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2. BPA 301 nerd peer educator • 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 • 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. BPA 301 Entire Course BPA 301 Week 1 DQ 1

3. BPA 301 nerd peer educator • 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 • 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 BPA 301 Week 1 DQ 2 BPA 301 Week 1 DQ 3

4. BPA 301 nerd peer educator • 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 • 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 BPA 301 Week 1 Individual Assignment Article Analysis Paper BPA 301 Week 2 DQ 1

5. BPA 301 nerd peer educator • 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? • 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? BPA 301 Week 2 DQ 2 BPA 301 Week 2 DQ 3

6. BPA 301 nerd peer educator • 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 • Choose 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 BPA 301 Week 2 Individual Assignment Federalism Paper BPA 301 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Government Relationships Paper and Presentation

7. BPA 301 nerd peer educator • In detailed analysis, explain your understanding of Cognitive Resource Utilization Theory. Define and describe it, using the text and course material • 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 BPA 301 Week 3 DQ 1 BPA 301 Week 3 DQ 2

8. BPA 301 nerd peer educator • 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. • 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. BPA 301 Week 3 DQ 3 BPA 301 Week 3 Individual Assignment Role of Administrators Paper

9. BPA 301 nerd peer educator • Using 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 • 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. BPA 301 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Funding Sources and Planning Paper BPA 301 Week 4 DQ 1

10. BPA 301 nerd peer educator • 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 • 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 BPA 301 Week 4 DQ 2 BPA 301 Week 4 DQ 3

11. BPA 301 nerd peer educator • Prepare a 1,050-1,400-word paper discussing the influence of racial and ethnic diversity on the development of public programs and services. • 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 BPA 301 Week 4 Individual Assignment Diversity Paper BPA 301 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Effective Leaders Paper

12. BPA 301 nerd peer educator • Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) • · Government Accounting Standards Board (GASB) • · Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) • · Government Finance Officer’s Association (GFOA) • 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 BPA 301 Week 5 DQ 1 BPA 301 Week 5 DQ 2

13. BPA 301 nerd peer educator • Identify a local policy or governmental initiative recently in the news or media that had an ethical impact on budgeting and financial policy. • Locate a government Website. Prepare a 700-1,050-word paper analyzing the Website to determine if it provides useful information for the public BPA 301 Week 5 DQ 3 BPA 301 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Effective Leaders Paper

14. BPA 301 nerd peer educator • Prepare a 2,100-2,450-word paper analyzing major public policy trends in the service area you selected for your Government Relationships Paper in Learning Team Meeting One (Week 2). In your paper, be sure to include the following: BPA 301 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Public Policy Trends Paper and Presentation

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