Discussion post

In responding to your peers, discuss the links they have provided. What are your reactions to the resources shared by your classmates? How is the resource useful or not useful to you as a professional and scholar in this field of study? Discussion Rubric: Graduate
Your active participation in the discussion forums is essential to your overall success this term. Discussion questions are designed to help you make meaningful
connections between the course content and the larger concepts and goals of the course. These discussions offer you the opportunity to express your own
thoughts, ask questions for clarification, and gain insight from your classmates’ responses and instructor’s guidance.
Requirements for Discussion Board Assignments
Students are required to post one initial post and to follow up with at least two response posts for each discussion board assignment.
For your initial post (1), you must do the following:
 Compose a post of one to two paragraphs.
 In Module One, complete the initial post by Thursday at 11:59 p.m.
Eastern Time.
 In Modules Two through Ten, complete the initial post by Thursday at
11:59 p.m. of your local time zone.
 Take into consideration material such as course content and other
discussion boards from the current module and previous modules, when
appropriate.
 Reference scholarly or peer-reviewed sources to support your discussion
points, as appropriate (using proper citation methods for your discipline).
Critical Elements
Comprehension
Exemplary
Develops an initial post with an
organized, clear point of view or
idea using rich and significant
detail (100%)
Timeliness
Engagement
Critical Thinking
Provides relevant and
meaningful response posts with
clarifying explanation and detail
(100%)
Draws insightful conclusions that
are thoroughly defended with
evidence and examples (100%)
Proficient
Develops an initial post with a
point of view or idea using
appropriate detail (90%)
Submits initial post on time
(100%)
Provides relevant response posts
with some explanation and
detail (90%)
Draws informed conclusions that
are justified with evidence (90%)
For your response posts (2), you must do the following:
 Reply to at least two different classmates outside of your own initial post
thread.
 In Module One, complete the two response posts by Sunday at 11:59
p.m. Eastern Time.
 In Modules Two through Ten, complete the response posts by Sunday at
11:59 p.m. of your local time zone.
 Demonstrate more depth and thought than simply stating “I agree” or
“You are wrong.” Guidance is provided for you in each discussion prompt.
Needs Improvement
Develops an initial post with a
point of view or idea but with
some gaps in organization and
detail (70%)
Submits initial post one day late
(70%)
Provides somewhat relevant
response posts with some
explanation and detail (70%)
Not Evident
Does not develop an initial post
with an organized point of view
or idea (0%)
Value
20
Submits initial post two or more
days late (0%)
Provides response posts that are
generic with little explanation or
detail (0%)
10
Draws logical conclusions (70%)
Does not draw logical
conclusions (0%)
30
20
Writing
(Mechanics)
Initial post and responses are
easily understood, clear, and
concise using proper citation
methods where applicable with
no errors in citations (100%)
Initial post and responses are
easily understood using proper
citation methods where
applicable with few errors in
citations (90%)
Initial post and responses are
understandable using proper
citation methods where
applicable with a number of
errors in citations (70%)
Initial post and responses are not
understandable and do not use
proper citation methods where
applicable (0%)
Total
20
100%
Graduate Course Syllabus
PAD 630: Foundations of Public Administration
Center: Online
Course Prerequisites
None
Course Description
This course is designed to introduce students to the foundations and constraints that form the environment of the
public administration. It will encourage and enable the view of governance issues through the eyes of a public
administrator. The course is structured to provide basic skills and set the context of contemporary political, social,
economic, and administrative realities. It explores responsive, equitable, effective, efficient, and accountable
governance processes, public policies, and institutional-based programs. It also examines, from a multidisciplinary
perspective, those essential competencies, values, and issues important to public service organizations and the
importance of public policy at the local, state, national and international levels.
