BPA 303 ENTIRE COURSE

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BPA 303 ENTIRE COURSE
 
 
WEEK  1
BPA 303 Week 1 Individual Assignment Theories Paper
 
Resource: University Library
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper analyzing theories and approaches of policy implementation. Address the following in your paper:
Describe at least three major policy implementation approaches and the theorists associated with these approaches.
Identify the most effective approach and explain why it is the most effective.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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WEEK 2 
 
BPA 303 Week 2 Individual Assignment Obstacles and Constraints Paper
 
Resources: University Library, Internet
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper identifying a current issue that demonstrates a disconnect between the development of a policy and its implementation. In the early 1990s, for example, Congress mandated that state and local governments add 100,000 new police officers but did not provide long-term funding for these officers. In your paper, identify the specific obstacles and constraints that generated the disconnect in your selected issue.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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BPA 303 Week 2  Learning Team Assignment Policy Implementation Paper
 
Resources: University Library, Internet
Select a congressionally mandated program such as Head Start, the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC), the No Child Left Behind Act, the Telecommunications Act, and so forth.
Obtain instructor approval for the selected program.
Write a 1,050- to 1,750-word paper in which you complete the following:
Describe the program’s intent.
Evaluate the efforts of state and local government to implement the program.
Highlight differences in the interpretation of the policy.
Identify any program constraints, such as financial resources, human capital, and local culture.
Analyze the relationships between the policy developers and the policy implementers for the selected program.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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WEEK 3
 
BPA 303 Week 3 Individual Assignment Implementation Memo
 
Resources: University Library, Internet
Imagine that you are the mayor of a small rural town and have received a large federal grant to fund a daycare program for unwed teenage mothers. The intent of the mandated program is to allow these mothers to continue their education.
Write a 350- to 700-word memo to the town council in which you do the following:
Outline the implementation of the program.
Identify two groups who support the program and two groups who oppose the program.
Discuss how you plan to address the concerns of those groups who oppose the program.
Identify the person or organization who will be designated to implement this program and explain your choice.
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BPA 303 Week 3 Individual Assignment Implementing and Evaluating Public Policy Simulation Summary
 
Resources: Implementing and Evaluating Public Policy simulation, Internet
Complete the Implementing and Evaluating Public Policy simulation.
Write a 350-word summary answering the following questions:
Why might the balancing presence of powerful interest groups against lobbyists ensure that policy is ultimately acceptable to all stakeholders?
Can continual fine-tuning and iterations during policy implementation make the policy implementer lose sight of the initial problem?
What are the implications of terminating a policy or program being implemented in your neighborhood?
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BPA 303 Week 3  Learning Team Implementation Memo Presentation
 
Resource: Implementation Memo from Week Three
Evaluate each team member’s individual analysis of the program identified in the Implementation Memo in Week Three.
Prepare an 8- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation, with speaker notes, including the following information:
Expand on the memo delivered by the mayor to the town council.
Address the concerns of those who support the program and the concerns of those who oppose the program.
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.
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WEEK 4
 
BPA 303 Week 4 Individual Assignment Policy Evaluation Paper
 
Resources: Electronic Reserve Readings, Internet, University Library
Locate at least two articles that demonstrate different methods of public policy evaluation.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper comparing and contrasting the methods in the selected articles. Include the following in your paper:
A description of the evaluation methods
The factors that affected the policy evaluations
The conclusions that were reached
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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BPA 303 Week 4 Learning Team Theories and Approaches of Policy Evaluation Paper
 
Resource: Policy Implementation Paper from Week Two
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you complete the following for the program you chose for the Policy Implementation Paper in Week Two:
Analyze the theories and approaches of policy evaluation.
Identify the policy evaluation theory that would be most appropriate for determining the effectiveness of your selected program.
Identify obstacles and constraints to the evaluation of this program.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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WEEK 5
 
BPA 303 Week 5 Individual Assignment Feedback and Evaluation Paper
 
Resources: University Library, Internet
Select a federal, state, local, or not-for-profit program that has been changed based on feedback and evaluation.
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in which you describe the following:
The internal and external feedback mechanisms
The information generated from the feedback
How the program has been changed as a result of the evaluation
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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BPA 303 Week 5  Learning Team Assignment Policy Evaluation Findings and Recommendations Paper
 
 
Resources: Policy Implementation Paper from Week Two, Internet, University Library
Evaluate the program you chose for the Policy Implementation Paper in Week Two. Summarize the information to date, and develop a recommendation for modifying the program based on program policy evaluation.
Write a 350- to 700-word executive decision memorandum directly addressing the problems with the program.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.