briefly describes the one positive impact and one negative impact of one of the following: political parties, interest groups, or elections.

LEARNING ACTIVITY WORKSHEET – # Four Develop a detailed outline of your fourth main point. Political Parties, Interest Groups, and Elections:Provide a topic sentence that briefly describes the one positive impact and one negative impact of one of the following: political parties, interest groups, or elections. (Use the space below to complete this section.) Provide a topic sentence that recommends one option to accentuate the positive impact and one to lessen the negative impact. (Use the space below to complete this section.) Thesis statement: Provide a thesis statement for the final paper that identifies the main argument and purpose of the paper. (Use the space below to complete this section.) Scholarly Support: Provide two credible sources in APA format to support your main points. (Use the space below to complete this section.) Briefly discuss how these sources support your main points. (Use the space below to complete this section.) Briefly evaluate your sources for bias, validity, and reliability. (Use the space below to complete this section.)

Analyze the sources of power in public leadership.

Resources: University Library and InternetWrite a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper that includes the following:Analyze the sources of power in public leadership.Select a constituent group in the public sector. Assess the group’s sources and uses of power.Determine how this group influences public policy and leadership decision making.Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

Analyze key historical and legislative events in the development of personnel management in the public sector.

Scenario for Assignments 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5For Assignments 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 you will take on the role of a consultant for a government agency. Your consulting firm has been asked by the agency to research it, interview representatives within the agency, compile a report, and provide recommendations for improvement. The first role of the consultant is to become familiar with the agency, its departments, and key actors. You will develop the assignment in five (5) parts, submitting each to your supervisor (your professor’s role) who will offer feedback for revisions. Select one of the following agencies from the federal, state, or local government listed below and then select a department within the agency. Usually, you can find contact information on their Websites. Each assignment builds upon the previous assignment. The agency you select in Assignment 1 must be used for all remaining assignments. You do not have to use the agency you selected in Week 1 discussion.Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)Housing and Urban Development (HUD)Social Security Administration (SSA) Assignment 1: Rationale and Analysis for Agency Selected, Part 1 (Week 2)Assignment 2: Evaluation of Agency’s Public Personnel Administration, Part 2 (Week 4)Assignment 3: Agency’s Law and Ethics of Hiring a Diverse Workforce, Part 3 (Week 7)Assignment 4: Analysis of the Agency’s Policies, Procedures, and Plans – Unions, Privatization, Pensions, and Productivity, Part 4 (Week 9)Assignment 5: Preparing for the Agency’s Future, Part 5 (Week 10) After selecting an agency and department, you are expected to:1. Research the literature regarding issues that involve the selected agency and public administration in general. 2. Interview at least two (2) representatives of the agency’s department for the different sections of the paper. (If you can obtain more than two (2) different interviews, do so. The more perspectives, the better. Interviews can be conducted in person, by phone, or by an electronic method such as email.)3. Develop the assignments in parts, submitting them to your professor for review and feedback.4. Revise Assignments 1, 2, and 3 based on your professor’s feedback. (Note: Guidelines for Interview Assignments at Strayer University (See Appendix): (1) Before students engage in an interview assignment, they must adhere to these Guidelines for Interview Assignments at Strayer University:(a) The purpose of the assignment is to train students in interview/research methods, not to develop or contribute to research that can be applied to situations beyond that studied or that is created to share with others beyond the local setting.(b) No publication of projects containing the results of or information from the interviews is allowed, including publication in social media, blogs or the Internet generally. The interview findings may only be shared in the class.(2) When presenting the results of their interviews to their instructor and / or classmates, students may not disclose personally identifiable information about an interviewee, unless they have received written permission from the interviewee as verified by their instructor. (3) All interviewees must be at least 18 years old.) Assignment 1: Rationale and Analysis for Agency Selected, Part 1 Due Week 2 and worth 100 points Write a three to four (3-4) page paper, titled Rationale and Analysis for Agency Selected, Part 1Provide background information about the agency’s key historical events, mission, and goals / objectives. (Title this section Introduction)Describe at least three (3) functions of this agency, highlighting the public it serves. (Title this section Agency Functions)Analyze at least two (2) current events involving the agency that might have implications to personnel management. (Use the e-Activities from Week 1 and Week 2.) (Title this section Agency News)Explain the rationale for selecting this agency with at least two (2) justifiable reasons. (Title this section Rationale for Selecting Agency)Include at least four (4) peer-reviewed references (no more than five [5] years old) from material outside the textbook. Note: Appropriate peer-reviewed references include scholarly articles and governmental Websites. (Include no more than one non-government Website)Some government websites you may want to consider are:Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. When referencing Websites, make sure you follow APA formatting within the text and on the Reference Page.Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:Analyze key historical and legislative events in the development of personnel management in the public sector. Analyze pertinent issues, such as motivation and productivity, collective bargaining, labor relations, equal employment opportunity (EEO), affirmative action (AA), intergovernmental relations, and / or professionalism, facing public personnel managers. Assess external organizational and employee conditions as well as their implications to and impact on personnel management. Develop a proposal for strategic public personnel management for a specific setting.Use technology and information resources to research issues in public personnel management.Write clearly and concisely about public personnel management using proper writing mechanics.