Course Outcomes

Contrast the views of early public administration theorists for determining their impact on the public
administration profession

Assess the impact of professional management on the effectiveness of governmental operations at the
federal, state, and local levels

Analyze essential organizational, cultural, and legal differences between public administration and private
sector management for determining their impact on governmental operations

Differentiate among the roles of the executive, judicial, and legislative branches in establishing and
implementing public policy at the federal and state governmental levels

Evaluate public budgeting techniques for their effect on governmental organizations and stakeholders

Assess real-world communication strategies employed by governmental institutions for their effectiveness
in enhancing public outreach and developing a sense of community
Required Materials
Using your learning resources is critical to your success in this course. Please purchase directly through SNHU’s
online bookstore, MBS Direct, rather than any other vendor. Purchasing directly from the bookstore ensures that
you will obtain the correct materials and that the Help Desk, your advisor, and the instructor can provide you with
support if you have problems.
Public Administration: An Action Orientation
Robert B. Denhardt, Janet V. Denhardt, and Tara A. Blanc
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Seventh Edition
2014
ISBN: 978-1-133-93921-4
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Instructor Availability and Response Time
Your class interaction with the instructor and your classmates will take place on a regular, ongoing basis. Your
instructor will be actively engaged within the course throughout the week. You will normally communicate with
your instructor in the weekly discussions or the General Questions discussion topic so that your questions and the
instructor’s answers benefit the entire class. You should feel free, however, to communicate with your instructor
via SNHU email at any time, particularly when you want to discuss something of a personal or sensitive nature.
Your instructor will generally provide a response within 24 hours.
Grade Distribution
Assignment Category
Number of
Point Value
Graded Items
per Item
Total Points
Discussions
6
20
120
Short Paper
3
25
75
Case Study Analysis
1
100
100
Milestone One
1
100
100
Milestone Two
1
120
120
Milestone Three
1
135
135
Final Project Submission
1
350
350
Total Course Points:
1,000
This course may also contain practice activities. The purpose of these non-graded activities is to assist you in
mastering the learning outcomes in the graded activity items listed above.
University Grading System: Graduate
Grade
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Numerical Equivalent
Points
A
93–100
4.00
A˗
90–92
3.67
B+
87–89
3.33
B
83–86
3.00
B˗
80–82
2.67
C+
77–79
2.33
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Grade
Numerical Equivalent
Points
C
73–76
2.00
F
0–72
0.00
I
Incomplete
IF
Incomplete/Failure *
W
Withdrawn
* Please refer to the policy page for information on the incomplete grade process.
Grading Guides
Specific activity directions, grading guides, posting requirements, and additional deadlines can be found in the
Assignment Guidelines and Rubrics section of the course.
Weekly Assignment Schedule
All reading and assignment information can be found within each module of the course. Assignments and
discussion posts during the first week of each term are due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. Assignments and
discussion posts for the remainder of the term are due by 11:59 p.m. of the student’s local time zone.
In addition to the textbook readings that are listed, there may be additional required resources within each
module.
Module
1
Topics and Assignments
Politics and Administration
Public Administration: An Action Orientation, Chapters 1 and 2
1-1 Discussion: Getting Started
1-2 Final Project Review (Non-graded)
1-3 Short Paper: Public Perception Interview
2
Intergovernmental Relations
Public Administration: An Action Orientation, Chapter 3
2-1 Short Paper: Block Grant Development
2-2 Final Project Milestone One: Introduction and Theoretical Overview
3
Organizational Planning and Developing Public Policy
Public Administration: An Action Orientation, Chapter 4
3-1 Discussion: Public Policy Recommendation
4
Public Budgeting and Fiscal Management
Public Administration: An Action Orientation, Chapter 5
4-1 Short Paper: Budgeting Techniques
5
Personnel Management
Public Administration: An Action Orientation, Chapter 6
5-1 Discussion: Personnel Systems
5-2 Final Project Milestone Two: Public Administration in Practice
6
Ethics in Public Service
Public Administration: An Action Orientation, Chapter 7
6-1 Discussion: Ethics of Debate
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6-2 Case Study Analysis
7
Leadership, Management, and Organizational Development
Public Administration: An Action Orientation, Chapters 8 and 9
7-1 Discussion: Police Officer Accountability
8
Final Project Rough Draft
8-1 Final Project Milestone Three: Rough Draft
9
Administrative Reform and Future Trends in Public Administration
Public Administration: An Action Orientation, Chapters 10 and 11
9-1 Discussion: Productivity Improvement Strategy
10
Final Project Submission
10-1 Final Project Submission: White Paper
Attendance Policy
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does not submit a posting to the graded assignment/discussion during the first week of class, the student is
automatically withdrawn from the course for non-participation. Review the full attendance policy.
