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The document outlines the key components of a policy case format, including: 1) background on the current situation; 2) details of the proposed plan such as what it will do, who will enact it, and how it will be implemented and funded; and 3) advantages that discuss the status quo, link it to the current situation, explain how the plan provides a solvency, and discuss the impact. The format is used to present a policy proposal and arguments for why it should be adopted.
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An investigative focus on determining whether a solution is feasible.
The report might investigate whether X i.
Club for Online Business Introduction
The Club for Online Business is a network of college students interested in learning about online business through conducting interviews. It was established in 2016 by Professor Eric Robertson to produce unique educational content and teach interview skills. The club aims to build resumes, develop communication skills, collaborate as a team, create content through interviews, and understand technology needed for interviews. Meetings are typically weekly and involve setting up, conducting, or discussing interviews and marketing strategies. A four week cycle includes planning interviews, prepping questions, conducting interviews, and marketing strategies. The club follows roles of President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Club Rep as required and also hosts, marketing, website managers, podcast producers, and outreach specialists. Business cards and website use
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The document presents an English Only Kritik arguing that requiring debates to be conducted solely in English marginalizes non-English speakers and destroys cultural identity. It claims that debate formats systematically discriminate against those who do not speak English by not allowing for translators. The document provides background on the link between language and identity and argues the judge should vote for the opposition team to punish the government for complying with discriminatory norms.
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This document outlines the standard format for constructing a government policy case in debate. It includes sections for discussing the harm, inherency of the problem, plan text describing the solution, agency responsible, mandate and enforcement of the plan, funding, solvency analysis showing how the plan solves the problem, advantages, and linking the plan's impacts to the issues being debated. The overall goal is for the government team to introduce a harm, prove it will continue without intervention, and then show how their proposed plan solves the problem.
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In this lab, you will determine how an invasive species—the zebra and quagga mussel—affects other species in the freshwater lake. Use the animation to help you come up with an answer to the following:
· Why do you see increases and decreases in the invasive species population?
· What are the implications associated with these alterations to the ecosystem as a whole?
The Effects of Zebra and Quagga Mussels Introduced into a Freshwater Lake
As you have learned, population dynamics are caused by the biotic potential of the population and the effects of environmental resistance. When there is minimal environmental resistance impacting a population, it will exhibit a population explosion. One reason for minimal resistance could be factors that no longer regulate a population (e.g., predator decline or resource increases). Another reason for a population explosion is the introduction of an invasive species. Invasive species are species foreign to an ecosystem and are not immediately regulated by the environmental restraints of the particular ecosystem that they invade. This in turn allows their populations to grow seemingly uncontrolled and to displace other indigenous populations. Examples of such an invasive species into North America are dreissenid mussels, commonly known as zebra and quagga mussels. Their introduction into the Great Lakes has caused economic hardship and a reorganization of the ecosystem. This has led, in part, to pollution-causing effects that can be linked to an alga known as Cladophora.
Ecosystems are webs of intricately balanced interactions, what happens when a new species is introduced that uses a disproportionate share of the ecosystem’s resources?
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3 mini lectures to be usedReprise-Budgeting for Public Managers Lecture
(c) 2007 Joyce S. McKnight
This lecture is a repeat of the one you read in the second module, but here it has a different intent. In Module 2 it gave you an overview of the public budgeting process so you could prepare an initial budget for your target project. By this time in the course you will have a much more thorough understanding of the complexities of public budgeting and issues you are likely to face. Please read this lecture intentionally reflecting on its content in light of your new learning.
This lecture is adapted from Dropkin and LaRoche (1998) The Budget Building Book for Non-profits: A Step-by-Step Guide for Managers and Boards San Francisco: Jossey-Bass (a division of John Wiley and Sons).
Note: This book is an excellent "how-to" book for a practical approach to budgeting for non-profit organizations, but it has relevance to public administration as well. I have summarized some of the main points here, but those who wish to learn more about the details of budgeting may wish to purchase it. It is available from Amazon.com and usually ships within 24 hours.
