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BPA 301 Entire Course For more classes
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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  
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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, 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 2 For more classes
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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.  
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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 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 For more classes
visit www.snaptutorial.com   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, apply and cite the course text,
concepts, theories and reference the course
learning throughout your writing and critical
analysis. .  
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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 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 cites if applicable) from the text and/or
course materials that are relevant here.  
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BPA 301 Week 2 DQ 2 For more classes
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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.  
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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 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 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com
  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.  
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BPA 301 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment
Government Relationships Paper and
Presentation For more classes visit www.snaptutori
al.com   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.
For example, if you choose the police department,
functions may include  
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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 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.   .  
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BPA 301 Week 3 DQ 2 For more classes
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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 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 For more classes
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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.  
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BPA 301 Week 3 Individual Assignment Role of
Administrators Paper For more classes
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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.  
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BPA 301 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Funding
Sources and Planning Paper For more classes
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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 Discuss how the service
areas budget is used to carry out plans .  
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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 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 2 For more classes
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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    
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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 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 Individual Assignment Diversity
Paper For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com
  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. .  
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BPA 301 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Effective
Leaders Paper For more classes visit www.snaptutor
ial.com   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,
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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  
Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
(GAAP)   Government Accounting
Standards Board (GASB)  
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BPA 301 Week 5 DQ 2 For more classes
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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 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 For more classes
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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, 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  
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BPA 301 Week 5 Individual Assignment Government
Website Paper For more classes visit www.snaptutor
ial.com   Government Website 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). 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..  
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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 -Evaluate the ability of government to
respond to trends. .  
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