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feedback on assignments. Students are expected to submit their assignments on or before the due date. Review
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PAD 630 Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
Understanding the organizational, legal, and cultural differences between managing in the public sector versus the private sector is vital to organizational
success. Public managers face unique challenges (both ideological and practical), which is why an understanding of the dynamic interaction of theory and
practice is important. In addition, public managers need to understand the enduring issues and evolving tools required in public service.
For the final project, you will write a white paper focusing on an organizational, a legal, or a cultural challenge in the field of public administration. Early in the
course, you will select an issue that is of interest to you. Your chosen challenge will act as the lens through which you will examine the impacts of various
theories on the practice of public administration. You will also assess the role of the executive, judicial, and legislative branches in developing public policy, and
you will evaluate budgeting techniques and communication strategies for their effectiveness.
The project is divided into three milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final
submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Two, Five, and Eight. The final project will be submitted in Module Ten.
This assessment addresses the following course outcomes:






Contrast the views of early public administration theorists for determining their impact on the public administration profession
Assess the impact of professional management on the effectiveness of governmental operations at the federal, state, and local levels
Analyze essential organizational, cultural, and legal differences between public administration and private sector management for determining their
impact on governmental operations
Differentiate among the roles of the executive, judicial, and legislative branches in establishing and implementing public policy at the federal and state
governmental levels
Evaluate public budgeting techniques for their effect on governmental organizations and stakeholders
Assess real-world communication strategies employed by governmental institutions for their effectiveness in enhancing public outreach and developing
a sense of community
Prompt
Your final project should focus on an organizational, a legal, or a cultural challenge facing public administrators that is of interest to you. Using this challenge as
your lens, write a white paper discussing the impact different theories have had on the practice of public administration and examining the unique challenges
facing managers in the public sector. Remember that the focus of your paper is the public administration challenge that you selected.
You may select one of these challenges to public administration, or you may choose another, with instructor approval:





Discuss the emergence of the “governance without government” concept, which focuses on the importance of networks, nontraditional partnerships,
and the markets to guide society, rather than traditional bureaucratic institutions. This movement has taken hold in Europe and is gaining momentum in
the United States.
How is the new public administration movement impacting the “accountability versus efficiency” paradigm that has defined the profession since its
inception?
How is the reintroduction of privatization impacting public policy decision making and the targeted social outcomes? For example, imagine a state
determines that access to high-speed internet for every home is essential for long-term public health, yet in areas of the state, the market has
determined that it is not profitable to provide the service. Should the state form a partnership with a private sector business (i.e., subsidize) to ensure
that their social goal is obtained?
What are effective performance measures to evaluate programs and management in the public sector? Traditionally, the focus has been on measuring
inputs and activities. Is this focus still effective?
How can flexibility and creativity be integrated into the structures of public organizations in a way that allows for nimble, street-level decision making to
swiftly adapt to ever-changing environmental conditions while maintaining some level of accountability to the citizens?
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I.
Introduction
Concisely describe your chosen organizational, legal, or cultural challenge in the field of public administration.
II. Theoretical Overview: Ensure that you focus specifically on the organizational, legal, or cultural challenge that you selected.
