This document outlines the assignments for several units in a public administration course. It includes instructions for individual and discussion board assignments on topics like analyzing organizational charts, comparing open and closed organizational models, discussing corruption in public organizations, presenting a budget, and drafting an earthquake preparedness proposal and policy. The earthquake preparedness assignment involves proposing a budget, policy, and training plans for emergency equipment, supplies, and procedures for a public organization to prepare for earthquakes.

1. Public Administration
Unit 1 DB due Wed 4/6/2016
Conduct an Internet search for a public administration
organization, and review its organizational chart.
400-600 words
•What type of public organization is it? Explain in detail.
•Is the organizational chart more horizontal, vertical, or is it
both? Explain why and justify your response.
•What else do you think can be learned about this organization
by looking at its organizational chart? Explain in detail.
Unit 1 IP due Thur. 4/7/16
Public organizations can be categorized into two basic
categories: open and closed models of organization. Compose
descriptions of two fictional public organizations that are
structured around one being open and the other being closed.
Briefly describe what services, goods, or activities each
organization provides. Then, compare the two organizations in
terms of any similarities and differences based upon their open
or closed organizational structure.

2. Assignment Guidelines
•Address the following in 750–1,000 words:
◦Create and describe two fictional public organizations. ◾One
organization should be structured around the closed
organizational model, while the second should be structured
around the open organizational model.
◦For each of the two fictional organizations:
◾What services, goods, or activities does the organization
provide? Explain.
◦Specifically, in terms of organizational structure, how are the
two organizations different? Explain in detail.
◦Specifically, in terms of organizational structure, how are the
two organizations similar? Explain in detail.
•Be sure to reference all sources using APA style.
Unit 2 DB due Wed 4/12/16
write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions
with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the
foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be
substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:
•How does corruption come about within an organization?

3. Explain in detail.
•What conditions must exist, or what factors allow corruption to
seep into public organizations? Explain in detail.
•What forms do you think corruption can take within a public
organization? Explain in detail.
•How do you think corruption in public organizations most
significantly affects the community? Explain in detail.
•What are the most effective measures for eliminating and
preventing corruption within public organizations? Explain in
detail.
Unit 2 IP Due Thur. 4/13/16
You have been solicited to conduct a performance evaluation
for a public organization that has been corrupted over issues of
personnel embezzling funds. Before actually conducting the
evaluation, you—the evaluator—need to know certain specifics
to conduct a thorough evaluation.
Compose a proposal that describes what type of evaluation will
be conducted. In the proposal, explain the type of public
organization. Describe some of the main services, products, and
activities the organization provides to the public. Describe the
size of the problem, who is affected by the problem, how long
the problem has been in existence, and how long the evaluation
will take. Also, describe what the evaluation will assess with
respect to organizational leadership. Finally, what outcomes do
you propose the evaluation will help to achieve for the

4. organization?
Assignment Guidelines
•Address the following in 750–1,000 words: ◦Create, describe,
and explain the type of fictional public organization.
◦Describe some of the main services, products, and activities
the organization provides to the public. ◾
You may not use the same fictional organization as was used in
the previous Week's Individual Project.
◦How significant is the corruption problem in your
organization? Explain in detail.
◦How long has the corruption problem been present in your
organization? Explain in detail.
◦How long will it take to conduct the performance evaluation?
Explain why.
◦What will the evaluation assess with regard to the
organizational leadership? Explain in detail.
◦What outcomes do you propose the evaluation will help to
achieve for the organization? Why?
Unit 3 DB
write 400–600 words that respond to the following questions

5. with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the
foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be
substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas:
•Select one of the following budget types that appeals to you:
◦Line-item
◦Program/performance
◦Planning-programming-budgeting
◦Budgeting-by-objectives
◦Zero-based budgeting
◦Target-based budgeting
◦Budgeting for results
•Provide an example of an organization that uses your selected
budget type, and describe the organization.
•Why does the selected budget type appeal to you? Explain in
detail.
•In your opinion, what strengths and weaknesses does your
selected budget type contain? Explain in detail.
Unit 3 IP
Concern among the public sector is the demand for public
organizations to be transparent about their budgets and spending

