Category: Public administration

This is the third assignment in your first multi-step application in which you will now write your hypotheses. Draft your hypotheses.
As you write out your hypotheses, notate next to each question whether your question is descriiptive or inferential.

PATH B Demonstration of Conceptual Understanding
PLUS Final Stage
You are provided a pdf KEY for HFFA, including pages
showing all tables completed that lead up to the Matrix Map, as well as the
final Matrix Map itself.  You also
have the textbook description of the analytical process including the Everest
Environmentalists example, plus the complete worked Excel example for
Everest Environmentalists which you can explore along with the book to
understand what is happening. Drawing on these resources, YOUR JOB for Path B
is to write an explanatory document, organized with HEADINGS FOR EACH TABLE
in the key (you don’t have to include the tables, just number them the same way
they are shown in the key), in which you explain to the Board and CEO what kind
of information is in each table, what data were used to create it, why the
table is important, and why it is needed to move towards a greater
understanding of the overall business model (ultimately reflected in the Matrix
Map.) Explain things in plain language and in context given what you understand
about HFFA, just like you are talking to the board and CEO; do not just string
together quotes from the book — that will not impress them as they are paying
for your expertise and understanding. For each table you should have at least
3-4 sentences but for the Determination of Full Costs table as well as the
Mission Impact table you will definitely need more than that to do a good job –
probably two paragraphs for each.  For
the Mission Impact table you can do a little “creative reconstruction” on how
the aggregated mission scores shown were arrived at (since that should have
been done through a group process involving stakeholders, as described in the
book) – you can simply summarize a reasonable and feasible process as if it
happened. Watch out for pages that might have more than one table on them.
Prepare your document in single-space with headings for each table. Your whole
Part A if single-spaced shouldn’t need to be longer than about 3 pages maximum.
Once you have completed the narrative with headings and
explanations for every table leading up to the Matrix Map in a Word document, then
move on to the FINAL STAGE described below, which everyone must
complete regardless of path. Include your Final Stage narrative at the end of
the Word document you already created. You will upload one (1) file to
the dropbox for this assignment, which will include your narrative describing
the stages of analysis (resulting in the Tables and the Matrix Map) and also,
at the end, the Final Stage where you interpret the Matrix Map for the board
and CEO as described below. 
**** AND
(EVERYONE MUST DO) ****
FINAL STAGE – Everyone completes this
in Word
Finally, having completed either Part A or Part B, everyone
must write a narrative based on the Matrix Map for HFFA included in the pdf
Key. Write up the talk you would give the board and CEO about their current
business model as revealed by the Matrix Map AND summarizing your
recommendations for strategy moving forward given the information revealed.
Length should be about 750-1,000 words. Reflect both your understanding of the
readings for Modules 5 and 6, including the Bell, Masaoka and Zimmerman (2010) book
as well as your understanding of the HFFA context described in the scenario
earlier in this document and revealed through the analysis. Communicate as if
you were in fact dealing with your nonprofit leadership audience (professional,
layperson style), not as if you are writing to me (academic style). Write
clearly and professionally but do not condescend or be overly casual. Those who
chose Path A (Excel) will upload this document as a second file along with
their Excel file to the dropbox. Those who chose Path B (Conceptual) can
include the Final Stage as the last part of their Word document, and upload
just that one Word document to the dropbox. No one needs to upload the PDF
key,  I have that already .

