Category: Public Administration

MPA/543: Data Analysis For Public Policy And Management
Wk 1 – Policy Research Project: Development of Research Questions
Assignment Content
Question
A professional in public administration encounters a lot of information—from within the agency, from across organizations within government, and from the general public. Developing the skills to discern fact from conjecture, objective analysis from bias, and a credible source from one that isn’t comes with knowing what to look for in separating valuable information from questionable material. Even published research should be evaluated using the standards of credibility and reliability, which we will discuss in depth throughout this course.
Participating in the research process by which many public policies are established provides you with firsthand experience in science-based methods employed in search of actionable, fact-based information. This experience fortifies your ability to develop informed, 360-degree perspectives that are at the core of many decisions as a public administration professional.
For this course-length research project, imagine that you are a researcher in the public sector. You received a grant to fund a research project that will be used to inform a major policy decision.
To begin your project this week, identify a problem in contemporary society related to your field of experience or interest that potentially can be solved through the research process in applying the facts toward policy decisions.
The project requirements for each week are as follows:
Week 1: Develop research questions around an issue that interests you as a public policy concern.
Week 2: Develop a research design to determine how you will attempt to answer the questions.
Week 3: Collect data to support your hypothesis.
Week 5: Analyze the data gathered to produce usable information toward your research.
Week 6: Detail your research process, findings, and conclusions in a written paper. Incorporate any feedback received in previous submissions.

As with all research, begin this week by identifying the questions you want to answer.
Describe an issue in public policy that is relevant to society today. Ensure that the issue and its questions are within a scope you can attempt to answer by Week 6 by carrying out the full research process.
Conduct research of literature and other credible sources to help define and articulate your questions. List the literature you reviewed that contributed to your hypothesis.
Develop and state your theory or hypothesis for the policy issue.
Complete the Developing Research Questions Template.
Cite at least 8 to 10 credible references to support your research.
Format your citations according to APA guidelines.

New Jersey – A Case Study in Municipal AidIn a double-spaced editorial of two (2) to three (3) pages, write a persuasive editorial in response to one of these two (2) topics:Determine whether the Year 2023 Municipal Best Practices Inventory effectively evaluated a municipality’s fiscal and operational activities.
Determine whether all the municipalities should be subjected to the same Best Practices Inventory.
For your editorial:State your opinion or thesis coherently.
Build your argument based on facts and/or analogies.
Recognize possible limitations to your argument.
How would a typical taxpayer respond to your conclusions?
Be sure to include at least three (3) sources in your editorial. These sources can include the required course materials and lecture notes for the course.Please submit your assignment by November 4, 2024.Your assignment will be evaluated according to the following criteria:CriteriaPossible PointsClear thesis statement5Clarity and strength of argument30Substantiated points with research articles that are integrated into paper20Critical analysis of issues30Discussion of implications for public finance10Spelling, grammar, and citations5Total100

In at least 550 of your own words, describe the many of the things that can go wrong during system implementations and strategies that health care managers can employ to alleviate potential problems. Why is this important for you to know in your prospective career field?
Prospective Job: Healthcare data analyst is my prospective career
Links:

Hospital IT Department Structure

https://www.alert-software.com/blog/the-role-of-it-departments-in-hospitals

In at least 550 of your own words, describe the many of the things that can go wrong during system implementations and strategies that health care managers can employ to alleviate potential problems. Why is this important for you to know in your prospective career field?
Prospective Job: Healthcare data analyst is my prospective career
Links:

Hospital IT Department Structure

https://www.alert-software.com/blog/the-role-of-it-departments-in-hospitals

Overview
As a consultant, you need to develop an in-depth analysis and evaluation of the selected agency’s ethics, cooperation, leadership, and legal decisions (if applicable), and then provide recommendations for improvement. The analysis will be read by the VP of public programs and client support, as well as by the leaders of the agency for whom you are working. Therefore, you will research related academic sources and government websites. Write a 5–7 page paper (including title and reference page) entitled Part 2: Evaluation of [Selected Agency]’s Ethics, Cooperation, and Leadership in which you separate the content into the following sections: also, if possible, I would like to use the same writer i used on my last order.
Administrative Ethics.
Leadership Influences.
Strategies for Consideration to Administrative Processes.
Recommendations for Improvements to Administrative Processes.
Instructions
Analyze one current event from the past two years and focus on the administrative responsibility and/or ethical implications to the stakeholders, and the organization.
To find news items about current events, go directly to the organization’s website or preview The Center for Public IntegrityLinks to an external site., for current event updates on public issues. Select a topic and review the latest news items about it.
Assess the primary leadership style of the organization by choosing either democratic, autocratic, or laissez-faire. Describe one way internal agency leaders and political leaders have influenced the success or failure of the agency.
Analyze one strategy for the agency’s future addressing an ethical or leadership issue. List one improvement the agency needs to make to its service to its primary recipients.
Based on models that influence public policy and the strategy presented in the previous criterion:
Recommend one strategy that will provide immediate (short-term) improvement and support to the administrative processes.
Use at least three quality sources to support your writing. Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate. Cite each source listed on your source page at least one time within your assignment. Include no more than one nongovernment website.
For help with research, writing, and citation, access the library or review library guides.
Produce writing that is clear and well organized and applies appropriate SWS style. Writing contains accurate grammar, mechanics, and spelling.

