Week 11: Justice and Social Change

Introduction
Congratulations on reaching the final week of Ethics and Social Justice. Throughout this course, you have examined several major concepts that have an impact on administrators in government and nonprofit organizations. You also explored the ethical decision-making model and ways that you as a current or future administrator can use this model to make ethical decisions within your organization.
For several weeks, you have focused on some of the major ethical themes that inform many of the predominant ethical and social justice perspectives: organizational and comparative ethics, ethics of dissent, human rights, liberty, equity, and equality. Now, the focus expands to include the concept of justice, which is the final ethical theme in this course. The term justice may conjure up images of the scales of justice, dramatic courtroom scenes, or distinguished statues in governmental buildings throughout  the world. What is the meaning behind the symbolism? How might your personal concept of justice influence your decisions about ethical responsibilities as a public administrator?
In this final week, you reflect on the impact of ethical decision making on positive social change.
Objectives
Students will:
•    Analyze the impact of ethical decision making on positive social change