Select a policy area by reading one of the policy chapters at the end of the tex

by | Nov 23, 2022 | Public Administration

Select a policy area by reading one of the policy chapters at the end of the textbook: education, crime, healthcare, or the environment. Select a specific topic of interest. You must compare at least three states and how each state is addressing this policy problem. Please enter your research topic in Canvas and what specifically you are going to research (make it manageable!) by Friday, November 4th for final approval.
For this assignment, you will research a public policy subject relating to state government and presented in a recorded video with accompanying PowerPoint presentation.
Select a policy area by reading one of the policy chapters at the end of the textbook: education, crime, healthcare, or the environment. Select a specific topic of interest. You must compare at least three states and how each state is addressing this policy problem. Please enter your research topic in Canvas and what specifically you are going to research (make it manageable!) by Friday, November 4th for final approval.
Your paper must include at least ten reputable sources. Click this link to know which sources are credible.
Your presentation needs an introduction, stating the research question and summarizing the policy topic (in general). The body of the paper should synthesize the sources you have used to research your topic. Compare the policy decisions of at least three states and how the policy problem is addressed and how it is working (objective information only here). Finish with a conclusion and any further research you think is needed in this area. You must include a full bibliography at the end of the presentation on the final slide(s).
(Links to an external site.You are required to submit a presentation online by 11:59 p.m. on Friday, December 2nd. This presentation will be no longer than 5-7 minutes in length.
Record your presentation via Zoom, share your screen to show PowerPoint, and make sure you upload the link or file, however you have it saved (as a file to your computer or in the cloud). I prefer to see you on video along with your PowerPoint presentation.
Any presentation submitted late will automatically lose 50% of the grade. Any presentation submitted more than 24 hours late without an approved documented excuse will be a zero. The assignment is worth 20% of your final grade.
Rubric
Presentation Rubric
RUBERIC
Criteria Ratings Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeSubject Knowledge
Demonstrate subject knowledge on the policy topic, comparing at least three states, and include at least ten credible sources listed in a bibliography slide(s).
40 pts
Full Marks
0 pts

Explain in detail what this program would do in terms of specific activities.

by | Nov 22, 2022 | Public Administration

Develop a program that targets at risk teenagers for criminal behavior. Explain in detail what this program would do in terms of specific activities. Then, develop a programmatic logic model whereby you stipulate a minimum of 10 performance measures. These 10 measures should be a combination of input, output, and outcome measures. Identify each measure that you develop as an input, output, or outcome measure. Include a logic model diagram.
Northouse, Peter G., 2015. Leadership: Theory and Practice (7th Edition).
USA, United Kingdom, India: Sage Publications.
Can use other scholarly resources.

Assignment title:

by | Nov 22, 2022 | Public Administration

I. Assessment Instructions
Assignment title:
Essay critically analysing the extent of democratic inclusion and decision-making in public services.
Guidance: You may select any public service as a case study for this essay, from any country of your choice, looking at the relevance of:
• external factors (political, economic, social),
• internal organisational factors, and
• factors regarding the involvement of citizens and service-users.
Your critical analysis should begin by justifying the importance of one of these three groups of factors over the others, as you will give more priority to one specific group of factors in your assessment. Please see below for further guidance on the main sections of your essay.
Your critical analysis should end with clear real-world driven recommendations for how to improve decision-making in your chosen public service in relation to the factors you have focused on.

Identify and explain one current policy proposal that you consider ridiculous that could likely be considered for mainstream acceptance.

by | Nov 22, 2022 | Public Administration

Identify and explain the specific elements of the institutional
framework of the U.S. political system that allows new, seemingly preposterous ideas to travel from the lunatic fringe to mainstream thinking. Identify and explain one current policy proposal that you consider ridiculous that could likely be considered for mainstream acceptance.