Course Description

EDUC 704

Christian Perspectives and Ethics in Higher Education (3)

Ethics is the study of what should be and what ought to be rather than what is. By examining the teachings of Jesus, students examine dilemmas of leadership within higher education and the context of the communities they serve. The role and function of integrity, justice, fairness, and courage in leadership are examined. Ethical dilemmas encountered by students in their leadership roles are explored using case study research methodologies, and evaluated in terms of value claims, propositions, and beliefs of contemporary philosophies and a Christian perspective of truth and life. Personal ethics are studied in terms of integrity in pursuing one's own sense of destiny and calling in the leadership roles assumed.