Evaluate competing worldview/philosophical perspectives on ethics.

ESSAY PAPER INSTRUCTIONS

You will discuss assigned questions for the Module/Week.
• Answers to questions must be supported with research and citations. It is not unusual, for instance, to have 3–4 citations per paragraph in doctoral-level research.
• Remember also that writing a research paper, especially at the doctoral-level, requires you to weave in ideas from numerous sources and then in turn synthesizing those ideas to create fresh insights and knowledge.

Specifics:
• 12-14 pages of content, double-spaced
• Must include citations from all readings and presentations for the assigned module (including the Fischer presentations and readings) and at least 20 scholarly sources
• Must include Biblical integration (the Fischer sources will help to that end)
• Current APA format

Module/Week 1 Essay

Discuss the following:
• Evaluate competing worldview/philosophical perspectives on ethics.
• Discuss the role that ethics plays in the public administration context.
• Synthesize a Biblical/covenantal model of statesmanship, leadership and organizational behavior with the above.

Module/Week 3 Essay

Discuss the following:
• Define the term statesmanship and explain its relevance to effective and ethical public administration.
• Evaluate historical models for government administration.
• Compare and contrast with American founding principles.
• Synthesize a Biblical/covenantal model of statesmanship, leadership and organizational behavior with the above.

Module/Week 5 Essay

Discuss the following:
• Relate the concept of governance to an organizational leadership and behavior context.
• Evaluate the role that governance plays in the effective practice of public administration.
• Synthesize a Biblical/covenantal model of statesmanship, leadership and organizational behavior with the above.

Module/Week 7 Essay

• Construct a paradigm of public administration statesmanship.
• Evaluate challenges facing public administration organizations today.
• Synthesize a Biblical/covenantal model of statesmanship, leadership and organizational behavior with the above.

Submit the essays by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of the assigned modules/weeks.