GUIDELINES FOR WRITING Your Diversity Plan
GUIDELINES FOR WRITING Your Diversity Plan
(A sample plan can be found under the Getting Started Tab)
Final Project Pub 611
The final project includes the application of fundamentals learned in the course regarding diversity and inclusion. Your task is to develop the mission, vision, and values for the Diversity plan of the organization. In addition, you are responsible for developing measurable metrics to evaluate whether the plan met its goals.
XYZ Municipality’s Diversity/Inclusion Plan
In order to develop XYZ Municipality’s Mission and Vision, senior staff are committed to actively fostering diversity, inclusion and cultural competency throughout our programmatic, research, development, and operational efforts of the municipality.
Mission: XYZ   Municipality-
Vision: XYZ     Municipality
Values: XYZ    Municipality
Goal 1: Build XYZ Municipality’s capability to execute a long-range diversity & inclusion plan 
Metric 1
Metric 2
Goal 2 : Design a research agenda focused on recruiting and retaining diverse population of employees
Metric 1
Metric 2
Goal 3: Increase awareness; build mutually rewarding relationships and foster collaboration  with the leaders and employees in the organization who are from diverse backgrounds and different perspectives
Metric 1
Metric 2
Goal 4: Promote an agenda for education of diversity/inclusion in the organization
Metric 1
Metric 2
Goal 5: Develop and implement diversity and inclusion education and program for professionals
Metric 1
Metric 2
Rubric for Pub 611 Applied Project
Range 5
Range 4
Range 3
Range 2
Range 1
Mission
Articulately Crafted
Well crafted
Good
Needs work
Not Cohesive
Vision
Articulately Crafted
Well crafted
Good
Needs work
Not Cohesive
Values
Articulately Crafted
Well crafted
Good
Needs work
Not Cohesive
Goal 1
Metric 1
Articulated crafted and can be measured
Well-crafted and can be measured
Adequately written; but language does not provide for adequate measurement
Writing needs work and ambiguous language regarding measurement
Poorly written- cannot be measured
Metric 2
Articulately crafted and can be measured
Well-crafted and can be measured
Adequately written; but language does not provide for adequate measurement
Writing needs work and ambiguous language regarding measurement
Poorly written and cannot be measured
Goal 2
Metric 1
Articulately crafted and can be measured
Well-crafted and can be measured
Adequately written; but language does not provide for adequate measurement
Writing needs work and ambiguous language regarding measurement
Poorly written and cannot be measured
Metric 2
Articulately crafted and can be measured
Well-crafted and can be measured
Adequately written; but language does not provide for adequate measurement
Writing needs work and ambiguous language regarding measurement
Poorly written and cannot be measured
Goal 3
Metric 1
Articulately crafted and can be measured
Well-crafted and can be measured
Adequately written; but language does not provide for adequate measurement
Writing needs work and ambiguous language regarding measurement
Poorly written and cannot be measured
Metric 2
Articulately crafted and can be measured
Well-crafted and can be measured
Adequately written; but language does not provide for adequate measurement
Writing needs work and ambiguous language regarding measurement
Poorly written and cannot be measured
Goal 4
Metric 1
Articulately crafted and can be measured
Well-crafted and can be measured
Adequately written; but language does not provide for adequate measurement
Writing needs work and ambiguous language regarding measurement
Poorly written and cannot be measured
Metric 2
Articulately crafted and can be measured
Well-crafted and can be measured
Adequately written; but language does not provide for adequate measurement
Writing needs work and ambiguous language regarding measurement
Poorly written and cannot be measured
Goal 5
Metric 1
Articulately crafted and can be measured
Adequately written; but language does not provide for adequate measurement
Writing needs work and ambiguous language regarding measurement
Poorly written and cannot be measured
Metric 2
Articulately crafted and can be measured
Well-crafted and can be measured
Adequately written; but language does not provide for adequate measurement
Writing needs work and ambiguous language regarding measurement
Poorly written and cannot be measured
Goal 6
Metric 1
Articulately crafted and can be measured
Well-crafted and can be measured
Adequately written; but language does not provide for adequate measurement
Writing needs work and ambiguous language regarding measurement
Poorly written and cannot be measured
Metric 2
Articulately crafted and can be measured
Well-crafted and can be measured
Adequately written; but language does not provide for adequate measurement
Writing needs work and ambiguous language regarding measurement
Poorly written and cannot be measured
Goal 7
Metric 1
Articulately crafted and can be measured
Well-crafted and can be measured
Adequately written; but language does not provide for adequate measurement
Writing needs work and ambiguous language regarding measurement
Poorly written and cannot be measured
Metric 2
Articulately crafted and can be measured
Well-crafted and can be measured
Adequately written; but language does not provide for adequate measurement
Writing needs work and ambiguous language regarding measurement
Poorly written and cannot be measured
Overall Writing
Excellent and artfully crafted and properly cited
Well written and cited properly
Writing is good; some cites are not evident
Writing needs work; no citing
Writing is poor, not cohesive and no citing
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In at least 800 words, reply to the below prompt.  You must use at least three scholarly journals to support your response.  You must also use at least one reference from the New International Version Bible.  All citations must be in APA 7th Edition format with both in-text citations and a References page.  Journals must be from within the past 5 years.  You must also use the attached text as a reference.
Describe the importance of fieldwork in organizational ethnography.  What are the recent developments in this field and how will they affect public administration?

Your boss has a meeting with some members of the public about the “Affordable Care Act” and you need to make him/her look smart and knowledgeable about the issue at hand.   
Write a one page reading list (with links) with a short intro to put the readings in context. This can include media reports, government documents, court documents, and scholarly articles, preferably a mix.
One page single spaced with one line between each citation.  Identify the “must reads” with some form of highlighting or ranking.