describe three factors you might consider when proposing a training evaluation for your selected scenario, and explain why you selected those factors.

For this Discussion, imagine that you are a personnel consultant advising a human resources manager who is contracting for the evaluation of a large training program. Presume the client is concerned about a serious organizational issue. Select one of the following scenarios that the training may address:Workers in a nuclear power plant being lax in following proceduresStress affecting airline pilotsPoor customer service by a large number of retail employeesWith these thoughts in mind:Post by Day 4 a brief description of the scenario that you selected. Then, describe three factors you might consider when proposing a training evaluation for your selected scenario, and explain why you selected those factors. Finally, describe the most important aspect of training to evaluate, and explain why it is the most important. Support your response with the Learning Resources and current literature.

explain how and why the actions of the executive and/or judicial branches have personally affected your life.

Prepare: Prior to beginning your reflection this week, read chapters 5, 6, and 7 in American Government. Review the videos, Episode I – A More Perfect Union and Episode II – It’s a Free Country regarding the U.S. Constitution. Reflect: The executive and judicial branches of the U.S. national government often seem to operate independently and with little conflict. Many laws are signed by the President and then implemented without a word from the judicial branch. However, there are times when executive decisions are challenged by the judicial branch in a process called judicial review. In addition, there are times when a judicial review has direct impact on your life. For example, when the Supreme Court declared the Affordable Care Act constitutional, many people without health care insurance were finally able to purchase health care insurance. Additionally, when the Supreme Court declared sections of the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional, some of the constraints that prevented many gay and lesbian couples from marrying were eliminated. Executive Order 13658 on February 20, 2014 also had a direct impact on many business people that contract with the federal government by increasing the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour. Clearly, the actions of the executive and judicial branches often directly affect our lives. Write: In your initial post, explain how and why the actions of the executive and/or judicial branches have personally affected your life. Fully respond to all parts of the question. Write in your own words. Support your position with APA citations to two or more of the assigned resources required for this discussion. Fully respond to all parts of the prompt and write your response in your own words. Your initial post must be 200 to 250 words. Please be sure that you demonstrate understanding of these resources, integrate them into your argument, and cite them properly.

Discuss the researcher’s findings in the article you selected.

Criminal justice research benefits society, the practitioner, and you as a student in many ways. The research provides a base of learning competencies regarding various criminal justice research methods and statistics related to criminology and crime, crime control, justice, and policy-making decisions.As a student of criminal justice, you will be exposed to various practical research endeavors and designs in all areas of the criminal justice system. You will learn a variety of research methods and designs related to criminal justice statistics. Understanding criminal justice research will help you develop practical, critical, analytical, and thinking skills, both as an interpreter and user of criminal justice research and policy decision making.Tasks:Access the databases of articles from each of the following websites:National Institute of Justice Data CollectionsNational Criminal Justice Reference Service DatabasesReview the databases for a topic that interests you and select one article for review and comment. Be sure to select an article that describes research pertinent to the criminal justice system.in a minimum of 250 words, post to the Discussion Area your response to the following:Discuss the researcher’s findings in the article you selected.What was the purpose of the study?Who was the audience for this study?What were the conclusions?What research methods were used to obtain these conclusions? Was it a qualitative or quantitative approach?Did the researchers use individual or aggregate data? Was it a cross sectional or a longitudinal study?What is the impact of the study? Will it impact a specific agency or was it an informational study?

analyze two examples of how lobbyists affect health care legislation.