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In some situations, the same factor can be both a source of assistance and a source of resistance. For example,
if you are unaware of a key decision maker’s attitude toward the idea, such as the boss, then this person may be
listed as a possible assister and possible resister. After generating as many possible sources of assistance and
resistance as you can, you will need to identify those that will have the greatest potential impact, both positive and
negative, on the proposed change or solution. A convergent tool like Hits is useful for this. These key sources of
assistance and resistance would then be used to help identify the necessary action steps to carry out the change or
to implement the solution. Action steps that take advantage of the sources of assistance and overcome sources of
resistance should become part of the implementation plan (see Chapter 12 on Formulating a Plan).
Stakeholder Analysis
Mason and Mitroff first introduced Stakeholder Analysis in 1981. Since its introduction, Stakeholder Analysis has
been widely adopted in strategic planning efforts. Figure 11.2 on page 216 shows Stakeholder Analysis Worksheet
that was created by an organizational consultant, Tim Switalski (personal communication, September 16, 2004)
and is based on the work of Mason and Mitroff (1981).
There have been discussions in Buffalo, New York, since the aftermath of September 11, 2001, about whether
the Peace Bridge, which connects downtown Buffalo to Fort Erie, Canada, should be replaced by a signature
bridge or maintained as it is with the addition of a duplicate bridge. Many agreed there was a need to upgrade the
situation, particularly given the need for increased security, but there was some debate about the best way to
proceed. The content in Figure 11.2 is based on the assumption that the Bridge Authority has decided that the
best option is a signature bridge and that they now wish to move this idea forward for acceptance. We present this
merely as an example to illustrate how Stakeholder Analysis works and not as a data-based example. The example
shows the key stakeholders and an estimation of current levels of support, along with projections as to what level
of support is needed to initiate the project successfully. Note that even when the stakeholder is exactly where you
wish, such as the Tourism Board in this example, it may still be useful to think about how this stakeholder can
help to have a positive influence on others.
To use Stakeholder Analysis:
1. Generate a list of all stakeholders. Stakeholders are those individuals,
groups, or organizations that have a vested interest in the proposed solution or
change. They are in a position of decision-making authority or are influential
with respect to the success of the idea. If a long list of stakeholders is
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You are responsible for convening a major event in which senior officials from several state
governments will try to come to an agreement on environmental issues. It is well known that
some officials posture so that they appear superior, whereas others are highly motivated to solve
the environmental problems that cross adjacent states. What team decision-making problems are
likely to be apparent in this government forum and what actions can you take to minimize these
problems?
Solution
I would consider the following team decision -making problems in this example:
1. Not fully aware about the current situation : State the current situtation and enlist the gravity
of the current issues being faced by several state governments: This is important to then arive at
a common goal or analyze the impact of various issues on the individual state governements and
the center, This should be the starting point for all state Governements considering that all of
them will be acing several environmental issues with difference and variability in severeity. For
eg: Noise Pollution, Ozone depletion, impact of radiation, Air and Sea Pollution, Diesease due to
environmental issues. Actions that I would take to minimize this problem: Ensure that the state
governments have complete facts and data and inputs of environmentalists, citizen groups on the
current situation and have it documented.
2. Goals are unclear : Each State must agree on the actions items to be achieved by setting
CLEAR goals. If the group begins to work on a solution before fully comprehending their goals,
the final result may not be the best fit for them. Actions that I would take to minimize this
problem: Each State can have a sub-goal with one common goal for the center. This will ensure
that there is enough motivation for each state to implement the agreed action items.
3: Absence of Complete and correct information: Another important aspect of team decision
making is having correct information about the given situation. Not only should all of the
information presented to the group be factually correct, but it should also be time relevant. If the
team attempts to arrive at a decision with too little or incorrect information, the final result will
likely result in an error and cost the governments time and money.Actions that I would take to
minimize this problem: Validate the information presented by the states and ensure that it is pre-
validated by neutral organisations.
