding and application of the concepts of governance and ethics. Assessment of the different approaches to stakeholder management. Critical evaluation of different perspectives on efficiency, sustainability, stakeholder management, devolution, ethical codes of behaviour, government regulatory failure, whistle blowing and administrative appeals. Develop predictions regarding public sector workforce change. Evaluate the implications of public workforce changes.
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
Field of Education: 090103 Policy Studies
SOLT (Online) Definitions*: Not Categorised
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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