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Based exclusively on what you learned from our Presentation Project, list and explain 3 ideas of how to include ethics training into a workplace.  (9 pts.) 

Everything else held constant, a decrease in the cost of production ________ aggregate ________.

Your subordinate has gone against departmental policy and authorized a police escort for a movie star. The car was in an accident. Use the threshold test to analyze how you will deal with this. Be sure and explain each step of your analysis. Additionally, also be sure and APPLY the test to this situation.  (10 pts.)

For this last question, I want you to create your final question.   It CANNOT be anything already asked, or related to anything already asked on this exam.  Write out the exam question, and then answer it. The question must be something we have discussed or learned about in class the second half of the semester. The topic needs to come from the text book, case study book, dropbox assignments, Supplemental resources, mini-lessons, or the power points presented in class. And, the question and answer needs to be something “worthy or detailed enough” to be worth 9 points. This is your chance to get to answer a question that you studied, but I did not put on the test.     (9 pts.)

A.  What does “blowing the whistle” mean? (3 pts.) B.  List and explain at least 3 different things that one should think about and/or do before one decides to blow the whistle. (6 pts.)

In the context of public service, what does the “revolving door” mean, and why are limits considered important? (6 pts.)

What does NIMBY stand for and why is this important to public service? (5 pts.)

When trying to make an ethical decision as a public manager, using a cost benefit analysis when making decisions for the public good can be tricky. (You can give an example in your answer if that is helpful for you to explain your answer.) A.  List and explain one good reason to use cost benefit analysis as a public manager. (3 pts.)  B.  List and explain one weakness of using a cost benefit analysis as a public manager. (3 pts.)  

Integrating ethics into an agency can be very difficult. We have learned that the culture of an organization is the number one predictor of what kind of agency it will be. (10 pts. total) For this question: A.  List and Explain 2 things that you believe should be avoided when trying to create an ethical agency. (4 pts.) B.  List and Explain 3 things that you believe should be implemented when trying to create an ethical agency. (6 pts.)

I hereby acknowledge that I understand that sharing any information about the subject matter of this test, including, but not limited to, the questions and my answers, is a violation of the SPC Academic Honesty Policy, and can result in the failure of this class, among other things. (2pts.)