FACULTY OF ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCE & POLICY STUDIES

BACHELOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCE (HONS)

SCHEME OF WORK
SEMESTER SEPT 16 JAN 17
Course name
Course code
Credit hours
Resource person / contact

Ethics in Administration
ADS452
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Nadrawina Isnin (082-678200 (O)

no. / email
Seminar Facilitator

nadrawin@sarawak.uitm.edu.my
Siti Melinda Bt Haris (06-6342626)

Course outcomes

SEMIN
AR
1

HOU
R
2

melinda596@ns.uitm.edu.my
CO1 - Explain the concept of ethics, role, importance and
various theories and thought of ethics in administration;
CO2 - Identify the implications arising out of the ethical
issues; and
CO3 - Apply the concept, skills and methods used for
evaluating ethical issues in case analysis and
recommend strategies for improvement.
TOPICS

Overview of the course

Scheme of work
Assessment
Mid semester
examination
Final examination
Topic 1: Introduction to
Ethics
The Concept of Ethics
Ethics & Morality
Sources of Morality
Ethics & Reason
The Importance of Study
Ethics

Teaching & Learning

Activities
Ice breaking
Entrance Survey
Blended
Learning
Requirement
Coursework
requirement
Lecture & discussion
(F2F)

References
Main text - Thiroux,
Jacques
P
(2008)
Ethics: Theory and
Practice. 9thed. New
Jersey: Prentice Hall.

Topic 2: Ethical Theories

Consequentialism
&
Non-Consequentialism

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Ethical Egoism
Utilitarianism

Topic 2: Ethical Theories

Kants Moral Theory
Natural Law Theory

Lecture & I-class

Thiroux, Jacques P
(2008) Ethics: Theory
and Practice. 9thed.
New Jersey: Prentice
Hall.

Lecture & I-class

Thiroux, Jacques P
(2008) Ethics: Theory
and Practice. 9thed.
New Jersey: Prentice
Hall.

Lecture & I-class

Thiroux, Jacques P
(2008) Ethics: Theory
and Practice. 9thed.
New Jersey: Prentice
Hall.

Virtue Ethics

Topic 3:
Ethics and
Religion
God as the Source of
Morality
The Importance & Role
of Religion in Ethics
Religious Approach to
Morality
Secular Approach to
Morality
3

Topic 4: Islamic Ethical

System
The Concept of Islamic
Ethical System
The Sources of Ethics in
Islam
The Unique Characters
of Islamic Ethical
System

Topic
5:
Ethics
and
Culture
Culture as Source of
Morality
Ethical relativism
Cultural Absolutism and
Cultural Relativism
Ethical Values in
Malaysian Culture
4

Topic
6:
Ethics
in
Administration
Values in Administration
Approaches to
Administrative Science
Micro & Macro Level of
Administrative Ethics

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Challenges to
Administration

Topic
7:
Good
governance
The concept of Good
Governance
Pillars
of
Good
Governance
The importance of Good
Governance
5

Topic
7:
Good
governance
Public
&
Private
Governance Issues in
Malaysia
Challenges
to
Good
Governance

Lecture & I-class

Thiroux, Jacques P
(2008) Ethics: Theory
and Practice. 9thed.
New Jersey: Prentice
Hall.

Topic 8:
Contemporary
Global
Challenges
to
Morality
Violence, Terrorism, and
War
Just War Theory
Globalization
Power
and
Status
Differentials

Continuous Assessment
1. Coursework (40%)

Mid-term test
Quiz
Assignments
Participation

2. Final Examination
3. Total (1 + 2)

5%
20%
-

10%

5%

(60%)
-

100%

FURTHER READINGS

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Abdullah.A.H & Young. S.B (2008) Guidance for Good Governance: Explorations in
Quranic, Scientific and Cross-cultural Approaches Kuala Lumpur: IIUM & Caux Round
Table
Clarke, Thomas (2005), Theories of Corporate Governance: The Philosophical
Foundations of Corporate Governance, London, Routledge.
Finance Committee on Corporate Governance (2000), Malaysian Code on Corporate
Governance, Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian Law Journal Sdn. Bhd.
Gortner, Harold, F (1991), Ethics for Public Managers, New York: Praeger.
Hartman, P.L (1998). Business Ethics, ChicagO: McGraw-Hill.
Malaysian Institute of Corporate Governance (2001), 3Rs of CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE: Responsibilities, Risks, and Reforms, Kuala Lumpur, MICG.
Saiyad Fareed Ahmad (2003) Does Morality requires God? Intellectual Discourse, Vol
11, No 1, 51-76.
Shaw Thiroux, Jacques, P (2001). Ethics-Theory and Practice, New Jersey: PrenticeHall.
Shaw, William H (2002), Social and Personal Ethics, USA: Thomson.
W.H. & Barry,V (2001)., Moral Issues in Business, USA: Wardsworth.

References for Tragic Choice

Tragic-Choice Theory: The Sad Side of Sustainability
Published on February 18, 2012 by
Lindsay J. McCunn
in iEnvironment
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/ienvironment/201202/tragic-choice-theory-the-sadside-sustainability
Tragic choices in humanitarian health work
Hunt MR, Sinding C, Schwartz L.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23469695
Tragic Choices in Humanitarian Aid: A Framework of Organizational Determinants
of NGO Decision Making
Liesbet Heyse
http://download.springer.com/static/pdf/65/art%253A10.1007%252Fs11266-012-9292 y.pdf?
auth66=1384592153_9f17e877539a72a76fe8b3819223dd99&ext=.pdf
Tragic choices and the role of administrative law
BMJ. 2000 July 8; 321(7253): 105107. PMCID: PMC1127724 Cameron Stewart, lecturer
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1127724/
Understanding wicked problems: a key to advancing environmental health
promotion
1

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15296628
Health Educ Behav. 2004 Aug;31(4):441-54.
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Kreuter MW, De Rosa C, Howze EH, Baldwin GT.

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RESOURCE PERSON

Nadrawina Isnin

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