4. Incorrect information about Data Available: The State Governments needs to involve
environmentalists and statisticians to interpret the data that is available to complete the study of
the current situation. As mentioned previously, it is essential that a team have all of the correct
information before attempting to come to a decision. However, even if the group has all of the
correct information the end result can still have flaws. Group members need to carefully interpret
and understand all of the data that they have to .
Initiating strategic planning process
The document discusses initiating a strategic planning process and provides details on five strategic planning models:
1. The basic model involves identifying the organization's purpose, goals, strategies, and action plans to implement strategies.
2. The issue-based model includes assessing strengths/weaknesses and opportunities/threats to identify priorities and design strategies to address issues.
3. The alignment model ensures alignment between the organization's mission, programs, resources, and support needed.
4. Scenario planning imagines potential external changes and discusses organizational scenarios and strategies in response.
5. Organic planning views strategic planning as a natural, unfolding process through continual dialogue around shared values.
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The document proposes a new federal staffing plan to reform the federal hiring process and promotion system. It advocates establishing a skills sets management program to better identify and assess candidate qualifications rather than just relying on experience. The program would involve identifying, measuring, studying, testing, certifying, and enhancing employee skill sets using documentation protocols. This would help ensure positions are filled by the best-qualified candidates. The document also proposes establishing evaluation boards to review employee performance and make promotion/reassignment decisions, changing the roles of HR specialists, and gaining presidential approval for the new plan. The goals are to improve employee careers, leadership development, and better prepare the federal government for the future.
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After watching “Open-book Management at New Belgium Brewery” relate what you see in the video back to at least three topics we have discussed in class throughout the semester. Your responses should be in-depth explanations of the connection from the video to the material in the class. I expect to see sections of the book cited. Vague concepts such as “leadership” or “teams” are not sufficient. Get specific. As usual, tell me why – support your point of view. That demonstrates your understanding.
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We now turn to policy entrepreneurship, or coordination of leadership tasks over the course of a policy change cycle. Leaders who are policy entrepreneurs—such as Marcus Conant, Stephan Schmidheiny, Gary Cunningham, Jan Hively, and many of their colleagues—are catalysts of systemic change (Roberts and King, 1996). Policy entrepreneurs “introduce, translate, and implement an innovative idea into public practice” (1996, p. 10). Like entrepreneurs in the business realm, they are inventive, energetic, and persistent in overcoming systemic barriers. They can work inside or outside government organizations; unlike Nancy Roberts and Paula King (1996), we do not reserve the term policy entrepreneur for nongovernmental leaders.
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This week you begin working with a team to manage a fictional information technology project being implemented at the Casino Medical Center.
Work with your team members to create and submit a Project Charter and Team Plan for Collaboration based on the Team Project Scenario and the Team Project Overview document. Review the details about the Project Charter and Team Plan for Collaboration below:
Team Project Scenario
Casino Medical Center (CMC) in Las Vegas, a 600-bed hospital, has expanded significantly over the past 3 years. In an effort to respond to the increased workload of all hospital staff, the chief information officer (CIO) and the vice president of patient care services (VP-PCS) at CMC determined the need to analyze hospital processes throughout the organization.
The CMC organizational analysis revealed a number of areas that needed improvement. At the same time, broad changes in regulatory requirements required immediate adjustments in processes.
The organizational analysis was conducted across all departments and found the following organization-wide issues.
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Quality reviews discovered a hospital-wide medication administration error rate of 20% with some tasks identified as redundanttasks.
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Complying with new federal reporting requirements has increased the time needed to complete the medication administrationprocess.
