Foundation to Public Administration

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Part 1

Job Description

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Select a public agency at the state or local level such as the IRS, DMV, or Police, and identify a significant leadership role.

Analyze the key decisions that this agency needs to make on a daily basis, and the potential resource constraints that impact their service to the public.

Develop a job description for the leadership role you identified as if you are responsible for filling this position.

Include required skills and abilities that will enable this individual to successfully lead the organization in the fulfillment of its mission and objectives.

Write a 350- to 700-word professional email to the Human Resources department defending your need to add this key position to the budget.

Include how the benefits of this position will offset the personnel costs involved.

Grading Guide

*Content*	Met	Partially Met	Not Met	Comments:
The student selects a local or state level public agency, such as the IRS, DMV, or Police.
The student selects a significant leadership role in the public agency that is selected.
The student analyzes the key decisions that this agency needs to make on a daily basis.
The student analyzes the potential resource constraints that impact the leader’s service to the public.
The student develops a job description for the leadership role identified.
The student includes the required skills and abilities that will enable the person to successfully lead the organization in the fulfillment of its mission and objectives.
The professional email, addressed to Human Resources, is 350 to 700 words in length defending the need to add this key position to the budget.
The student includes how the benefits of this position will offset the personnel costs involved.
The paper—including tables and graphs, headings, title page, and reference page—is consistent with APA formatting guidelines and meets course-level requirements.
Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference page.
Paragraph and sentence transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the paper.
Sentences are complete, clear, and concise.
Rules of grammar and usage are followed including spelling and punctuation.

Part 2

Performance Measurement Recommendation

Research the different performance measurement tools used by public sector organizations in the United States.

Select a specific performance measurement tool and a local government program in your community.

Prepare a 350- to 700-word recommendation to your local city council or county board detailing the benefits of using this tool to measure program performance, including the identification of some performance measures.

*Content*	Met	Partially Met	Not Met	Comments:
The student researches different performance measurement tools used by public sector organizations in the United States.
The student selects a specific performance measurement tool and a local government program in the community.
The student recommends the benefits of using this tool to the local city council or county board.
The student showcases the benefits of using this tool to measure program performance, including the identification of performance measurements.
The paper is 350 to 700 words in length.
The paper—including tables and graphs, headings, title page, and reference page—is consistent with APA formatting guidelines and meets course-level requirements.
Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference page.
Paragraph and sentence transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the paper.
Sentences are complete, clear, and concise.
Rules of grammar and usage are followed including spelling and punctuation.

Part 3

Government Website Paper

Locate a government website.

Prepare a 700- to 1,050-word paper analyzing the website to determine if it provides useful information for the public (doing the public good) or if its purpose is to advertise a government program or service (doing well for government).

Justify your analysis using specific examples from the website.

Attach a screenshot of the website's home page to your paper.

Grading Guide

*Content*	Met	Partially Met	Not Met	Comments:
The student locates a government website.
The student analyzes the website to determine if it provides useful information for the public or if its purpose is to advertise a government program or service.
The student justifies the analysis using specific examples from the website.
The student attaches a screenshot of the website’s home page to the paper.
The paper is 700 to 1,050 words in length.
The paper—including tables and graphs, headings, title page, and reference page—is consistent with APA formatting guidelines and meets course-level requirements.
Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference page.
Paragraph and sentence transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the paper.
Sentences are complete, clear, and concise.
Rules of grammar and usage are followed including spelling and punctuation.