Public Administration

In this competency project, you will analyze the provided hypothetical case study of Taggart County. You will take the position of a local official, such as a budget analyst or city manager. As this local official, you will communicate the priority of replacing the sidewalks in the community and develop an outline of potential funding sources (i.e., city, state, federal, and private funding sources). You will present your project in the form of a PowerPoint presentation to the county commission.…

The public budget has evolved over time. The Federal Budget and how it gets made is a complex and lengthy process that has important implications for Federal, State and Local agencies. Obviously, funding for each agency is going to affect that agency’s budget. Likewise, federal funding for social programs, education, and other programs such as disaster relief affects how state and local agencies fund those programs in their own budgets. Choose one agency or department from the A-Z Index of…

Assignment 7: Radio, Recording, and Popular Music No Credit for Late Assignments Open Monday, April 12, 2021 Close Friday, April 16, 2021 Assignment 7 Write One 500-word summary Review Questions (Select One Question) What were the contributions made to radio by Guglielmo Marconi, Nikola Tesla, Reginald Fessenden, and Lee DeForest? How do the Radio Acts of 1910, 1912, and 1927 relate to the Communications Act of 1934? What were the five defining characteristics of the American broadcasting system just before…

1- If you were a government official, would you prefer to contract with a small community-based nonprofit organization or with a for-profit company that might have greater resources? Why? 2-If you were a nonprofit chief executive officer, how would you summarize the advantages and disadvantages of the three primary sources of nonprofit revenue--philanthropy, earned income, and government?

Determine the percentage change over a period of two years or more. Analyze past trend to get an idea of what will happen in the future. Learn how to make better decisions around longer-term strategy. Synthesize a Judeo-Christian worldview with aspects of public sector budgeting Textbook Reading: Mikesell: chs. 2, 15 Rubin: article 17

Question As a public administrator and leader in your community, you have been asked to make a presentation regarding the budgetary process as a tool of management to the Civic League, League of Women Voters, and various other public and nonprofit organizations The presentation must provide an overview of (a) the role of budgeting as a management and planning tool in public agencies, (b) a discussion of the pros and cons of at least three different budgeting methods/models, (c) the…

In today's digital age, social media has emerged as a significant medium of public communication. As a policy analyst, in what ways do you think social media impacts policy-making and analysis? Cite one or two examples from the recent past which stirred a major discussion on policy intervention to regulate social media itself.

Question The public administrator is influenced by various value systems (managerial efficiency, judicial equity, political responsiveness, etc.). In turn, these influences will impact the way he or she approaches various functions. In public administration, this is most visible in the administration of human resources. For example, judicial and legislative actions designed to eliminate any type of discrimination have greatly influenced the hiring process. Select five key human resource areas (i.e., selection) and discuss how either legislative actions or judicial decisions…

What approaches exist to improve government productivity? What problems exist in this endeavor? In your view, how important is it that we improve productivity of government programs? Why? The book for the class is Milakovich, M. and Gordon, G. (2013). Public Administration: in America (11th Ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage. Do you believe that overall government regulation serves useful purposes? Why or why not? If yes, what purposes does it serve? Discuss.

Question The public policy process is often described with the use of metaphors to bring clarity to an often-confusing process. Three of the more commonly accepted models include Simon’s Bounded Rationality; Cohen, March, and Olsen’s Garbage Can Model; and John Kingdon’s Multiple Streams Approach. Develop an essay that describes each of these models, expresses how each of these contributes to understanding how the public policy works, and the value of understanding each of these to today’s public administrator. In discussing…