CMC responded to the problem by purchasing an enterprise-wide health care information system from Topmost, one of the leading enterprise-software vendors in the country. The functionality of the system directly addresses the medication administration issues found in the organizational analysis. Several modules of an electronic health record system (EHRS) have already been implemented, as shown in the table below.
As employees of Topmost, you and your team are charged with implementing this medication administration system for CMC, the final phase of the EHRS project. This medication administration system includes an electronic medication administration record (eMAR), Barcode Medication Administration (BCMA), and physical administration of medication. Note: For the remainder of this scenario, this whole process will be referred to as the Medication Administration System (MAS).
Module Implementation Status
Module in the HIS System
Status of Module Implementation
Fully implemented
Partially implemented
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X
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Mark volunteered to help with a community arts festival. However, his good intentions backfired when the retail store's phone number he provided was printed incorrectly in festival advertisements, overloading phone lines and annoying the store manager. As a result, Mark lost his job as assistant manager, even though he had only meant to support the not-for-profit organization. The Board of Directors did not investigate when Mark requested one, leaving him without work and wondering what went wrong when he tried to do a good deed.
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Here are the tasks to be completed:
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3. Choose one of the following diagnostic models and explain each and every component of that model to fully analyze where the real problem exists.
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2. Do not describe the model for the reader. Instead, explain why you chose the model that you chose as the diagnostic guide.
3. Then, explain your analysis of each model component.
4. Do NOT give recommendations in this section. This section is about analysis only. The analysis section describes current conditions.
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5. Explain, in detail, why the external forces so important to this situation.
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Chapter 1: Basic Components & Legal Environment of Federal Sector Compensation & Benefits
Contents
INTRODUCTION 2
A FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING “STRATEGIC REWARDS” 2
Basic Components of Compensation and Benefits 3
Record your thoughts 4
THE LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS IN THE FEDERAL SECTOR 5
Roots of the Legal Environment for Compensation & Benefits 5
Merit System Principle on Pay 6
Title 5, Code of Federal Regulations 6
Executive Orders 7
OPM Guidance 7
Implementation of Compensation and Benefits Policies & Programs by Federal Departments and Agencies 8
Collective Bargaining 8
Share Ideas in the Discussion Forum 9
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As we begin this lesson, Basic Components & Legal Environment of Federal Sector Compensation & Benefits, it is important to understand what is meant by the term “Federal sector.” No single textbook covers the material introduced in this course. So, when you search for resources, particularly online, you may find information about compensation and benefits in the “public sector” or in “government agencies.” The terms “public sector” and “government agencies” are not synonymous with the “Federal sector.”
The terms “public sector” and “government agencies” include State and local governments, as well as the Federal government. The “Federal sector” is a subset of the “public sector” that encompasses only those Federal departments and agencies that are established through legislation enacted by Congress. It does not include private sector employers or employees who perform work for the Federal government through contracts with Federal departments or agencies. A FRAMEWORK FOR UNDERSTANDING “STRATEGIC REWARDS”
Compensation involves more than just how much an employee receives in the form of salary payments. This chart provides a useful framework for understanding how the various components of compensation fit together to form what compensation experts call “strategic rewards.” When we think of compensation, most of us probably are most familiar with the forms of payment shown in the upper left-hand quadrant of this chart, which includes our basic salary, other forms of pay that are “variable,” such as bonuses and other one-time performance-based payments, miscellaneous payments for various skills or conditions of work, and pay for time when we are not working (called “leave” in the Federal government). We are also somewhat familiar with the items shown in the upper right-hand “benefits” quadrant. These, too, are forms of payment typically associated with employment. We may be less familiar with the idea that the items shown in the “learning and development” and “work environment” quadrants also are considered part of the “strategic rewards” provided by an employer as part of an employee’s total compensation package. This course will focus primarily on the top half of this rewards framework, but we will also consider benefits that contribute to helping employees ...
