The aim:
1. Presentation of key doctrinal concepts and legal and extralegal solutions in the field of ethics and accountability in the public sector.

Acquired knowledge:
1. Students know key doctrinal concepts in the field of ethics and accountability in the public sector.
2. Students know legal standards in the field of ethics and accountability in the public sector.
3. Students know ethical issues and dilemmas in the public sector.

Acquired skills:
1. Students identify ethical standards and the importance of accountability in the public sector.

Acquired social skills:
1. Students understand the necessity of ethical standards and accountability in the public sector.

Course contents: 
1. Ethics in public sector and the role of public administration.
2. Dysfunctions in public sector.
3. Codes of ethics in the public sector.
4. Civil Service and its system of values.
5. Accountability in the public sector.

Recommended reading: 
1. Public administration and administrative law (chapter 1 and 2), Izdebski H., Liber. Warszawa 2006.
2. The Oxford handbook of public accountability , edited by Bovens M., Goodin R.E. and Schillemans T., Oxford University Press. Oxford; New York, 2019.
3. Comparative civil service systems in the 21st century, edited by van der Meer F.M., Raadschelders J.C.N. and Toonen T.A.J., Palgrave Macmillan. Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York 2015.