A. Public Administration Advocates: Describe the original advocates for the development of professional public management within the federal
government of the United States. In your description, consider questions such as these: What were their viewpoints? How did they advocate for
the development of public administration?
B. Impact on Public Administration: Differentiate between the views of Dwight Waldo and Herbert Simon. How did each impact the development
of the public administration profession?
C. Public Administration Dichotomy: Analyze the founding dichotomy of public administration as expressed by Dwight Waldo for its impact on
public administration practice.
III. Public Administration in Practice
A. Governmental Operations: Ensure that you focus specifically on the organizational, legal, or cultural challenge that you selected.
1. Civil Service Implementation: Assess the impact that the implementation of civil service had on the effectiveness of public service in
the federal government.
2. Local Governmental Operations: Illustrate how public administration has manifested itself in local governmental operations. In other
words, what impact has professional management had on local governmental operations? For example, you could consider how
prevalent the mayor/manager form of government is.
3. Impact of Iron Triangle: Assess the impact of the “iron triangle” on public policy and program administration at the state and federal
levels of government. In other words, how does the bureaucracy counterbalance the direct relationship between special interests and
the legislature?
B. Differences Between Public Administration and Private Sector Management: Ensure that you focus specifically on the organizational, legal, or
cultural challenge that you selected.
1. Organizational Differences: Contrast the impact of political boundaries in governmental operations versus the private sector. For
example, you could consider how political boundaries impact program and operational efficiencies. Provide specific examples to
support your response.
2. Legal Differences: Analyze mandates, legal and nonlegal, related to the challenge you selected. How do they impact the operations of
state and local governments? How do these mandates apply to private sector firms? Provide specific examples to support your
response.
3. Cultural Differences: Illustrate the impacts politics can have on administrative appointments in the public and private sectors. In other
words, what is the impact of political appointments on the culture of governmental agencies and private businesses? Provide specific
examples to support your response.
C. Roles of the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial Branches: Ensure that you focus specifically on the organizational, legal, or cultural challenge that
you selected.
1. Executive Branch: Outline the role of the executive branch of government in the development of public policy, specifically related to
the challenge you selected.
2. Legislative Branch: Outline the role of the legislative branch of government in the development of public policy, specifically related to
the challenge you selected.
3. Judicial Branch: What role does the court system play in arbitrating public policy disputes between the executive and legislative
branches of government? Focus specifically on how the judicial branch has impacted the challenge you selected.
D. Public Budgeting Techniques: Ensure that you focus specifically on the organizational, legal, or cultural challenge that you selected.
1. Zero-Based Budgeting: Assess the principle of zero-based budgeting for how it has impacted federal programs and their stakeholders.
What are the pros and cons of this methodology?
2. Performance-Based Budgeting: Assess how performance-based budgeting applies to private sector budgeting practices in a public
sector setting. What are the pros and cons of this methodology? Include the impact on public programs and their stakeholders in your
response.
3. Emerging Budget Strategies: Describe emerging budget strategies being utilized by public agencies to address the difficult fiscal
environment facing local governments. In other words, what contemporary public budgeting techniques are effective?
E. Governmental Communication Strategies: Ensure that you focus specifically on the organizational, legal, or cultural challenge that you selected.
1. Impact of Social Media: Assess the effectiveness of social media on governmental operations at the federal, state, or local
governmental level. Consider questions such as these: What impact has social media had in enhancing public outreach? How has social
media been used to develop a sense of community?
2. Impact of Other Media Types: Assess how various other media types can enhance public outreach and impact a citizen’s sense of
community.
3. Communication Strategies: How has the proliferation of information outlets impacted the communication strategies utilized by
government officials?
Milestones
Milestone One: Introduction and Theoretical Overview
In Module Two, you will submit a draft of the Introduction and Theoretical Overview sections of the final project (Sections I and II). This milestone will be
graded with the Milestone One Rubric.