Prompt: What are the strengths and weaknesses of using quantitative methods in public administration? How can academicians use data analysis to inform public decisions and educate public leaders on the application of quantitative methods?
You must then post 3 replies of at least 250 – 300 words by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of the assigned Module: Week, apart from Module 8: Week 8, in which your replies are due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. For each thread, you must support your assertions with ideas and citations from all Learn items presented in the assigned Module: Week, along with a minimum of 4 scholarly citations in APA
format. Each reply must incorporate at least 2 scholarly citation(s) in APA format and can integrate ideas and citations from the Learn items assigned in any Module: Week. Biblical principles must be integrated in your personal thread and in all replies to peers.
PLEASE REPLY TO THE ATTACHED POST REGARDING THE ABOVE PROMPT. DO NOT REPLY TO THE POST JUST REPLY TO THE ATTACHED POST SEPERATLY

In section one, you are to discuss the findings in contemporary academic literature about empathy, empathy’s contribution to ethics, and the influence that outgroup status has on empathy’s impact
In section two, you are to discuss, based on your experiences and supported by research, empathy’s role in your discipline or, if you’re not currently a practitioner, in the discipline you’re interested in.
Some factors you might address in your discussion of empathy’s role in your discipline are:
How well or poorly do members of the discipline relate to members of the community they serve as ingroup members (in a way that impacts their empathy toward them): Why is this so; how does it impact their empathy toward the community; how does it impact ethical decisions on the job; what, if any, factors make proper decisions toward the community possible/likely with or without empathy, etc?
Recognizing the impact of outgroup status on empathy, members of the public safety profession do or do not do enough to make themselves relatable and thereby more likely to be viewed as ingroup members to the community–and thereby more empathy worthy
What is it that makes them relatable or what could they do to make themselves more relatable?
Is it necessary for members of the discipline to make themselves “empathy” worthy? Why or why not?
Is it that members of the discipline don’t do enough to make themselves relatable or is it that the community is biased or doesn’t understand them or both?
What aspects of the discipline make it more or less conducive to the application of empathy?
Are there increased emotional costs to performing the job when empathy is used to make decisions.
What, if anything, can be done to protect the emotional wellbeing of practitioners in the discipline or ensure proper decisions are made?
You need not address all or even any of the suggested topics above related to “empathy’s role in your discipline.” The areas pointed out above are only intended to get you thinking about the topic and directions it could go in. The goal is not necessarily to address any specific topic(s) in section two. Instead, the goal is to demonstrate critical thinking skills in applying your understanding of empathy from the first section to a public safety discipline.
Paper requirements:
Have 1” margins
Be double spaced with no additional spaces
Include at least 4 sources with at least three of them being peer-reviewed academic sources.
Have proper APA 7th edition citations

MPA/534: Leading Organizational Change In Public Administration
Wk 6 – Summative Assessment: Leadership Style Presentation and Summary
Exam Content
Question
Imagine you are applying for a leadership position within a public administration organization. The hiring committee is interested in your style of leadership and how you will promote and drive change within the organization.
Determine the leadership theory that best suits your leadership style.
Create a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation for the hiring committee that demonstrates your leadership approach and communication style. Your presentation should explain your leadership approach to organizational change and why you would be a good fit for the position.
For your presentation you must:
Explain your leadership approach.
Explain how your leadership approach will mitigate issues and drive change.
Describe techniques to overcome potential group behavior issues that may arise as change is implemented.
Describe the types of leadership communication behaviors that can be expected from you.
Explain additional aspects of your leadership style that make you suitable for the position.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word executive summary on the contents of your presentation to provide to the hiring committee.
Cite a minimum of 3 scholarly sources.
Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

What are the strengths and weaknesses of using quantitative methods in public administration? How can academicians use data analysis to inform public decisions and educate public leaders on the application of quantitative methods?
You will post one thread of at least 750 – 850
words by 11:59 p.m.
For
each thread, you must support your assertions with ideas and citations from all Learn items
presented in the assigned Module: Week, along with a minimum of 4 scholarly citations in APA
format. Each reply must incorporate at least 2 scholarly citation(s) in APA format and can
integrate ideas and citations from the Learn items assigned in any Module: Week. Biblical
principles must be integrated in your personal thread and in all replies to peers.

How did the concept of federalism apply to the response to COVID-19? What was a primary lesson we learned?