42385Discuss how the policy process influences program implementation and evaluation. How does that affect management of the agency that must implement a given policy? Use examples from your own experience if you have them. Week 4 Core Functions of Public Administration Public Policy & Policy Analysis...
42302Assignment: In Week 8, your final paper will be a report on a public management issue of your choice. However, regardless your choice, the professor must approve the topic. This paper will be in the format of a report and will NOT be an advocacy paper. Use...
42301Examine the tension between theory and practice. For example, books may explain how decisions should be made; however, reality and human nature dictates how they are made. Find examples on how a governmental body has made a decision or taken an action that...
42299Choose a program in your state or local government. What type of training program would you institute that addressed ethical decision-making? Is there one already? If so, what are the components? Are there “best practices” that you would like to see included? Would you require...
42236Assignment Instructions Please choose one: A)You are on your state Ethics Commission and have been asked to provide an advisory opinion on the following: The agency director received an invitation to a golf outing sponsored by a party that is seeking to do business with their...
42215Assignment Instructions: In order to learn more about approaches to managing public organizations, I’d like you to examine some of the current academic literature This week, you will create a synthesis matrix similar to one you might use for a literature review to help you examine the...
42213The lesson highlighted the Standards of Conduct for each branch of government. Choose one branch and tell the class about one aspect of their standards. For example, if you chose the Executive Branch, you might zero in on Subpart B, Gifts from Outside Sources. Then,...
42214Discuss the interactions between Federal, State and Local levels of public management. Give your own example from areas such as healthcare, homeland security, education or an area of particular interest to your own work. Do not reuse ones already used in the lesson. WriteDen: My...
42146Locate a copy of Title 5 United States Code and the Code of Federal Regulations and examine the contents. Pick a section that impacts your work. How do you think this could be improved by revision? See the US House site: http://uscode.house.gov/browse/prelim@title5/part1&edition=prelim Browse the directory of sections...
42145Let’s start at the bottom and work our way up over the next eight weeks. The lesson notes that there are many examples of highly ethical public leaders but also notes the headlines are full of those that are not so ethical. So as the...