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BPA 301 Entire Course
BPA 301 Week 1 DQ 1
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 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?
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BPA 301 Week 1 DQ 2
BPA 301 Week 1 DQ 3
WEEK 1 DQ 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 youve
explored this week to back up, support and
substantiate your points.
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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. 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.
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
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BPA 301 Week 2 DQ 2
BPA 301 Week 2 DQ 3
WEEK 2 DQ 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.)
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BPA 301 Week 2 Individual Assignment Federalism
Paper
BPA 301 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment
Government Relationships Paper and Presentation
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/
Team Government Relationship Paper 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, and how these functions impact the other
levels of government.
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BPA 301 Week 3 DQ 1
BPA 301 Week 3 DQ 2
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 administrators
job/role and responsibilities
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
publics best interest do you believe? Use an
example if it helps to explain?
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BPA 301 Week 3 DQ 3
BPA 301 Week 3 Individual Assignment Role of
Administrators Paper
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.
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
papers word count. The paper should be
submitted in proper APA format/
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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
administrators 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 Paper 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
areas funding sources Explain the role of
planning in that service area
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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 weve covered this week.
WEEK 4 DQ 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 What public
policy trend do you consider most significant at
the federal, state and local levels and why?
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BPA 301 Week 4 Individual Assignment Diversity
Paper
BPA 301 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Effective
Leaders 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
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BPA 301 Week 5 DQ 1
BPA 301 Week 5 DQ 2
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)
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
weve covered this week and throughout the course.
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BPA 301 Week 5 DQ 3
BPA 301 Week 5 DQ 2
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)
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
weve covered this week and throughout the course.
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