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Module Five Project Two Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
In this competency project, you will
analyze the contemporary issue of immigration reform, which presents many
public administrators with various ethical dilemmas. Immigration policy is
often viewed along a spectrum from laissez-faire to strict enforcement, and
different stakeholders advocate to change the law, ignore the law, or obey it.
You will provide an outline of the issues related to immigration policy by
explaining the context and perspectives on the topic. You will also explain the
factors that impact policy development in immigration reform, and the
expectations of public administrators to uphold these policies. In the last
part of this paper, you will assume the role of a border-patrol agent in order
to apply theories of public administration, such as Miles Law, to a real-world
situation. This is the second of three competency projects in this course; it
is due in Module Five.
In this assignment, you will
demonstrate your mastery of the following course competency:
·   Describe the essential components of public administration
and its role in contemporary society
Prompt
Using information found in Chapter 5
of the textbook, craft a paper analyzing the issues at play through the lens of
public-administration theory and ethics. Specifically consider: What are the
issues and perspectives related to immigration in the United States? How is
immigration policy developed and what factors impact its development? What
concepts in public administration would guide the actions of a public agent
charged with enforcing the law?
Specifically, you must address
the critical elements listed below.
I.     
Overview: In this section, outline the issues related to
immigration in the United States by briefly explaining the context and
perspectives related to legal and illegal immigration in the United States.
II.     
Policy Development and
Enforcement: In this section, analyze how
immigration policy is developed and the variables that impact its enforcement.
A.  Discuss the political, social, economic, and cultural variables
that impact public policy in immigration reform.
B.  Analyze ethical expectations of public
administrators (such as border-patrol agents) charged with enforcing laws or
policies that have been developed, especially in light of intense public
opinion or scrutiny.
III.     
Situational Response: In this section, imagine you are a border-patrol agent.
How would your role impact your ability to defend and advocate for your
personal opinion on immigration?
A.  Defend your position on whether public-agency employees
give up certain First Amendment rights by virtue of serving in
their positions.
B.  Explain how Miles Law applies in this
situation.
C.  Explain how organizational-culture theory could
influence your actions as a border-patrol agent.
D.  Describe the ways that you could advocate to
change the law without breaking it as a border-patrol agent.
What to Submit
Your issue-analysis project must be
3–4 pages in length (plus a cover page and references) and must be written in
APA format. Use double-spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch
margins. Include at least three references cited in APA format.
Project Two Rubric
Criteria
Exemplary (100%)
Proficient (85%)
Needs Improvement (55%)
Not Evident (0%)
Value
Overview
Meets “Proficient”
criteria and addresses critical element in an exceptionally clear,
insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner
Explains the
issues and perspectives related to legal and illegal immigration
Addresses
“Proficient” criteria, but there are gaps in clarity, logic, or detail
Does not address
critical element, or response is irrelevant
10
Policy Development and Enforcement:
Variables That Impact Policy
Meets “Proficient”
criteria and addresses critical element in an exceptionally clear,
insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner
Discusses the
political, social, economic, and cultural variables that impact public policy
in immigration reform
Addresses
“Proficient” criteria, but there are gaps in clarity, logic, or detail
Does not address
critical element, or response is irrelevant
14
Policy Development and Enforcement:
Ethical Expectations
Meets “Proficient”
criteria and addresses critical element in an exceptionally clear,
insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner
Analyzes ethical
expectations of public administrators to enforce policies
Addresses
“Proficient” criteria, but there are gaps in clarity, logic, or detail
Does not address
critical element, or response is irrelevant
14
Situational Response: First
Amendment Rights
Meets “Proficient”
criteria and addresses critical element in an exceptionally clear,
insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner
Defends position
on whether public-agency employees give up certain 1st Amendment rights by
virtue of serving in their positions
Addresses
“Proficient” criteria, but there are gaps in clarity, logic, or detail
Does not address
critical element, or response is irrelevant
13
Situational Response: Miles Law
Meets “Proficient”
criteria and addresses critical element in an exceptionally clear,
insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner
Explains how Miles
Law applies in this situation
Addresses
“Proficient” criteria, but there are gaps in clarity, logic, or detail
Does not address
critical element, or response is irrelevant
13
Situational Response:
Organizational-Culture Theory
Meets “Proficient”
criteria and addresses critical element in an exceptionally clear,
insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner
Explains how
organizational-culture theory could influence the border-patrol agent’s
actions
Addresses
“Proficient” criteria, but there are gaps in clarity, logic, or detail
Does not address
critical element, or response is irrelevant
13
Situational Response: Advocacy
Meets “Proficient”
criteria and addresses critical element in an exceptionally clear,
insightful, sophisticated, or creative manner
Describes ways
that, as border-patrol agent, one could advocate to change the law without
breaking it
Addresses
“Proficient” criteria, but there are gaps in clarity, logic, or detail
Does not address
critical element, or response is irrelevant
13
Articulation of Response
Submission is free
of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, and organization, and is
presented in a professional and easy-to-read format
Submission has no
major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, or organization
Submission has
some errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, or organization that
negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas
Submission has
critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, or organization that
prevent understanding of ideas
10
Total:
100%