Final Project

Project Instructions:

Produce a final report on the ADMINISTRATION ON AGING, documenting mastery of the Program Outcomes for the Master’s in Public Administration Program. The report must contain each of the elements identified under project requirements below.  It is basically putting all the papers we have done over the term, but adding more insight and making sure all elements are answered.

Project requirements:

Prepare a 22-25 page report containing the following elements:

TITLE PAGE:

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

2 AGENCY UNDER EXAMINATION

2.1 Agency background overview

2.2 Agency mission and vision statements

2.3 Enabling legislation, discussion, and analysis

2.4 Agency organizational structure

3 THEORY CONSTRUCTS AND THE AGENCY

3.1 Identification and analysis of public administration theory constructs

3.2 Evaluation of the debate over politics and administration

4 ETHICS AND LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

4.1 Analyze and evaluate the role that ethics plays in public administration

4.2 Examine codes of ethics in the field of public administration

4.3 Analyzes and evaluates the social and ethical implications on leaders

4.4 Evaluates principles of leadership change to improve governance and management of public policy.

5 DIVERSITY AND LEADERSHIP IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

5.1 Analyzes the concept of diversity and the role diversity plays in the administrative process

5.2 Analyzes the value that can be added by improving diversity at the agency

6 AGENCY BUDGETING

6.1 Analyze and evaluate the topic of budgeting in public administration

6.2 Evaluate the principal theoretical approaches to understanding budgeting in the United States

6.3 Identify the budgeting processes utilized at the agency:

6.31 The budgeting process utilized by the agency

6.32 Evaluate budgetary priorities

6.33 Analyze how budgetary priorities were established and justified

6.34 What role do leaders and other stakeholders play in crafting the budget.

6.35 Evaluate the impact of the financial crisis on the agency’s budget.

7 AGENCY S.W.O.T. ASSESSMENT

7.1 Conduct a S.W.O.T. Analysis of your agency

8 CONCLUSIONS

APPENDICES (as needed)

Requirements (con't):

·                   Length should be 22-25 pages, excluding cover page and references; typed double spaced in 10-12 point font (Arial, Courier, and Times New Roman are acceptable).

·                   Use proper APA style throughout and citations and references for the paper.

·                   Assignment should follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.).

·                   Writing should be well ordered, logical and unified, as well as original and insightful.

·                   Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics.

·                   Appropriate citation style should be followed.