6. habits. You have been scheduled to conduct a presentation for
the State Budgeting Committee about the type of budget that the
organization operates under. Identify the type of public
organization for which you work, as well as what types of
services, goods, or activities the organization provides to the
public. Identify the size and scope of the organization.
Construct a budget using Excel that will provide a breakdown of
the various budget items. Copy and paste the Excel spreadsheet
of your budget into a Word document. Finally, explain how the
budget is made available to the public for review. For example,
is the budget made available at public meetings, on a special
request, published in a newsletter, on the organization’s
premises during regular business hours, via the organization’s
Web site, or by some other means? If the budget is not available
for the public to review, explain why. Furthermore, are there
any provisions in place regarding the budget being made
available for public view? Explain in detail.
Assignment Guidelines
•Address the following in 750–1,000 words: ◦Identify the type
of public organization for which you work, as well as what
types of services, goods, or activities the organization provides
to the public. Identify the size and scope of the organization.
◦ Construct a budget using Excel that will provide a breakdown
of the various organizational budget items.
◾Copy and paste the Excel spreadsheet of your budget into a
Word document.

7. ◦Is the budget made available to the public for review? ◾If yes,
explain how in detail.
◾If no, explain in detail why it is not.
◦Are there any types of provisions in place regarding the budget
being made available for public view? Identify and explain.
Unit 4 DB
Primary Task Response:
Your first task is to post your own
Key Assignment Outline
(
from the information in Unit 4 IP
) to the discussion area so that other students are able to review
your plan. Attach your document to the main discussion post,
and include any notes you feel are appropriate. The purpose of
this assignment is to help improve the quality of the Key
Assignment Draft you will complete next week.
Unit 4 IP
You have been appointed to be a part of a special committee
that is responsible for devising policy procedures and a budget
for the organization’s earthquake preparedness. The last
earthquake in 2003 exposed areas of weakness within the
organization, regarding the need for emergency equipment and
supplies. You and your committee will need to draft a proposal

8. that will address what earthquake emergency equipment and
supplies will be required, as well as a budget that will show
how much the items and overall expenses will cost to maintain
and replace expired items.
The budget needs to include how many staff members will be
needed to operate the emergency preparedness department. You
should begin your proposal by identifying the population size
being served by your public administration organization and by
identifying any other factors about the population being served
that are relevant to your overall proposal. Examples of other
factors could be matters related to geography, the needs of a
particular subpopulation, or regional weather patterns.
Secondly, the committee will need to propose an earthquake
policy to address the proper protocols if and when an
earthquake should occur. The policy needs to stipulate what
emergency procedures need to be followed. The policy should
include the frequency of earthquake drills by all personnel and
who is responsible for stocking the earthquake supplies and
maintaining the emergency preparedness budget.
Finally, the committee needs to include a rationale in the
proposal for what challenges the organization may face in
implementing and maintaining the operations of the emergency
earthquake preparedness.
Assignment Guidelines
•Address the following in your proposal of 1,000–1,250 words:
◦The Budget ◾Must include a breakdown of the various
emergency supplies to be used in the event of an earthquake

9. ◾Needs to include how many staff members will be needed to
operate the emergency preparedness department
◾You should begin your proposal by identifying the population
size being served by your public administration organization.
◾Identify any other factors about the population being served
that are relevant to your overall proposal
◾Other factors may include the following: ◾Matters related to
geography
◾Needs of a particular subpopulation
◾Regional weather patterns
◦Earthquake Policy ◾This policy needs to stipulate what
emergency procedures need to be followed.
◾This policy should include the following: ◾The frequency of
earthquake drills by all personnel
◾Responsibilities for stocking the earthquake supplies
◾A plan for maintaining the emergency preparedness budget
◦Identifying Challenges ◾What challenges might the
organization face in implementing and maintaining the
operations of the emergency earthquake preparedness? Explain
in detail.
•Remember to support all of your arguments with scholarly
resources.

10. Unit 5 IP
I WILL PROVIDE THE INFORMATION WHEN I RECEIVE
IT.
Revise and amend your Week 4 Key Assignment by adding what
you learned in the post-DB’s following the task, as well as
taking into consideration your instructor’s comments.
Finally, the committee will need to propose policies on training
and education for earthquake preparedness. Both the
organization’s employees and the public will need education
and training for the earthquake preparedness plan to be truly
effective.
•Add your responses to the following to your Key Assignment
Final Draft: ◦How will the organization address training for
employees? Explain in detail.
◦ How should the public be trained and educated on earthquake
preparedness? Explain in detail.