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2. BPA 301 Students Guide / tutorialrank.com BPA 301 Week 1 DQ 1 BPA 301 Entire Course BPA 301 Week 1 Individual Assignment Article Analysis Paper BPA 301 Week 1 DQ 1 BPA 301 Week 1 DQ 2 BPA 301 Week 1 DQ 3 BPA 301 Week 2 Individual Assignment Federalism Paper BPA 301 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Government Relationships Paper and Presentation BPA 301 Week 2 DQ 1 BPA 301 Week 2 DQ 2 BPA 301 Week 2 DQ 3 BPA 301 Week 3 Individual Assignment Role of Administrators Paper BPA 301 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Funding Sources and Planning Paper BPA 301 Week 3 DQ 1 BPA 301 Week 1 Discussion Question 1 Based on your readings and explorations of the text, define and describe Federalism, explaining what it is, what it means, and how you think it has changed over time.  Do you think the modern day use of “federalism” reflects its original intended meaning?  Why or why not?  Please explain using your reading of the text, course materials and research this week. 

3. BPA 301 Students Guide / tutorialrank.com BPA 301 Week 1 DQ 3 BPA 301 Week 1 DQ 2 WEEK 1 DQ 2 BPA 301 Week 1 Discussion Question 2 Define at least three (3) of the following major theories in the development of public administration (Formalistic, Reactionary, The New Public Administration, Post New Administration).  Within your definitions and explanations, identify at least two (2) individual/theorists, or people who made great contributions to the theory or beliefs, explaining why.   Be sure to explain your understanding completely using your reading from the text and course materials.  BPA 301 Week 1 Discussion Question 3 Why do you think local governments are having such a problem funding the services that their constituents demand? Give an example of this situation in your local community or one that you are familiar with, and explain why this is a problem. Connect this to some of the course material you’ve explored this week to back up, support and substantiate your points.

4. BPA 301 Students Guide / tutorialrank.com BPA 301 Week 2 DQ 1 BPA 301 Week 1 Individual Assignment Article Analysis Article Analysis Paper Using the Electronic Reserve Readings (ERR) for BPA/301, the Internet, or other resources, locate a current article on a contemporary government program or issue. Prepare a 700-1,050-word analysis of your article. As part of your analysis, identify a major public administration theory and relate the theory to the topic discussed in your article. Be sure to cite your reference(s) in your analysis, and be prepared to discuss your analysis in class.  The paper should be submitted in proper APA format/style with appropriate citation, formatting and grammar and submitted as an attachment in Microsoft Word through the Assignment Link for our course.  Be sure to integrate, use, BPA 301 Week 2 Discussion Question 1 There is another pending economic recession, announced by Wall Street, the government and just about everyone in the media. You are a newly hired Program Manager working for a government agency, and your boss has asked you to write a few key points to include in his next “All hands” meeting of the employees to explain to them what possible effects that the economic recession could have on the government, and therefore the government agencies’ sources of revenue. Explain what you would submit. Use a couple of points, definitions, concepts or theory (and

5. BPA 301 Students Guide / tutorialrank.com BPA 301 Week 2 DQ 3 BPA 301 Week 2 DQ 2 WEEK 2 DQ 2 BPA 301 Week 2 Discussion Question 2 Why do some communities have access to increased financial resources more than others? Should there be more of an equal distribution by the federal government or even local and state governments in this area of public finance? Why or why not? And how would you equalize the playing field more, do you think? Use substantive and concrete information to support your points, using the text, course materials and research. BPA 301 Week 2 Discussion Question 3 Research the difference but sometimes connectedness of sales tax versus income tax. How are they defined, and what is the connection, or is there one? What is your opinion regarding the equity of sales tax versus income tax? (Include what your sales tax and income tax is where you live in your response.)

6. BPA 301 Students Guide / tutorialrank.com BPA 301 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Government BPA 301 Week 2 Individual Assignment Federalism Paper Federalism Paper Prepare a 700-1,050-word paper examining the significance of federalism in the United States today. Focus your paper on a specific area, such as healthcare, transportation, homeland security, etc. In your paper, describe the development of federalism and how the various levels of government relate to your chosen topic. Be prepared to discuss your paper in class.  The paper should be submitted in proper APA format/style with appropriate citation, formatting and grammar and submitted as an attachment in Microsoft Word through the Assignment Link for our course.  Be sure to integrate, use, apply and cite the course text, concepts, Team Government Relationship PaperChoose a state or local government service area that receives federal funding (e.g., public protection, public health services, social services, education, transportation, etc.). Prepare a 1,050-1,400-word paper explaining the functions of that service area, and how these functions impact the other levels of government.  For example, if you choose the police department, functions may include: cooperation among law enforcement agencies, providing and receiving funding, etc. Be sure to obtain approval from your instructor regarding your chosen

7. BPA 301 Students Guide / tutorialrank.com BPA 301 Week 3 DQ 2 BPA 301 Week 3 DQ 1 BPA 301 Week 3 Discussion Question 1 In detailed analysis, explain your understanding of Cognitive Resource Utilization Theory. Define and describe it, using the text and course material, and explain how this could be applied to public administration and a public administrator’s job/role and responsibilities, and whether it would be a good or bad thing and why. BPA 301 Week 3 Discussion Question 2 Which resources and leadership traits do you feel are most valuable to a public administrator in your opinion, based on your reading of the text and examination of the course material? How do the limitations on authority often found in government service affect the ability of these public administrators to make decisions in the public’s best interest do you believe? Use an example if it helps to explain?

