Ethics in Public Administration and Administrative Justice
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PUB3707: OCTOBER 2018
SECTION A: STUDY GUIDE 1: ETHICS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
Study Guide 1: PUB3707, Ethics in Public Administration, 2018-2019
Prescribed book: Wessels, Pauw & Thani. 2014. Reflective Public Administration: Ethics, Unisa Press.
QUESTION
Define the following concepts, distinguish them from one another and explain how they are related to
public administration: ethics / Ethics. [10]
Study Guide 1, Study unit 3, par 3.2 and 3.3, page 28-33
Prescribed book, "Reflective Public Administration: Ethics, 2014": page 4-7.
QUESTION
The actions of public officials should always be ethical with an ability to distinguish between right and
wrong. Guidelines to assist public officials to distinguish between right and wrong can be divided into
three (3) groups. Briefly discuss the different guidelines in the following groups and use your own
relevant examples:
(a) The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, and other laws. [9]
(b) Policy documents. [4]
(c) Codes of conduct. [7]
Study guide 1: Study Unit 5, par 5.1-5.4, page 41-45
QUESTION
Public officials are in a position of trust with an obligation to deliver public services in an ethical
manner. Discuss this statement and include the provisions of section 195 of the Constitution of the
Republic of South Africa, 1996, in your discussion. [15]
Study Guide 1: Study unit 1, par 1.1, page 5-6.
QUESTION
1. Public officials are placed in a position of trust. But what are the implications for that position of
trust if an official in the service of the state receives a commission to ensure that someone who is not
eligible for a state pension does receive one? [15] See activity 1.3 in Study Guide 1 (pp 8-9).
QUESTION
Public officials must have the ability to make ethically justifiable choices in their relationship with their
political principal. Explain this statement briefly and indicate who the “political principal” usually is on
each of the three (3) levels of government. In addition, explain the five (5) ground rules that Robson
(2014:27-28) mentions as essential for the public official to keep to in such a relationship. [15]
Study Guide 1: Study Unit 8, par 8.3, page 69-70
Prescribed book, page 27-28.
QUESTION
Public officials often need guidelines to assist them to distinguish between right and wrong so that
their actions can be ethical. Briefly discuss the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, and
other laws and also codes of conduct as guidelines for this purpose. Use relevant examples in your
discussions. [15]
Study guide 1: Study Unit 5, par 5.2 & 5.4, page 41-43
5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4 (pp 41-43) in Study Guide 1.
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QUESTION
Explain the relations between a personal morality and a “public service morality” and the advantage
that a clear vision of his or her personal morality has for a public official. [10]
See activity 3.2 in Study Guide 1 (pp 32-34) as well as pp 5 – 7 in the book "Reflective Public
Administration: Ethics, 2014.
QUESTION
With reference to inter alia, the research by Hauser and Singer 2005, discuss the following statement:
“People’s ethical evaluations of the same situation do not always correspond”. [10]
See study unit 2, section 2.3 (pp 20-21) in Study Guide 1.
QUESTION
Critically discuss the place of ethics in Public Administration. [20]
See section 3.3 in Study Guide 1 (pp 31-34). In the book pages 5-7, and 17-19.
QUESTION
Write an essay on the role of professionalism and professional ethics in Public Administration. [15]
See section 4.2 + 4.3 in Study Guide 1 (pp 36-40).
QUESTION
Critically discuss the role of ethical guidelines in promoting ethical conduct in the public sector. [15]
See section 5.1 in Study Guide 1 (pp 41-45).
QUESTION
Explain in a few sentences the difference between passive and active representation as explicated by
Muthien. [5]
See study unit 7, section 7.4 and activity 7.3 in Study Guide 1 (pp 64-66).
QUESTION
Read the following report and write a short essay reflecting on the possible role of codes of conduct to
improve professionalism and professional ethics of airport personnel. [10]
If you're going to Lagos, take along some bribe money
Tim Sullivan Lagos, Nigeria – the sign Above A short walk away, customs officers gladly
the check-in counter Speaks volumes aboutstop harassing travellers after demanding tips.
Lagos’s Murtala Muhammed International What do you have for me? is nearly as
Airport commonly heard in airports as Have a nice
Don’t give bribe it orders in block letters. flight.
Underneath those signs, travellers have long Security officials sometimes stare blankly at
counted bills into the hands of waiting airport the ceiling as luggage rolls through X-ray
employees and thuggish looking secret police machines. The lights in the terminal
officers. occasionally flickers.
See activity 5.3 in Study Guide 1 (pp 44-47) as well as pp 7-15 and 23-25 in the book "Reflective Public
Administration: Ethics, 2014.
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SECTION B: STUDY GUIDE 2: ADMINISTRATIVE JUSTICE
Study Guide 2: PUB3707, Ethics in Public Administration: Administrative justice, 2013-2019
QUESTION
The principle of procedural fairness of administrative action affecting members of the public (as
mandated by section 4 of the Promotion of Administrative Justice Act, 3 of 2000) prescribes the
following five different procedural options of which public officials must follow any one:
(a) Public inquiry
(b) Notice-and-comment procedure
(c) A combined procedure (public inquiry and notice and comment)
(d) A fair, but different, procedure
(e) Another appropriate procedure.
Write brief notes on each of the five (5) procedural options. [20]
Study guide 2, page 26-27
QUESTION
The institution of an ombudsman is an international one. List ten (10) common characteristics of an
ombudsman. [10]
Study guide 2, Study unit 8, par 8.3, page 108-110
QUESTION
Write explanatory notes on the implications of the right to administrative justice for public
administration in terms of “accountability” and “public participation”. [20]
Study Guide 2, Study unit 2, par 2.6, page 36-39
QUESTION
The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996, is regarded as the supreme law of the Republic
of South Africa. Briefly explain this statement. [10]
Study guide 2, Study unit 2, par 2.3, page 12-13
QUESTION
Write brief definitions of the concepts of “justice” and “administrative justice”. [10]
Study guide 2, Study unit 1, par 1.2 & 1.3, page 5
QUESTION
Write brief notes on the jurisdiction of the Public Protector. [7]
Study guide 2, par 9.5, page 121, for a brief description.
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