Markkula Center for Applied Ethics Offers Ethics Primer and Training for Government Officials

Here's an Introductory Course on Government Ethics taught by Judy Nadler and Mirium Schulman from St. Clara University.

The Markkula Centerce offers this observation:

"Sometimes it's easy to see when things go wrong in government: Elected officials take bribes; candidates lie about their opponents; city officials make important public decisions in secret meetings. Other times, the right thing is not so obvious: Should a councilmember represent the wishes of the majority, even when he or she thinks the majority is wrong? Is it acceptable for a governor to appoint a family member to his or her cabinet if the appointee is the best person for the job? ...The materials in this "primer" on government ethics are intended to provide elected officials, government workers, and ordinary citizens with an introduction to the basic questions that are likely to come up in the conduct of public business."