Milestone Two: Public Administration in Practice
In Module Five, you will submit a paper that outlines the Public Administration in Practice section of the final project (Section III). You will also include a list of
potential bibliographic references that will be used for the final project. This milestone will be graded with the Milestone Two Rubric.
Milestone Three: Rough Draft
In Module Eight, you will submit a rough draft of your final project. This milestone will be graded with the Milestone Three Rubric.
Final Submission: White Paper
In Module Ten, you will submit your final project. It should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the critical elements of the final product. It should
reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course. This submission will be graded with the Final Project Rubric.
Deliverables
Milestone
Deliverable
Module Due
Grading
One
Introduction and Theoretical Overview (Sections I and II)
Two
Graded separately; Milestone One Rubric
Two
Public Administration in Practice (Section III)
Five
Graded separately; Milestone Two Rubric
Rough Draft
Eight
Graded separately; Milestone Three Rubric
Final Submission: White Paper
Ten
Graded separately; Final Project Rubric
Three
Final Project Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your white paper should be 15–20 pages in length and should use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch
margins. You should use APA guidelines for your cover page, in-text citations, and reference list.
Critical Elements
Introduction
Exemplary (100%)
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
description expertly balances
necessary detail with brevity
Proficient (90%)
Concisely describes selected
organizational, legal, or cultural
challenge in public
administration
Theoretical Overview:
Public Administration
Advocates
[PAD-630-01]
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
description demonstrates
nuanced understanding of early
public administration theorists’
contrasting views
Describes original advocates for
development of professional
public management in federal
government of United States
Needs Improvement (70%)
Describes selected
organizational, legal, or cultural
challenge in public
administration, but description is
wordy or vague
Describes original advocates for
development of professional
public management in federal
government of United States, but
with gaps in clarity or detail
Not Evident (0%)
Does not describe selected
organizational, legal, or cultural
challenge in public
administration
Does not describe original
advocates for development of
professional public management
in federal government of United
States, or description lacks focus
on selected challenge
Theoretical Overview: Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
Differentiates between the views Differentiates between the views Does not differentiate between
Impact on Public
response demonstrates keen
of Dwight Waldo and Herbert
of Dwight Waldo and Herbert
the views of Dwight Waldo and
Administration
insight into relationship between Simon for how they impacted the Simon for how they impacted the Herbert Simon for how they
[PAD-630-01]
contrasting views of early public development of the public
development of the public
impacted the development of the
administration theorists and
administration profession
administration profession, but
public administration profession,
impact on public administration
with gaps in accuracy or detail
or response lacks focus on
profession
selected challenge
Value
4.1
5.1
5.1
Theoretical Overview:
Public Administration
Dichotomy
[PAD-630-01]
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
analysis demonstrates keen
insight into relationship between
contrasting views of early public
administration theorists and
impact on public administration
profession
Public Administration Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
in Practice: Civil Service assessment demonstrates
Implementation
nuanced understanding of
[PAD-630-02]
impact of professional
management on effectiveness of
governmental operations
Public Administration Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
in Practice: Local
response demonstrates nuanced
Governmental
understanding of impact of
Operations
professional management on
[PAD-630-02]
effectiveness of governmental
operations
Public Administration Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
in Practice: Impact of assessment demonstrates
Iron Triangle
nuanced understanding of
[PAD-630-02]
impact of professional
management on effectiveness of
governmental operations
Public Administration Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
in Practice:
response demonstrates keen
Organizational
insight into differences between
Differences
public and private sector
[PAD-630-03]
management
Public Administration Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
in Practice: Legal
response demonstrates keen
Differences
insight into differences between
[PAD-630-03]
public and private sector
management
Analyzes founding dichotomy of
public administration as
expressed by Dwight Waldo for
its impact on public
administrative practice
