PAD 3034 UCF Ethical and Professional Responsibilities Essay

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For this week’s Reasoning and Reflection post, please read the article linked below from CBS News, AND watch the short video from CNN. The article and video address the recent public water crisis in Flint, Michigan. After reviewing these sources, as well as previously assigned course materials (textbook), please respond to the two discussion prompts below. Your answers should be approximately 500 words in length for each question, and should connect the material covered in this week’s reading to the case study and the Flint, MI story, while also reflecting on your own sense of public service ethics and how they apply to this circumstance.

*IMPORTANT NOTE: This assignment is part of the General Education Assessment plan for this course. This means that you need to post the assignment to Canvas twice. You should turn it in under Module 3 "Reading and Reflection Case Study 1" as well as under "#GEA1 Reflection 1".

Flint Water Crises

Read this Article:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-flint-water-crisis-a-loss-of-trust/Links to an external site.

Watch this video:

Discussion Prompts

  1. Thinking about the principles and ethos of public and community service that we’ve covered so far this semester, what specific breakdowns of ethics do you see occurring in the case? How do these apply to the Flint situation? (Please be specific about the principles, ethics, and responsibilities that were or were not appropriately followed by the actors involved in the case and in the Flint crisis).
  1. What specific actions do you believe should have been taken by the analysts involved in the case and in Flint, as well as the public and community leaders in the latter, to successfully (and ethically) deal with the situation?

Student Learning Outcomes and Grading Rubric for this Assignment

This exercise emphasizes the following learning outcomes associated with this course.

  • Understand the role of public, private, nonprofit, and non-governmental organizations in formulating and implementing public policy. (LO1)
  • Understand and apply principles and skills of public/nonprofit management – to include the ethics and ethos of public and community service… to address societal problems. (LO4)
  • Evaluate the impact of individual choices on local and global communities. (LO5)
  • Demonstrate the ability to comprehend, express, and adapt to ideas based on others’ perspectives. (LO6)
  • Communicate ideas and information to diverse audiences. (LO7)
  • Demonstrate an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities. (LO9)

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Flint Water Crisis

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Flint Water Crisis
Breakdown of Ethics in the Flint Water Crisis
In the Flint water crisis, the breakdowns of ethics include poor responsiveness from the
public officials, lack of integrity, partiality in making decisions, and lack of promoting human
rights. The poor responsiveness is evidenced that even after the residents complained about the
effects of taking the water, the public officials were reluctant to follow it up. They eventually
followed it up after two years of public outcry and...

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