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2. BPA 301 Course Tutorial BPA 301 Entire Course BPA 301 Week 1 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 • 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

3. BPA 301 Course Tutorial BPA 301 Week 1 DQ 2 BPA 301 Week 1 DQ 3 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? • 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,

4. BPA 301 Course Tutorial BPA 301 Week 1 Individual Assignment Article Analysis Paper BPA 301 Week 2 DQ 1 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. • 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.

5. BPA 301 Course Tutorial BPA 301 Week 2 DQ 2 BPA 301 Week 2 DQ 3 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 • WEEK 2 DQ 2 • BPA 301 Week 2 Discussion Question 2 • Why do some communities have access to increased

6. BPA 301 Course Tutorial BPA 301 Week 2 Individual Assignment Federalism Paper BPA 301 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Government Relationships Paper and Presentation 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 • 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

7. BPA 301 Course Tutorial BPA 301 Week 3 DQ 1 BPA 301 Week 3 DQ 2 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 • 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

8. BPA 301 Course Tutorial BPA 301 Week 3 DQ 3 BPA 301 Week 3 Individual Assignment Role of Administrators Paper 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 • 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

9. BPA 301 Course Tutorial BPA 301 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Funding Sources and Planning Paper BPA 301 Week 4 DQ 1 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. • 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

10. BPA 301 Course Tutorial BPA 301 Week 4 DQ 2 BPA 301 Week 4 DQ 3 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.  • 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

11. BPA 301 Course Tutorial BPA 301 Week 4 Individual Assignment Diversity Paper BPA 301 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Effective Leaders Paper 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 • 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

12. BPA 301 Course Tutorial BPA 301 Week 5 DQ 1 BPA 301 Week 5 DQ 2 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 • 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)

13. BPA 301 Course Tutorial BPA 301 Week 5 DQ 3 BPA 301 Week 5 Individual Assignment Government Website Paper 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 • 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.

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