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BPA 301 Entire Course For more course tutorials
visit www.bpa301.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 BPA
301 Week 2 Individual Assignment Federalism
Paper BPA 301 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment
Government Relationships Paper and Presentation
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BPA 301 Week 1 DQ 1 For more course tutorials
visit www.bpa301.com   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 course tutorials
visit www.bpa301.com   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 course tutorials
visit www.bpa301.com   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 course tutorials
visit www.bpa301.com   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.
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BPA 301 Week 2 DQ 1 For more course tutorials
visit www.bpa301.com   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,
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BPA 301 Week 2 DQ 2 For more course tutorials
visit www.bpa301.com   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 course tutorials
visit www.bpa301.com   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 course tutorials
visit www.bpa301.com   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,
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BPA 301 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment
Government Relationships Paper and
Presentation For more course tutorials
visit www.bpa301.com   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
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BPA 301 Week 3 DQ 1 For more course tutorials
visit www.bpa301.com     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 course tutorials
visit www.bpa301.com   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 course tutorials
visit www.bpa301.com   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 course tutorials
visit www.bpa301.com   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,
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BPA 301 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Funding
Sources and Planning Paper For more course
tutorials visit www.bpa301.com   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
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BPA 301 Week 4 DQ 1 For more course tutorials
visit www.bpa301.com   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 course tutorials
visit www.bpa301.com   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  What public policy trend do you
consider most significant at the federal, state
and local levels and why?
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BPA 301 Week 4 DQ 3 For more course tutorials
visit www.bpa301.com   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 course tutorials
visit www.bpa301.com   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,
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BPA 301 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Effective
Leaders Paper For more course tutorials
visit www.bpa301.com   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.
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BPA 301 Week 5 DQ 1 For more course tutorials
visit www.bpa301.com   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) Government Finance Officers Association
(GFOA)
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BPA 301 Week 5 DQ 2 For more course tutorials
visit www.bpa301.com   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
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BPA 301 Week 5 DQ 3 For more course tutorials
visit www.bpa301.com   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?
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BPA 301 Week 5 Individual Assignment Government
Website Paper For more course tutorials
visit www.bpa301.com   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.
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BPA 301 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Public
Policy Trends Paper and Presentation For more
course tutorials visit www.bpa301.com   Team
Public Policy Trends Paper and Presentation
Public Policy Trends PaperPrepare 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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