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Week 8

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Creating a Public Policy Administration System

Public policy management requires dedicated efforts. Policymakers have an important

responsibility to ensure the public is protected from abuse from organizations, protected

from fraud, and protected from abuse by financial institutions. Federal policymakers are

also tasked with ensuring quality services are delivered to members of the public, whose

abilities to make an honest living are impacted by circumstances beyond their control such

as being laid off from work due to company closures, having a physical or mental

disability, being financially disadvantaged due either to aging, lack of parental support

with a reliance on state government programs, or being affected by homelessness. The

reasons vary for people’s continuous reliance on governmental services. Nevertheless,

policymakers are responsible for ensuring social programs are efficiently designed with

eligibility criteria that do not discriminate against members of the public, provide equal

opportunities for services, and for those who are able, help individuals graduate from

dependence on social programs.

The needs of the general population are important. Being able to meet the needs of the

public should be important to national governments without advocating for total

dependence on governmental services. Social programs should encourage individual

growth and independence, offer opportunities for training and education for those who

are able to take advantage of these opportunities and should promote self-reliance to the

extent that individuals are physically and mentally capable of being self-reliant.

Policymakers are usually good at examining the needs of the public and usually meet the

public’s demands either from the initial release of the policies or through policy

modifications.

A policy administration system is used to manage important policy measures for a

particular organization. This system is carefully designed to allow administrators to

evaluate policies for efficiency, assess policies for expiration, and manage policies by

answering questions from internal and external stakeholders, offering recommendations

for ways to potentially improve policies within the system based on feedback from the

public or particular industry leaders, and examining policies to ensure they are meeting

their intended purpose. This is an important role because this is where policy

management comes into play and there should be a team of policy experts that not only

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Books and Resources for this Week

Additional actions could further

improve policy management. (2017).

GAO Reports, i-42. Link

Chen, S. C., & Pearson, S. D. (2016).

Policy framework for covering

preventive services without cost

sharing: Saving lives and saving money?

JAMA... Link

Langbein, L. I. (2015). Public program

evaluation: A statistical guide (Vol.

Second edition). London: Routledge. Link

Scott, T. A., & Thomas, C. W. (2017).

Unpacking the collaborative toolbox:

Why and when do public managers

choose collaborative governance... Link

administer policy changes, but also should have demonstrated capabilities serving as

policy expert to determine whether policies lack substance and need replacement.

References:

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

information from these resources when you prepare your assignments.

80 % 4 of 5 topics complete

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Week 8 - Signature Assignment: Design a System to

Manage Administrative Policies Assignment

Due May 1 at 11:59 PM

Policy administration is an important element of public policy. Policies need to be housed

somewhere with the proper oversight and responsible agents to efficiently manage and

enforce each policy. To do this, agents must be experts in their field and must understand

each policy they are responsible for managing. Policy offices within the federal

government usually have a team of experts ready to assist with interpreting policies,

checking for outdated policies, conducting policy research, and helping create new agency

policies.

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

administration system that will manage all agency policies for a public agency. Choose a

public agency and assess the types of policies that the agency manages and operates

from, and then determine how you would create a system managing all policies for the

organization. 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. Be sure to include the following in your paper:

1. Create a policy management system for a public agency of your choice.

2. Explain why you chose that agency.

3. Explain the importance of policy administration.

4. Describe the policy cycle and how it impacts policy decision-making.

5. Identify three main policy areas for the agency you chose and explain their

functions and effectiveness.

6. Determine particular policies for your agency that would change and give

appropriate reasons for your decision.

7. Determine existing policies for your agency that you would keep in place and

explain your reasoning.

Length: 10-12 pages, not including title and reference pages.

References: Include a minimum of 5 scholarly resources.

Your paper should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts

presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this

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topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure

to adhere to Northcentral University's Academic Integrity Policy.

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