Week 6 - Assignment: Explore Methods to Meet Public Demands for Quality Services and Week 7 - Assignment: Compare Statewide Programs for Efficiency

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Week 7

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Exploring State Governments’ Ability to Implement New Policies

Developing policies within state governments require a coordinated effort to ensure all

stakeholders’ input is recorded, considered, and assessed before moving forward in

drafting the policy. While policy development is conducted on behalf of the residents of

the various states, elected officials and state agency professionals set the agenda and

determine what is included in the policy; and the agenda items are debated for some time

until agreements are made.

Policy development in this environment includes research and assessment for sound

evidence to support the need for the policy. It requires unelected state employees to

provide expertise on the subject matter and to provide evidence to support their input.

Writing the policy can and often does occur between offices, and it is often circulated for

numerous review sessions before it is approved. The main concern to consider is that

policy development is an attempt to provide solutions to a problem or set of problems

that affect residents of the various states. As such, research and analysis are important

components of state policymaking.

Policy implementation at the state level can be as difficult as the federal level.

Administering and monitoring the implementation process are important functions. They

are perquisites for the policy evaluation phase, which examines the policy for efficiency.

During the implementation phase, routine checks should occur to help identify potential

challenges. The state agency that will oversee a particular policy should have subject

matter experts to address any shortcomings or any questions dealing with modification,

elimination, or periodic evaluation.

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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Books and Resources for this Week

Boehmke, F. J., Matthews Rury, A.,

Desmarais, B. A., & Harden, J. J. (2017).

The Seeds of policy change: Leveraging

diffusion to disseminate... Link

Huh, K., Ivey, A., & Kitson, D. (2018).

Using data to improve policy decisions:

Insights to help governments address

complex problems. Policy... Link

Seifter, M. (2014). States, Agencies, and

Legitimacy. Vanderbilt Law Review,

67(2), 443–504. Link

Stone, A. (2018). States have a role in

creating public health policies. ONS

Voice, 33(2), 30–31. Link

Week 7 - Assignment: Compare Statewide Programs

for Efficiency Assignment

Due December 12 at 11:59 PM

The purpose of this assignment is to serve as a statewide auditor by evaluating specific

policies/programs within your state. For this assignment, you are to assess two different

programs within your state/city government, and then compare their efficiency.

For this assignment, you are to assess your city or state department of social

services/human services and choose two programs to assess. Upon reviewing these

programs, create a PowerPoint presentation that includes the following:

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Identify the specific programs and explain their functions.

1. Assess state/city leadership’s/representatives’ perspectives on the effectiveness of

these programs.

2. Assess the public’s view of these programs and determine whether the public is

satisfied or dissatisfied with these services.

3. Recommend whether these programs should be modified, eliminated, or remain in

place in their current form.

Length: 8-10 slides, not including title and reference slides

References: Include a minimum of 5 scholarly resources.

Your presentation should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts

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

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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