Teaching Ethics In The Navy Supply Corps Schools Supply Officer Department Head Course As An Act Of Ministry PDF Download

As the title indicates, this project was a response to a particular need. The topic of ethics was not among the author's favorite studies although there is a greater appreciation for that discipline now. The need was for formal ethics training in the Navy Supply Corps School in Athens, GA. The project designed and delivered training in ethics specific to Supply Corps officers who had been selected for leadership roles as Department Heads. Other deliverables resulted which are not included in the dissertation, such as facilitating ethics instruction for another course within the school, provided by a guest lecturer. Due to the restraints within the context there was a narrow focus on applied ethics. As a result the larger theoretical discussion of ethics will not be found in this dissertation. Certain of the dominant theories of ethics were presented in the project, but as approaches to ethical decision-making instead of discussion arenas. The reader will find a concentration on applying ethics to the context in such a way as to effect an impact on current Department Heads and future leaders in the Navy Supply Corps. One of the constraints the project worked under was that of delivering ethics training within the secular setting, the Department of Defense and more specifically the Navy Supply Corps and its professional school. That context constrained the author's choice of a Biblical basis to that of Natural Revelation, which required careful treatment theologically in order not to undermine the place of Scripture as revelation. The desired outcome was twofold: the first was an ethics presentation specifically designed for Supply Corps Department Heads which could be taught by staff members and not chaplain-dependent; the second was to make an impact on the students of the importance of ethics in their roles as naval officers and to provide them with tools to be effective ethical leaders.