8. BPA 301 Students Guide / tutorialrank.com BPA 301 Week 3 Individual Assignment Role of BPA 301 Week 3 DQ 3 WEEK 3 DQ BPA 301 Week 3 Discussion Question 3 What are the positive and negative effects of politics on governmental leadership? What is the effect of media on leaders in government? Answer these questions using your reading of the text and examination of the course material. Roles of Administrators Paper Prepare a 1,050-1,400-word paper in which you compare and contrast the roles of administrators in the public and private sectors. Explain the similarities and differences in areas such as human resources, budget making, and planning. If you use a chart to display your comparison, keep in mind that the chart is not included in your paper’s word count.  The paper should be submitted in proper APA format/style with appropriate citation, formatting and grammar and submitted as an attachment in Microsoft Word through the Assignment link for our course.  Be sure to integrate, use, apply and cite the course text, concepts, theories

9. BPA 301 Students Guide / tutorialrank.com BPA 301 Week 4 DQ 1 BPA 301 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Funding Sources and • Team Funding Sources and Planning PaperUsing the service area chosen for your Government Relationships Paper in Learning Team Meeting One (Week 2), prepare a 1,050-1,400-word paper which includes the following: • Describe the service area’s funding sources • Explain the role of planning in that service area • Discuss how the service area’s budget is used to carry out plans • The paper should be submitted in proper APA format/style with appropriate citation, formatting and grammar and submitted as an attachment in Microsoft Word by one member of the team to the Assignments BPA 301 Week 4 Discussion Question 1 If you could change only one limitation on a public administrator’s ability to respond to public policy issues, based on your reading and learning this week and thus far in the course, what would it be and why?  Be specific and demonstrate your reading and learning from the text and materials in the course

10. BPA 301 Students Guide / tutorialrank.com BPA 301 Week 4 DQ 3 BPA 301 Week 4 DQ 2 WEEK 4 DQ 2 BPA 301 Week 4 Discussion Question 2 Read the article titled “Six Trends Transforming Government” in the Electronic Reserve Reading this week, and compare and contrast it with the information in our text.  After reading the article (and the text information), briefly summarize their content, then, answer the following question:  BPA 301 Week 4 Discussion Question 3 What is transfer of training and how is it used, according to our course text and materials?  How can managers ensure transfer of training?  Explain your answer and provide an example.  Demonstrate some connections and implications/applications of some of this to the material we’ve covered this week. 

11. BPA 301 Students Guide / tutorialrank.com BPA 301 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Effective Leaders BPA 301 Week 4 Individual Assignment Diversity Paper Diversity Paper Prepare a 1,050-1,400-word paper discussing the influence of racial and ethnic diversity on the development of public programs and services.  The paper should be submitted in proper APA format/style with appropriate citation, formatting and grammar and submitted as an attachment in Microsoft Word to the Assignment link for our course.  Be sure to integrate, use, apply and cite the course text, concepts, theories and reference the course learning throughout your writing and critical analysis. Team Effective Leaders Paper Prepare a 1,050-1,400-word paper outlining the qualities of effective leaders in the service area you selected for your Government Relationships Paper in Learning Team Meeting One (e.g., sheriff, public health director, city engineer). Include an explanation of how the resources and constraints of the service area affect the decision making of those leaders. Provide specific examples of effective leaders in public administration.  The paper should be submitted in proper APA format/style with appropriate citation, formatting and grammar by one of your team members as an attachment in Microsoft Word

12. BPA 301 Students Guide / tutorialrank.com BPA 301 Week 5 DQ 2 BPA 301 Week 5 DQ 1 • BPA 301 Week 5 Discussion Question 1 • List and define each of the following, including an explanation of how they have impact public finance and policy: • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) • Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) • Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) BPA 301 Week 5 Discussion Question 2 Locate a non-profit that you support (financially or otherwise) or that you just believe in, online.  Share with the class the purpose, size, cause and your best guess at the sources of funding that allow it to operate successfully (e.g., grants, fundraising, donations, in-kind, or even if you think the government sponsors all or most of their efforts).  Comment on how this connects with or furthers some of the material we’ve covered this week and throughout the course.

13. BPA 301 Students Guide / tutorialrank.com BPA 301 Week 5 Individual Assignment Government BPA 301 Week 5 DQ 3 BPA 301 Week 5 Discussion Question 3 Identify a local policy or governmental initiative recently in the news or media that had an ethical impact on budgeting and financial policy. Explain what happened, who was involved, and how budgetary policy was affected. What, in your opinion, should have been done differently? Connect this to our reading/learning, course materials, the text, etc., from this week or the previous 4 weeks… Government Website PaperLocate a government Website. Prepare a 700-1,050-word paper analyzing the Website to determine if it provides useful information for the public (e.g., doing the public good), or if its purpose is to advertise a government program or service (e.g., doing well for government). Justify your analysis using specific examples from the Website. Attach a screenshot of the Website's homepage to your paper. Be prepared to present your analysis in class. The paper should be submitted in proper APA format/style with appropriate citation, formatting and grammar and submitted as an

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