Analyzes founding dichotomy of
public administration as
expressed by Dwight Waldo for
its impact on public
administrative practice, but with
gaps in accuracy or detail
Assesses the impact that the
implementation of civil service
had on the effectiveness of public
service in the federal
government
Assesses the impact that the
implementation of civil service
had on the effectiveness of
public service in the federal
government, but assessment is
cursory or inaccurate
Illustrates how public
administration has manifested
itself in local governmental
operations, but with gaps in
clarity or detail
Illustrates how public
administration has manifested
itself in local governmental
operations
Assesses impact of iron triangle
on public policy and program
administration at state and
federal levels of government
Assesses impact of iron triangle
on public policy and program
administration at state and
federal levels of government, but
assessment is cursory or
inaccurate
Contrasts impact of political
Contrasts impact of political
boundaries in governmental
boundaries in governmental
operations versus the private
operations versus the private
sector, supporting response with sector, but with gaps in accuracy,
specific examples
detail, or support
Analyzes legal and nonlegal
Analyzes legal and nonlegal
mandates related to selected
mandates related to selected
challenges for how they impact
challenges for how they impact
state and local government
state and local government
operations and private sector
operations and private sector
firms, supporting response with firms, but with gaps in accuracy,
specific examples
detail, or support
Does not analyze founding
dichotomy of public
administration as expressed by
Dwight Waldo for its impact on
public administrative practice, or
analysis lacks focus on selected
challenge
Does not assess the impact that
the implementation of civil
service had on the effectiveness
of public service in the federal
government, or assessment lacks
focus on selected challenge
Does not illustrate how public
administration has manifested
itself in local governmental
operations, or response lacks
focus on selected challenge
5.1
Does not assess impact of iron
triangle on public policy and
program administration at state
and federal levels of government,
or response lacks focus on
selected challenge
Does not contrast impact of
political boundaries in
governmental operations versus
the private sector, or response
lacks focus on selected challenge
Does not analyze legal and
nonlegal mandates related to
selected challenges for how they
impact state and local
government operations and
private sector firms, or response
lacks focus on selected challenge
5.1
5.1
5.1
5.1
5.1
Public Administration
in Practice: Cultural
Differences
[PAD-630-03]
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
response demonstrates keen
insight into differences between
public and private sector
management
Public Administration Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
in Practice: Executive response demonstrates nuanced
Branch
understanding of role of
[PAD-630-04]
executive branch in establishing
and implementing public policy
Public Administration Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
in Practice: Legislative response demonstrates nuanced
Branch
understanding of role of
[PAD-630-04]
legislative branch in establishing
and implementing public policy
Public Administration Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
in Practice: Judicial
response demonstrates nuanced
Branch
understanding of role of judicial
[PAD-630-04]
branch in establishing and
implementing public policy
Illustrates impacts of politics on
administrative appointments in
public and private sectors,
supporting response with specific
examples
Outlines role of executive branch
of government in development
of public policy, specifically
related to selected challenge
Illustrates impacts of politics on
administrative appointments in
public and private sectors, but
with gaps in clarity, detail, or
support
Outlines role of executive branch
of government in development
of public policy, specifically
related to selected challenge, but
with gaps in accuracy or detail
Outlines role of legislative branch Outlines role of legislative branch
of government in development
of government in development
of public policy, specifically
of public policy, specifically
related to selected challenge
related to selected challenge, but
with gaps in accuracy or detail
Analyzes role of court system in Analyzes role of court system in
arbitrating public policy disputes arbitrating public policy disputes
between executive and
between executive and
legislative branches of
legislative branches of
government, specifically related government, specifically related
to selected challenge
to selected challenge, but with
gaps in accuracy or detail
Public Administration Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
Assesses principle of zero-based Assesses principle of zero-based
in Practice: Zero-Based assessment demonstrates keen
budgeting for how it has
budgeting for how it has
Budgeting
insight into relationship between impacted federal programs and
impacted federal programs and
