ETHICS IN

ADMINISTRATION
(SPA515)
CHAPTER ONE:
INTRODUCTION

PREPARED BY : DR NUR AJRUN

KHALID

4TH AUGUST 2020 (3RD SEM MPA) (

 Concept of Ethics

(1) Ethics are involved in all manner of public activities, such as protecting us from
criminals, ensuring that confidential information does not get in the wrong
hands, keeping us safe from man-made and environmental hazards, and much
more. Ethical behavior, which includes respect for citizens, the promotion of democratic
values such as citizen participation in governance, and commitment to
the rule of law, is of paramount importance.

(2) Ethics of any kind concerns right and wrong behavior defined in terms of moral choice, and in addition for some it includes the notion of

pursuing the good life. Some notable persons, such as the philosophers of ancient Greece including Aristotle, considered ethics to include the good

life, which meant a life worth living or life that is satisfying.

(3) Thus, for the purposes of this chapter ethics is defined as the study of right conduct and the good life. Ethics then is theorizing about right

conduct and the good life, whereas morals are the actual practice of right conduct and the good life.

(4) Other terms important in understanding ethics are moral, immoral, unethical,

nonmoral, personal ethics, and social ethics.

 Concept of Ethics

(5)The term moral has two meanings. One has to do with the ability of a person to understand morality
as well as his or her capacity to make moral decisions.

(6) The second has to do with the actual performance of moral acts. Amoral refers to the inability to
distinguish between right and wrong.

(7) Immoral actions are those that transgress/disobey/misbehave our understanding of proper morality.

(8) Nonmoral and unmoral are commonly used interchangeably with amoral. Another distinction is between personal
ethics and social ethics. Personal ethics is applicable to the individual person while social ethics concerns itself with
groups.
ETHICS VS MORAL
ETHICS VS MORAL
ETHICS VS MORAL
Ethics vs Legal
Ethics vs Legal
Ethics vs Legal
 Practice make perfect:
1) Is Killing someone always illegal :
Legal (examining the law)
2) Is killing a murderer justified:
Ethical (ask us to consider what is fair when a life has been taken by another)
3)How should we decide who receives organ transplants:
Ethical (can be answered by considering the value we place on the lives of
different individuals, as well as considering what is fair.
4) Are same-gender marriages constitutional ?
Legal (ask us about whether a practice is legal according to our constitution).
 Rubrics Assignment
• Rubrics Individual Assignments and Grouping Assignment

Knowledge & Understanding - demonstrates exceptional comprehension of topic

Analysis -sophisticated analysis using ideas and principles beyond those introduced in the module

Reading & Referencing -Essay fully supported by reference to relevant up to date material. Accurate use of APA system

Essay structure -Clear structure which enriches the discussion and argument

Use of Language -Essay display an excellent use of standard written English