Week 1 – Assignment 1: Assess Political Decision Making and Week 2 - Assignment: Examine the Impact of Economic Policies on Society

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Week 1

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Evaluating the Policy Cycle

The policy cycle is an important process for developing and managing public policies. The

policy cycle includes a multiple-step approach to developing public policy. The cycle

includes the following steps:

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The policy process remains the same throughout government whether at the federal,

state, or local level. It also remains the same for administrative policies. Understanding the

policy cycle, process, benefits, and challenges are essential to learning public policy

administration and to learn how the government works from a regulatory perspective.

References:

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Books and Resources for this Week

European Geoscience Union (n.d.). The

policy cycle. European Geoscience

Union Link

Hellmann, D. J. (2017). The National

Park Service at 100. Akron Law Review,

50(1), 1–76 Link

European Geoscience Union (n.d.). The policy cycle. European Geoscience Union.

Be sure to review this week's resources carefully. You are expected to apply the

information from these resources when you prepare your assignments.

Heads-Up to the Signature Assignment

Your culminating Signature Assignment (due in Week 8) will be a reflection of all that you

have learned within the course, and it may require that you complete some work ahead of

time. To ensure you are prepared and have adequate time to complete this assignment,

please review the instructions by looking ahead to Week 8. You can contact your

professor if you have questions.

The Signature Assignment requires you to create and implement a public policy

administration system that will manage all agency policies for a public agency of your

choice. This system will monitor policies across your agency and evaluate them for

efficiency and make a determination as to whether policies will be changed, remain in

place, or be eliminated. As the policy director, you must ensure you understand the

historical context of each policy under your charge and be responsible to make decisions

regarding the policies’ existence.

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Rahman, K. S. (2018). Policymaking as

power-building. Southern California

Interdisciplinary Law Journal, 27(2),

315–377. Link

U.S. Department of the Interior,

National Park Service Link

U.S. Department of the Interior,

National Park Service Link

Weiglet, C., & Shittu, E. (2016).

Competition, regulatory policy, and

firms’ resource investments: The case

of renewable energy technologies... Link

Week 1 – Assignment 1: Assess Political Decision

Making Assignment

Due March 13 at 11:59 PM

Policy development and administration require dedicated efforts, sharing for information,

debating, and negotiating the policy content, and allocating of resources to ensure

policies are administered and maintained efficiently.

As a Policy Analyst with the National Park Service (NPS) within the U.S. Department of

the Interior (DOI), develop a policy memorandum that addresses the regulatory mandates

for fire protection within the national parks across the southern states within the United

States. Your memorandum should address three areas of your choice, and then explain

why it is important to promote and ensure the delivery of adequate fire protection

training for employees and warning systems for state residents. Be sure you consider the

policy cycle when writing your policy memorandum. Your policy memorandum should

address the following:

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1. Identify the mission of the Department of Interior and the National Park Service.

2. Illustrate the importance of policy mandates in public organizations, including

limitations, benefits, and challenges.

3. Explain why it is important that NPS agency staff have adequate training regarding

fire protection.

4. Evaluate current NPS fire policies and assess for efficiency.

Length: 2-4 pages, not including title and reference pages.

References: Include a minimum of 3 scholarly resources.

Your policy memorandum should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and

concepts that are presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating

directly to this topic. Your response should reflect graduate-level writing and APA

standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University's Academic Integrity Policy.

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