I am interested in the Ethics & Leadership in Law, Politics & Government BDP because I aim to be a well-rounded leader in public service and believe that there are codes of conduct that need to be met in order to establish trust and authenticity with those I will be serving. I believe that the ability to uphold conscientious standards alongside passionate leadership is a significant quality to have, but it is also important to be aware of why some people may choose to act on self-interest. Thus, ethics plays a role in everyday life and seems to be more apparent in the current political climate of uncertainty in the future. Because of this, I am interested in learning about how ethics comes into play in the decisions that leaders in public service …show more content…
The coursework in my major has taught me about theoretical foundations of social work ethics, methods to assessing individuals in need, and advocacy for social justice issues. The cross-cultural awareness that I have developed from my social work classes has broadened my perspective on the importance of making decisions based off of integrity and core values that affect many communities. I have recognized the significance of macro-level advocacy through intervention in politics to efficiently improve social conditions. My shift in path from micro to macro-level advocacy has developed through the continuous social injustice issues that has been brought to my attention and my belief in the importance of influencing legislation to promote change. Most importantly, the focus in my coursework on making morally good decisions has sparked my interest on understanding the principles of ethics. I am convinced that in order to become a great leader, it is important to understand different perspectives which can be achieved by being educated in ethics as …show more content…
I am interested in learning about how to properly use information and how to be transparent with it while abiding to codes of conduct. I aim to learn about how this plays into public service fields and how it allows one to being a professional leader. I believe this will allow me to analyze the constant use of information how manage such information with transparency. Further, I chose Philosophy of Law to learn about the fundamental features in our legal system and theories about what and why certain laws are crucial. In doing so, I will achieve my learning goal of understanding different fields that I am not quite familiar with and is important to my desire of being a political influencer. Incidentally, I am currently taking Foundations in Social Justice, in which I have learned about various social justice issues and how I can be an active social agent for those affected. This has continued to fuel my passion of empowering others through leadership, as well as challenging myself to take action in other forms that are not as conventional in the field of social