MPA 503 WEEK 1 Theories & Models of Public Administration

MPA 503 WEEK 1 Theories & Models of Public Administration

MPA 503 WEEK 1 Theories & Models of Public Administration

Theories & Models of Public Administration – Research theories and models of public administration.

Write an 850- to 1,200-word paper in which you describe the history of public administration and briefly discuss the strengths and weaknesses of at least two public administration theory models.
Include at least two peer reviewed references.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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MPA 503 WEEK 2 Community Project Paper

Locate a local Community project for review (but not the same policy used for the Learning Team Project).

Consider how a local community project aligns with the city’s governance processes and local public administrative organizational strategy needed to successfully implement a new policy.
Retrieve a minimum of 2 to 3 articles from the University Library that illustrate how local governments may uphold their missions and meet their community’s needs.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you analyze a local community project to describe how it aligns with how public administrators interpret and implement a new policy. In your discussion consider the organizational strategic decision making functions of local governments; and organizational forces impacting decision making in public agencies and organizations.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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MPA 503 WEEK 2 Human Behavior Influence Mind Map and Summary

Select a current local public policy.
Create a mind map to illustrate the ways that human behavior has influenced the formation and implementation of the policy you selected. You may complete one of the provided templates or create your own. All maps must include a minimum of 7 influential factors.
Write an accompanying 700- to 1,050-word summary of the ways that human behavior has influenced the formation and implementation of your chosen policy.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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MPA 503 WEEK 2 Community Project Paper

Locate a local Community project for review (but not the same policy used for the Learning Team Project).

Consider how a local community project aligns with the city’s governance processes and local public administrative organizational strategy needed to successfully implement a new policy.
Retrieve a minimum of 2 to 3 articles from the University Library that illustrate how local governments may uphold their missions and meet their community’s needs.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you analyze a local community project to describe how it aligns with how public administrators interpret and implement a new policy. In your discussion consider the organizational strategic decision making functions of local governments; and organizational forces impacting decision making in public agencies and organizations.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.

MPA 503 WEEK 2 Human Behavior Influence Mind Map and Summary

Select a current local public policy.

Create a mind map to illustrate the ways that human behavior has influenced the formation and implementation of the policy you selected. You may complete one of the provided templates or create your own. All maps must include a minimum of 7 influential factors.

Write an accompanying 700- to 1,050-word summary of the ways that human behavior has influenced the formation and implementation of your chosen policy.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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MPA 503 WEEK 3 State Government System

For this assignment, you will choose from the following options:

Option 1: State Government System Paper
Option 2: State Government System Presentation
Option 3: State Government System Podcast

Read the instructions in the University of Phoenix Material: State Government System and select one option to complete the assignment.

Include at least two peer reviewed references.

Format your assignment option consistent with APA guidelines.

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MPA 503 WEEK 3 Public Knowledge Presentation

Create a Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation, of 10 to 12 slides not including the title, and reference slides, with speaker notes, in which you complete the following:

Define Public Knowledge and Information.
Describe the issue of Privacy versus Policy.
Define and discuss Cybercrime and Cybersecurity as it pertains to public knowledge and information.
List and describe the best practices for Public Information Knowledge Management.

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.

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MPA 503 WEEK 4 State Agency Initiative Project

Interview (by phone or in person) a local, state, or non-profit public administrator, or political leader.

Create a Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation, of 8 to 10 slides not including the title, and reference slides, with speaker notes, in which you complete the following:

Explain using a theory or model a public nonprofit administrator’s or political leader’s perspective of public policy
Describe how local jurisdiction interacts with state regulations and policy.
Identify local policy issues and describe how politics influences the administration’s decision making abilities.

Include at least three peer reviewed references.

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.

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MPA 503 WEEK 5 Exploring the Possibilities

Explore the various career opportunities and roles of becoming a public or nonprofit administrator.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper discussing possible positions in the field of public administration.

Describe each role, its primary responsibilities, and general qualifications. Share which of the positions you would be most interest in attaining and why.

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.

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MPA 503 WEEK 4 Public Policy Paper

Select an agency from one team member’s state that implements a public policy at the local level.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you describe the forces of federalism and how federalism has affected budget public policy formation. Include the following in your paper:

Explain the intergovernmental relations present in this policy’s implementation.
Explain how to apply an appropriate public policy-making model and strategic plan for implementing this policy.
Choose a public policy-making model and strategic plan that may help implement this policy, and explain why it is more appropriate to use than other models.
Include a minimum of four references.

Include at least three peer reviewed references.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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MPA 503 WEEK 5 Exploring the Possibilities

Explore the various career opportunities and roles of becoming a public or nonprofit administrator.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper discussing possible positions in the field of public administration.

Describe each role, its primary responsibilities, and general qualifications. Share which of the positions you would be most interest in attaining and why.

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.

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MPA 503 WEEK 6 Ethics and Public Policy Summary

Review the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Code of Ethics, available on the ASPA website under the “Resources” tab.

Select a current local or state policy your team has not researched up to this point in the course. Identify the stakeholders involved in the policy.

Identify stakeholder(s) morals and ethics.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you describe how stakeholder moral and ethics impact policy development and implementation.

Include at least two peer reviewed references.

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