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Strategic planning is an organization's process to define its strategy and direction. It deals with questions like what the organization does, for whom, and how it excels. The key components are vision, mission, values, and strategy. Vision outlines the organization's ideal future state. Mission defines the organization's fundamental purpose. Values are shared beliefs that drive culture and priorities. Strategy is the combination of goals and policies to achieve the vision. There are three main types of plans in organizations: operational plans define department and individual goals, tactical plans support strategic plans on a shorter time frame, and strategic plans outline steps for the entire organization's goals over multiple years.
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The document discusses the process of policy formulation. It begins by defining formulation and outlining the typical steps: research, review alternatives, project consequences, select and refine options, and test results. It notes formulation can involve various actors and occur over long periods without full support coalescing around any proposal. The types of formulation discussed include rational planning vs subjective reacting and comprehensive vs segmental approaches. Key factors in the process include the involved sources inside and outside of government as well as institutional limits. Formulation is described as both a strategic and legitimizing process that aims to develop supported policy solutions.
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- Transformational leaders inspire and motivate followers through their charisma, passion and vision. They energize followers to achieve extraordinary outcomes.
- They focus on developing followers to their fullest potential by acting as coaches and mentors. They treat each follower as an individual and understand their strengths, weaknesses, needs, and motivations.
- They stimulate followers intellectually and get them to look at problems from new perspectives. They encourage creativity and innovation.
- They articulate an appealing vision of the future that inspires enthusiasm and commitment. The vision provides meaning and challenges to the work of followers.
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Recommendation Report
Write a recommendation report that uses technical expertise to solve a problem for a real client
(i.e., a company, professional group, or government agency that would realistically seek a
recommendation report on your topic).
This report will require the following activities:
1. Identify a client with a workplace problem, situation, or opportunity.
Your client must be a real individual or organization that actually faces the problem, need, or
opportunity you address in your report; however, your client may not necessarily be aware of
the situation. Your client is the individual who has the authority to make a decision about
your recommended solution or to implement the plan of action you recommend.
2. Develop a plan for investigating the situation and the means for resolving it.
3. Establish the criteria required for your client to make an effective decision.
4. Develop and implement a project plan for completing your research (investigation).
Interpret and present your findings in a recommendation report to your client. This process
involves a set of interrelated activities that are grounded in the workplace situation you are
investigating. The decisions you make and the activities you undertake in each phase of the
process will be guided by this context.
To learn this process, you need to select a project that allows you to work through the process
for a real situation. However, this does not mean that you cannot draw upon existing work. It
means that the work must be adapted and applied to a real situation.
To complete this project successfully, you will need to meet the general report requirements and
the content requirements for the report. These requirements are outlined in the following
sections.
General Report Requirements
Length: The body of the report must be at least five pages, double-spaced, not including
the front and back matter (title page and table of contents, appendices, exhibits of data,
etc.)
Visuals: Use a minimum of three visuals (graphs, charts, etc.)
Format: Format your report in APA format. Times New Roman 12 – double-spaced
Citations: Provide at least five citations.
For detailed information for each report component, review pages 325- 328 in your textbook.
NOTE: The textbook example is MPA format BUT your paper needs to be in APA.
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DUE: September 23 - Report Topic (5 points)
Guidelines for Selecting Report Topics
Your recommendation report will help the report readers make an informed decision about a
problem that needs solving or a situation that needs resolving. The type of report you produce for
this assignment will be determined in part by the focus of the investigation you conduct.
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Club for Online Business Introduction
The Club for Online Business is a network of college students interested in learning about online business through conducting interviews. It was established in 2016 by Professor Eric Robertson to produce unique educational content and teach interview skills. The club aims to build resumes, develop communication skills, collaborate as a team, create content through interviews, and understand technology needed for interviews. Meetings are typically weekly and involve setting up, conducting, or discussing interviews and marketing strategies. A four week cycle includes planning interviews, prepping questions, conducting interviews, and marketing strategies. The club follows roles of President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Club Rep as required and also hosts, marketing, website managers, podcast producers, and outreach specialists. Business cards and website use
Kritik english as debate language
The document presents an English Only Kritik arguing that requiring debates to be conducted solely in English marginalizes non-English speakers and destroys cultural identity. It claims that debate formats systematically discriminate against those who do not speak English by not allowing for translators. The document provides background on the link between language and identity and argues the judge should vote for the opposition team to punish the government for complying with discriminatory norms.
