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BPA 301 Week 1 DQ 1
BPA 301 Entire Course
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 3 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.  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. 
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BPA 301 Week 1 DQ 3
BPA 301 Week 1 DQ 2
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, 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 2 DQ 1
BPA 301 Week 1 Individual Assignment Article
Analysis
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. 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 to discuss your analysis in class.  The
paper should be submitted in proper APA
format/style with appropriate citation,
formatting and grammar and submitted as an
attachment in Microsoft Word through the
Assignment Link for our course.  Be sure to
integrate, use,
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. Explain what you
would submit. Use a couple of points,
definitions, concepts or theory (and
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BPA 301 Week 2 DQ 3
BPA 301 Week 2 DQ 2
WEEK 2 DQ 2 BPA 301 Week 2 Discussion Question
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 Learning Team Assignment Government
BPA 301 Week 2 Individual Assignment Federalism
Paper
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/style with appropriate
citation, formatting and grammar and submitted as
an attachment in Microsoft Word through the
Assignment Link for our course.  Be sure to
integrate, use, apply and cite the course text,
concepts,
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 of that service
area, and how these functions impact the other
levels of government.  For example, if you choose
the police department, functions may include
cooperation among law enforcement agencies,
providing and receiving funding, etc. Be sure to
obtain approval from your instructor regarding
your chosen
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BPA 301 Week 3 DQ 2
BPA 301 Week 3 DQ 1
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, and whether it
would be a good or bad thing and why.
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 Individual Assignment Role of
BPA 301 Week 3 DQ 3
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 material.
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, keep
in mind that the chart is not included in your
papers word count.  The paper should be
submitted in proper APA format/style with
appropriate citation, formatting and grammar and
submitted as an attachment in Microsoft Word
through the Assignment link for our course.  Be
sure to integrate, use, apply and cite the course
text, concepts, theories
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BPA 301 Week 4 DQ 1
BPA 301 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Funding
Sources and
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
areas funding sources Explain the role of
planning in that service area Discuss how the
service areas budget is used to carry out
plans The paper should be submitted in proper APA
format/style with appropriate citation,
formatting and grammar and submitted as an
attachment in Microsoft Word by one member of the
team to the Assignments
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
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BPA 301 Week 4 DQ 3
BPA 301 Week 4 DQ 2
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 summarize their
content, then, answer the following question 
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. 
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BPA 301 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Effective
Leaders
BPA 301 Week 4 Individual Assignment Diversity
Paper
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 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 appropriate
citation, formatting and grammar by one of your
team members as an attachment in Microsoft Word
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BPA 301 Week 5 DQ 2
BPA 301 Week 5 DQ 1
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)
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 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 Individual Assignment Government
BPA 301 Week 5 DQ 3
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. What, in your opinion,
should have been done differently? Connect this
to our reading/learning, course materials, the
text, etc., from this week or the previous 4
weeks
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 or service (e.g., doing well
for government). Justify your analysis using
specific examples from the Website. Attach a
screenshot of the Website's homepage to your
paper. Be prepared to present your analysis in
class. The paper should be submitted in proper
APA format/style with appropriate citation,
formatting and grammar and submitted as an
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