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As a public administrator, identify one or two areas of public administration you think will have the greatest effect on the United States in the next five years. Justify your selections with 2–3 reasons.

It is now time to showcase your completed class project representing your selected public agency or nonprofit organization. The presentation will be reviewed by VP of Public Services. Attendance will also consist of client support, as well as the leaders of the agency for which you are working. Part of your presentation goal will be to provoke curiosity and evoke concern.

Instructions

For this assignment, you will create a presentation with 6–8 content slides that summarize the key attributes of your agency research during the course, 

Title each slide to agree with the content of the slide, 

Your presentation should include the following:

1. Introduction: Provide detailed background information about the agency, the mission, and the goals.
2. Current Events: Describe three recent newsworthy events and their effect on agency public perceptions.
3. Leadership Influences: Assess the organizational leadership, including the impact on organizational success or failure. Assessment should be focused and detailed.
4. Human Resources Processes: Describe plans for hiring and retaining a diversified and inclusive workforce, with appropriate explanation.
5. Budget Request and Recommendations: Recommend three ways to improve the budget for the next fiscal year.
6. Conclusion (Looking Ahead): Recommend three ways to improve agency effectiveness.  Recommendations made should be detailed and appropriate for this agency.
7. References: Use at least four quality sources to support your ideas/work when required. Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate.
8. Writing Quality: Produce writing that is clear and well organized and applies appropriate SWS style. Writing contains accurate grammar, mechanics, and spelling

Employees sometimes reveal information about their work on social networking sites.

• Recommend 2–3 policy steps an agency could adopt to help ensure incorrect, sensitive, or unauthorized information is not put on the sites by agency employees.

Many social networking sites make the behavior of employees much more visible.

• Discuss 1–2 implications social networking sites have for government employees. Provide examples to justify your response.

Nonprofit organizations are nonstate actors in the role of supporting policy to encourage the observance of human rights and improve the welfare of the disadvantaged. 

• Discuss one or two ways in which the current social governmental policies influence any of these nonstate actors. Include reasons why the grant writing process is vital for the success of nonprofits

Overview

As a consultant, you need to develop an in-depth analysis and evaluation of the selected agency’s budgeting parameters and then provide recommendations for improvement based on your research of related academic sources and websites. The analysis will be read by the VP of Public Service and client support, as well as by the leaders of the agency for whom you are working. Write a 4–6 page paper (including title and reference page) titled Part 4: Evaluation of the [Selected Agency]’s Budgeting and Cumulative Report, in which you separate the content into the following sections:

• Analysis of Budgeting Plans and Actual Expenditures.
• Implications of Foreign or Domestic Policy.
• Budget Request and Recommendations.

Instructions

1. Determine which intergovernmental agencies contribute to or influence the budgetary decisions for the current and future budget over the next five years.
2. Based on your agency selection, analyze the impact of either international or domestic policy making on the current year’s budgets and its possible impact on future budget line items. 
   • Examples of domestic policy impact could include neighboring localities or states providing assistance to other agencies.   
3. Recommend two strategies which the agency could use to improve the budget for the next fiscal year. Recommendation should be detailed and focused.
4. Use at least two quality sources to support your writing. Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate. Cite each source listed on your source page at least one time within your assignment. Include no more than one nongovernment website. 
   • For help with research, writing, and citation, access the library or review library guides.
5. Produce writing that is clear and well organized and applies appropriate SWS style. Writing contains accurate grammar, mechanics, and spelling.

What methods, specifically, have citizens used to influence and become involved in the budgeting and financial management arenas in the public sphere? What should the trend be for the future with regard to citizen participation in the process?

• Discuss the federal government's response to the Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts. Was it successful or a failure? Give examples specific to oversight.
• Evaluate local and state government efforts to integrate support.

As a consultant, you need to develop an in-depth analysis and evaluation of the selected agency’s human resources management system and processes, and then provide recommendations for improvement, and research related academic sources and websites. The analysis will be read by the VP of Public Services and client support, as well as by the leaders of the agency for which you are working. Write a 5–7 page paper (including title and reference page) titled Part 3: Evaluation of [Selected Agency]'s Human Resources Management, in which you separate the content into the following sections:

• Human Resources Processes.
• Implications of Human Resource Workforce.
• Succession Planning for Human Resource Management.

Instructions

1. Analyze the major components of the agency’s human resources system, including processes, and a performance evaluation plan for attracting and retaining the best and brightest public workforce. Analysis should be focused and detailed.
2. Describe three factors impacting  the agency’s current employment trend and delivery of its products and services.
3. Recommend two strategies required to improve the agency’s workforce. Explain each recommendation providing specific reasons why it would bring about improvement.
4. Discuss two ways the agency could implement programs as a method of promotion and advancement for current employees.
5. Use at least three quality sources to support your writing. Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate. Cite each source listed on your source page at least one time within your assignment. Include no more than one nongovernment website. 
6. Produce writing that is clear and well organized and applies appropriate SWS style. Writing contains accurate grammar, mechanics, and spelling.