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The document proposes a framework to argue that the government team's definition of the resolution marginalizes certain groups and privileges others, without directly making a topicality claim. It suggests explaining how the marginalized group is important and needs representation, and how focusing only on the mainstream interpretation perpetuates their discrimination. The framework treats the impacts of topic choice as pre-fiat harms occurring in the round.
Trichotomy of debate
The document outlines a common debate argument known as a "trichotomy of debate" argument, which claims that resolutions can be interpreted as facts, values, or policies, and the government team interpreted the resolution incorrectly. This violates debate norms and prevents the opposition from adequately preparing their case. The summary argues the government team should lose because this foundational interpretive issue makes it impossible for the opposition to debate effectively.
Topicality drills
This document outlines various debate topics and cases that could be constructed on those topics. It includes sample debate topics on investigating Bush-era interrogation abuses, reforming healthcare, preparing for swine flu, decreasing misinformation, transitioning to alternative vehicle fuels, stopping poppy production in Afghanistan, opinions on socialism and town hall meetings, the cap and trade system, nutrition education, use of military power versus negotiations, and presidential line-item veto power. Sample plans or arguments are provided for some of the topics.
Solvency gap
A. This position should be taken when the government proposes a large plan without specifying the implementation timeframe or stating it will be implemented immediately.
B. It argues that immediately removing the current system without adequate preparation time will exacerbate existing problems.
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D. It discusses how all the original problems the plan aimed to address will become much worse if implemented immediately without proper setup.
Random drills
The document describes various debate scenarios or "random drills" involving different situations that may occur in a debate round and requests discussion on how to respond. It provides prompts for how to handle issues like the opposition not engaging your strategy, multiple counterplans being run, dealing with a perceived false fact, a plan not aligning with the resolution definitions, a delay counterplan being called topical, vagueness in a standard of ground presentation, saving an important dropped disad, responding when only harms are discussed without advantages, and weighing a pre-fiat position victory against advantages victory. It also includes a resolution interpretation prompt and requests on turning countercontentions into disads and a tricot argument.
Pre fiat impacts
This document discusses pre-fiat impacts and how examining them differs from examining fiat impacts. Pre-fiat impacts are the possible effects that could occur if a policy or plan was enacted without the fiat assumption, while fiat impacts examine the effects assuming the plan is passed by fiat. Some examples of pre-fiat impacts mentioned are giving voice to marginalized groups, promoting better debate, and allowing new ways of thinking about issues. The document encourages thinking of additional pre-fiat impacts and re-examining past debate cases to develop pre-fiat impacts from the government side.
Policy as value
The document discusses using a "policy as value" debate technique where one argues that a policy position reflects certain values or principles. It suggests setting up a framework for using this technique by outlining the values a policy would uphold. The document also provides examples of using this for debates about legalizing a certain issue or reforming health care.
Solvency press and fiat abuse
This document provides guidance on debate techniques for day 3 of Debate Camp. It outlines two steps to take when critiquing an opponent's plan: 1) Illustrate how the plan does not solve the problems it aims to solve through reasoning or examples, and 2) Revisit the harms being addressed and discuss how each problem gets worse due to the plan's impact. It then provides examples of debate topics and potential plans with issues that could be exploited, such as plans relying on actions by entities outside the resolution or making implausible causal claims. Types of potential fiat abuse are also listed, such as multi-step plans or those relying on multi-actor cooperation.