In the “History of Evaluation” assignment, you will
be asked to upload 3-5 pages response on “History of Evaluation
activity”.
1.
Use Microsoft Word to response to the assignment. (optional).
2.
Font size 12 with Times New Romans.
Main Question:
(a) Comment on the early contributors to the
development of the field of evaluation by examining Joyce Hogan’s Framework.
(b) Explain the major proponents and the genesis of evaluation. (c) Discuss the
history of social programs in United States of America.
Note: Follow APA citations. Do
not use AI tool to answer this question.
Click on The Following URL Links Below
to Watch To Attempt Assignment#3
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What is program evaluation?Links to an external site.
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History of EvaluationLinks to an external site.
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Brief History of Assessment in Higher EducationLinks to an external site.
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Ethics in EvaluationLinks to an external site.
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Ethics of Evaluation ResearchLinks to an external site.
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Consider a research problem you are interested in addressing that requires a mixed methods research design. Consider a mixed-methods study that you might conduct. You can use Creswell & Creswell as a guide. Please also review Chapter 3 of the Publication manual of the American Psychological Association. In your discussion, provide answers to the following questions: Report the research questions and hypotheses for both qualitative and quantitative methods. Describe the data collection procedures for both qualitative and quantitative methods. Describe the data analysis procedures for both qualitative and quantitative methods. Describe how the strands will be connected. Describe how the results will be reported, validated, and interpreted by both qualitative and quantitative methods.

The paper’s subject will be research articles on emotional intelligence theory and/or practice.
First, the student will locate research articles online through the Barry Library system. Then, the student will choose (6) research articles to discuss: the investigated topic, the research results, and the potential for using findings in the workplace. The six articles’ selection could all be on one aspect of EI theory and/or practice.
Or the student could examine (3) articles that say one thing about EI, and the other (3) articles could oppose the three. In your paper, discuss some of the material addressed in this course. The paper should be well-thought-out and well-written. All papers submitted will be typewritten, double-spaced, 10-12 pages (excluding title page and bibliography). The font should be 12 points, and the type style should be Times Roman, Courier, or equivalent. Full and proper citation is expected. Citations in your paper’s text must reference a complete list of works cited at the end of the paper. The paper should be done using the APA style manual. Wikipedia, blogs, etc., are not considered academic sources. Also, please note that excessive citation, although referenced, is still considered plagiarism.
This paper should reflect graduate-level work in content, appearance, organization, grammar, and effort. Use the grading rubric in Canvas as a guide. Students are required to submit the document in MS Word. Please note that ALL papers will be presented to Turnitin for a check against plagiarism.
If you answer all the questions stated below in your narrative, you will be including the most critical points in the article:
What is the purpose of the article?
What is the problem the author cites as challenging?
What predictions or hypotheses does the author state?
What is the research design? A cross-sectional survey, etc. Describe the instrument used. What are the population and sample size? How many responded participants responded? What are the sample demographics? Were the hypotheses supported in the article?
What are the discussion points made in the discussion?
What are the findings? What are the limitations?
What is further research? Please make sure that the final papers total 10-12 pages. When introducing the work, consider the following examples: Smith (2017) examined….the issue of. (answer the questions) Moore (2013) explored the same problem in another study. Rand (2018) also examined but focused on the issue of….. 
In the announcements, you will find articles and additional directions for the final paper.  I have added six articles on EI and teamwork. If you want to gather and collect your own articles- then they all must reflect EI as the independent variable and similar dependent variable. 
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Policy
Creation Thought Lab (counter-policy)
First
complete a 500-word write-up on a policy that was intended for one purpose but
created negative residual
impacts on American citizens. Next, use the Policy Creation Template provided
in this CANVAS to
create a policy that counters some existing policy that has resulted in
unintended negative impacts to
Americans.
TNR, 12 font, Justified margins. Do not use AL. 
Please see template attached. 
You can choose whatever policy you would like. 

Use the attached articles to discuss: the investigated topic, the research results, and the potential for using findings in the workplace. The six articles’ selection should all be on one aspect of EI theory and practice.
Ensure that the following questions are answered regrding each article: 
What is the purpose of the article?
What is the problem the author cites as challenging?
What predictions or hypotheses does the author state?
What is the research design? A cross-sectional survey, etc. Describe the instrument used. What are the population and sample size? How many responded participants responded? What are the sample demographics? Were the hypotheses supported in the article?
What are the discussion points made in the discussion?
What are the findings? What are the limitations?
What is further research? 
In addition to the 6 attached articles also use the most recent edition of 
Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence by D. Goleman