6-2 Case Study Analysis pad 630

PAD 630 Case Study Analysis Guidelines and Rubric

For this assignment, first read Man on a Wire: Bart Stupak Walks a Tight Line Between Obamacare & Abortion. Then draft an analysis paper, from a public administration standpoint, that highlights the major issues addressed in the case study and your conclusions regarding the actions of Congressman Stupak during the Affordable Care Act discussion.

Your paper should include all of the following elements:

 Analyze at least three of the major public administration issues addressed.

 Include a section of conclusions regarding the ethical issues involved and how this information relates to the public administration system.

 Defend your analysis with scholarly research.

Guidelines for Submission: Your paper should be 2 to 3 pages in length and should use double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style.

Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (90%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value

Analysis Meets “Proficient” criteria, and analysis is especially insightful and thorough

Provides thought, insight, and analysis for at least three public administration issues

Provides thought, insight, and analysis for public administration issues, but there are flaws in the analysis

Does not provide thought, insight, and analysis for at least three public administration issues

25

Conclusions Meets “Proficient” criteria, and conclusions are especially insightful and thorough

Conclusions reflect an understanding of the ethical issues involved, and connections are made about how this information relates to the public administration system

Conclusions reflect a lack of understanding of the ethical issues involved and how this information relates to the public administration system

Does not include any conclusions regarding the ethical issues involved or how this information relates to the public administration system

25

Scholarly Research Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides specific, concrete examples from research to defend the analysis

Includes references to scholarly research to defend the analysis and connects research findings directly to the analysis

Includes references to scholarly research to defend the analysis but does not connect research findings directly to the analysis

Does not include references to scholarly research to defend the analysis

25

Writing (Mechanics/Citations)

There are no errors related to organization, grammar, style, or APA citations

There are minor errors related to organization, grammar, style, and APA citations

There are some errors related to organization, grammar, style, and APA citations, but they do not impede understanding

There are major errors related to organization, grammar, style, and APA citations that impede understanding

25

Total 100%