Topicality overview
Topicality ensures debates focus on the agreed upon resolution and prevents teams from arguing unrelated topics. It protects the opposition from having to respond to arguments outside the scope of the debate by clarifying what issues teams should address. Topicality is assessed based on whether arguments align with the resolution and remain on the agreed upon topic of discussion.
Opp strategies overview
This document discusses various argument strategies that can be used in a debate for different types of topics including topicality arguments, refutations, disadvantages, counterplans, kritiks, and vagueness arguments. It suggests tailoring the arguments to the specific topic being debated and addressing potential counter-arguments.
Policy case overview
Policy case formats typically involve either a Toulmin or IRAC structure. The Toulmin structure presents a claim, grounds or evidence for the claim, and a warrant or justification. The IRAC structure involves an issue, rule, analysis applying the rule to relevant facts, and a conclusion. While these are common, an advocate can develop their own format as long as it clearly presents the relevant elements of a strong policy argument.
Govt case construction fact
This document provides an outline for constructing a government case in a debate that supports a given resolution as a fact. The case includes introductory remarks stating support for the resolution as a fact and interpreting the topic, followed by a criterion. It then lists three contentions providing examples to support the resolution and specifically linking each example. The case concludes with final closing remarks reaffirming support for the resolution as a fact.
Creating a govt case overview
The document outlines the steps to create a government case: identify the type of claim or issue, interpret the topic by analyzing relevant facts and laws, then write the case arguing for a particular outcome based on the interpretation.
Criterion policy
The document discusses policy claims and impacts. It states that policy claims should be evaluated based on their net benefits and that the policy with the largest and most likely positive impacts should be considered the winner.
Criterion value case
The document discusses evaluating claims of value. It suggests looking at arguments on balance to determine which side has the most significant arguments.
Criterion claims of fact
The document discusses evidentiary standards for determining the validity of claims. It states that a claim of fact can be supported by a preponderance of evidence, meaning whoever has the most and best evidence wins.
Value case format #1
This document outlines a 3-part format for presenting a value case argument. The format includes: 1) an introduction that defines terms, states the value being argued for, and the criterion being used, 2) up to 3 contentions that each describe a status quo scenario, link it to the resolution and defended value, and explain the impact, and 3) a closing statement. The value case argues that adopting the resolution best upholds an important value or criterion, such as maximizing well-being or protecting rights and liberties.
Fact case format
This document provides a template for constructing a fact case debate argument. It outlines an introductory section where the debater states the topic, their position, and how they will interpret the topic. The resolutional analysis section specifies using a preponderance of evidence criterion. Three contentions then provide examples to support the resolution and specifically link each example back to how it relates to the resolution.
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Policy case format- comparative advantages
- 1. Policy Case Formats Comparative Advantages
- 2. Introduction Resolutional Analysis Criterion (usually net benefits) Background- Here the government briefly discusses the current situation that exists in the status quo. It is similar to harms in the stock issues format, however, it can be more holistic and it not only discusses the problem but the surrounding events that are causing the situation to need some sort of plan.
- 3. PLAN- After the background, the plan is presented. Same format as stock issues: Plan text- This brief section describes exactly what the plan will do in order to solve for the harm. Agency- This discusses the group of people who will enact the plan Mandate- This is the exact thing that will be done. Sometimes teams include this first as a substitute for plan text, as they are very similar. Be sure to include when it will be passed as well as what the plan entails. Enforcement- This section explains how the plan will be implemented. Funding- This section discusses how the plan will be paid for. Often times debaters will use the term “normal means,” for plans that are not particularly expensive, or that are usually covered in the general budgets allotted for their agency.
- 5. Link- Tie this situation to a feature that exists in the current status quo, such as a law, attitude, etc.
- 6. Solvency- Show how plan changes the status quo either by removing some type of barrier or adding something new, and discuss how it fulfills the resolution.
- 7. Impact- Discuss in depth why this is important and why your judge should care.