In a 2-3 page paper, analyze two examples of how lobbyists affect health care legislation. Conclude your paper with your opinion about whether the actions of lobbyists have a positive or negative effect on health care legislation in the United States. Support you points with details.

Completely agree with the quote “Nothing has to stay the same. If a dogma is not working, no matter how strong and immovable it seems, you can cast it aside and start anew”

Completely agree with the quote “Nothing has to stay the same. If a dogma is not working, no matter how strong and immovable it seems, you can cast it aside and start anew” (Hari, 2015, p. 235). Our laws are a bit outdated and with to scientific method behind them, the drugs that are chosen to be illegal and the ones that aren’t, it is not based on any credible evidence, they aren’t illegal because they are worse for you, or the other way around they aren’t legal because they are better for you it’s all who they are associated with. The prohibition on something is never going to happen, all that will happen is cause a financial strain on the whole country because our prison will be bursting with people. This plays with the old saying if something is illegal people will want it more. Threaten drug addicts and impose severe pain on them if they continue, “this was the best way to make them wish to keep using drugs“ (Hari, 2015, p. 237).The decriminalization of drugs should be something that lawmakers should look at. Many drugs have been found to have medical use and that is why some drugs are now being legalized. This is related, in part, to evidence that drugs such as marijuana or heroin, which had been previously categorized as having no medicinal value, may have potential medical benefits (Hammond, 2020). Portugal has taken the leap of faith that no other country wanted to do and legalized all drugs. You cannot fight numbers, their drug use, drug crimes, and drug overdoses have decreased in impressive numbers which should open countries to trying the same thing. As the biggest consumer of Illicit drugs, the United States must try new tactics and take a page from Portugal the legalization of drugs might be a great option and Could also help our country financially with taxes just as alcohol helps.ReferencesHari, J. (2015). Chasing the scream: The first and last days of the war on drugs. Bloomsbury.Hammond, A. S., Dunn, K. E., & Strain, E. C. (2020). Drug legalization and decriminalization beliefs among substance-using and nonusing individuals. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 14(1), 56–62. https://doi.org/10.1097/adm.0000000000000542 Response ParametersPeer responses should be structured using the RISE model Initial peer responses should be 250 words in lengthResponses must be substantive and continue learning (avoid a simple “Good,” “Bad,” or “I agree” )Using APA format, continue to use sources from the text, lecture, or peer-reviewed articles to support your follow-up responses

Analyze research literature in relation to a meaningful and justified gap in research for the PhD dissertation.

To complete Chapter 2, you will need to:Analyze research literature in relation to a meaningful and justified gap in research for the PhD dissertation.Ground dissertation research in a theoretical/conceptual framework related to an identified social-educational problem. To complete Chapter 3, you will need to:Determine the approach to research methodology and design for the dissertation.Identify data sources to answer the research questions.Demonstrate alignment in research design.Justify choices and decisions regarding:MethodologyResearch questionsSample or participantsInstrumentationData sourcesData collectionData analysis plan (to demonstrate alignment and consistency among each element of the study)I NEED EACH CHAPTER TO CONTAIN AT LEAST 15 PAGES AND I NEED IT TO FLOW OFF OF CHAPTER 1

Identify which stakeholders you would involve and their roles in the evaluation process.

Utilization-focused evaluation is founded on the notion that an evaluation design must be responsive to the needs of those who will use its results. Other schools of thought may not view utilization as the driving force in the same way. Nonetheless, the point of all evaluation research is to have the findings used. For this Assignment, step back from the evaluation you have been planning for your Final Project, and think about how the results will be used. Submit a 2- to 3-page paper that addresses the following: Identify which stakeholders you would involve and their roles in the evaluation process. Identify what you see as each stakeholder’s interest in the program you selected, and in the evaluation results. Identify any ethical issues that should be considered. Determine whether you will be able to meet their needs with the evaluation you have planned so far. After thinking about your evaluation from various angles, analyze ways in which you envision the need for the evaluation and the end results being put to use. Explain any changes that this analysis suggests for the remaining sections of your design that you have already developed.

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