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BPA 301 Entire Course   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.bpa301nerd.com 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
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BPA 301 Week 1 DQ 1   FOR MORE CLASSES
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Discussion Question 1 Based on your readings and
explorations of the text, define and describe
Federalism, 
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BPA 301 Week 1 DQ 2   FOR MORE CLASSES
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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) 
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BPA 301 Week 1 DQ 3   FOR MORE CLASSES
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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 
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BPA 301 Week 1 Individual Assignment Article
Analysis Paper   FOR MORE CLASSES
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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 
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BPA 301 Week 2 DQ 1   FOR MORE CLASSES
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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
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BPA 301 Week 2 DQ 2   FOR MORE CLASSES
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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 
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BPA 301 Week 2 DQ 3   FOR MORE CLASSES
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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 
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BPA 301 Week 2 Individual Assignment Federalism
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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 
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BPA 301 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment
Government Relationships Paper and
Presentation   FOR MORE CLASSES
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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
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BPA 301 Week 3 DQ 1   FOR MORE CLASSES
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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
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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 
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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 
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BPA 301 Week 3 Individual Assignment Role of
Administrators Paper   FOR MORE CLASSES
VISIT www.bpa301nerd.com 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 
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BPA 301 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Funding
Sources and Planning Paper   FOR MORE CLASSES
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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
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BPA 301 Week 4 DQ 1   FOR MORE CLASSES
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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 
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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, 
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BPA 301 Week 4 DQ 3   FOR MORE CLASSES
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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
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BPA 301 Week 4 Individual Assignment Diversity
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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
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BPA 301 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Effective
Leaders Paper   FOR MORE CLASSES
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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 
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BPA 301 Week 5 DQ 1   FOR MORE CLASSES
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Discussion Question 1 List and define each of the
following, including an explanation of how they
have impact public finance and policy
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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
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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, 
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BPA 301 Week 5 Individual Assignment Government
Website Paper   FOR MORE CLASSES
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Paper Locate 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). 
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BPA 301 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Public
Policy Trends Paper and Presentation   FOR MORE
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Policy Trends Paper and Presentation Public
Policy Trends Paper 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
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