318.631.01
Ethics and Public Policy I

Location
East Baltimore
Term
1st Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2013 - 2014
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Class will meet on the following days: Sept 11, 18, October 2, 16
Wednesday, 4:00 - 6:00pm
Wednesday, 7:00 - 9:00pm
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Curt Ventriss
Contact Name
Felicia Roane
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Explores the ethical challenges confronting public policymaking and the normative obligations of public actors in serving the public interest. Exposes a variety of ethical issues ranging from the big questions of justice and social equity, liberty and individual freedom, and globalization to issues that one might confront in a professional setting (e.g. conflict of interest, lying and deception, and whistle-blowing). Case studies are used to highlight ethical demands that arise in the policy context.
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, you should be able to:
  1. Identify a range of ethical challenges facing public policymaking;
  2. Describe multiple normative ways in which questions of value can be examined; and
  3. Present persuasive arguments about ethical principles and disagreements.
Multiterm
Ethics and Public Policy II - 318.632
Final grade applies to all terms
Enrollment Restriction
undergraduates are not permitted in this course;
Instructor Consent
Consent required for some students
Consent Note
students enrolled in programs other than the MPP must obtain permission of department prior to registering for this course
Consent Contact
froane@jhsph.edu
Special Comments

This course will be taught on the Homewood campus in Wyman Park room 571.