[PAD-630-05]
public budgeting techniques and their stakeholders and addresses their stakeholders and addresses
governmental organizations and pros and cons of methodology
pros and cons of methodology,
stakeholders
but response is cursory or
inaccurate
Public Administration Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
Assesses how performanceAssesses how performancein Practice:
assessment demonstrates keen
based budgeting applies to
based budgeting applies to
Performance-Based insight into relationship between private sector budgeting
private sector budgeting
Budgeting
public budgeting techniques and practices in public sector setting practices in public sector setting
[PAD-630-05]
governmental organizations and and addresses pros and cons of
and addresses pros and cons of
stakeholders
methodology and impact on
methodology and impact on
public programs and their
public programs and their
stakeholders
stakeholders, but response is
cursory or inaccurate
Does not illustrate impacts of
politics on administrative
appointments in public and
private sectors, or response lacks
focus on selected challenge
Does not outline role of
executive branch of government
in development of public policy,
or response lacks focus on
selected challenge
Does not outline role of
legislative branch of government
in development of public policy,
or response lacks focus on
selected challenge
Does not analyze role of court
system in arbitrating public policy
disputes between executive and
legislative branches of
government, or response lacks
focus on selected challenge
5.1
Does not assess principle of zerobased budgeting for how it has
impacted federal programs and
their stakeholders, or response
lacks focus on selected challenge
5.1
Does not assess how
performance-based budgeting
applies to private sector
budgeting practices in public
sector setting, or response lacks
focus on selected challenge
5.1
5.1
5.1
5.1
Public Administration
in Practice: Emerging
Budget Strategies
[PAD-630-05]
Public Administration
in Practice: Impact of
Social Media
[PAD-630-06]
Public Administration
in Practice: Impact of
Other Media Types
[PAD-630-06]
Public Administration
in Practice:
Communication
Strategies
[PAD-630-06]
Articulation of
Response
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
description demonstrates keen
insight into relationship between
public budgeting techniques and
governmental organizations and
stakeholders
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
response demonstrates keen
insight into relationship between
communication strategies, public
outreach, and sense of
community
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
response demonstrates keen
insight into relationship between
communication strategies, public
outreach, and sense of
community
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
response demonstrates nuanced
understanding of communication
strategies employed by
governmental institutions
Describes emerging budget
strategies being utilized by public
agencies to address the difficult
fiscal environment facing local
governments
Describes emerging budget
strategies being utilized by public
agencies to address the difficult
fiscal environment facing local
governments, but with gaps in
clarity or detail
Assesses the effectiveness of
Assesses the effectiveness of
social media on governmental
social media on governmental
operations at federal, state, or
operations at federal, state, or
local governmental level
local governmental level, but
assessment is cursory or
inaccurate
Assesses how various other
Assesses how various other
media types can enhance public media types can enhance public
outreach and impact a citizen’s
outreach and impact a citizen’s
sense of community
sense of community, but
assessment is cursory or
inaccurate
Explains how proliferation of
Explains how proliferation of
information outlets has impacted information outlets has impacted
communication strategies
communication strategies
utilized by government officials
utilized by government officials,
but with gaps in clarity or detail
Submission is free of errors
Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, and organization spelling, syntax, or organization
and is presented in a professional
and easy to read format
Does not describe emerging
budget strategies being utilized
by public agencies to address the
difficult fiscal environment facing
local governments, or response
lacks focus on selected challenge
Does not assess the effectiveness
of social media on governmental
operations at federal, state, or
local governmental level, or
response lacks focus on selected
challenge
Does not assess how various
other media types can enhance
public outreach and impact a
citizen’s sense of community, or
response lacks focus on selected
challenge
Does not explain how
proliferation of information
outlets has impacted
communication strategies
utilized by government officials,
or response lacks focus on
selected challenge
Submission has major errors
Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact readability that prevent understanding of
and articulation of main ideas
ideas
Total
5.1
5.1
5.1
5.1
4.1
100%