Authority and Misconduct.

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1st

 “Authority and Misconduct.” Please respond to the following:

Despite widespread cynicism about public ethics,  students are likely to agree that a rule of law depends on the perceived  legitimacy of public officials and that legitimacy is impossible  without widespread ethical behavior. Discuss with supporting example  what can be done to cultivate ethical behavior in public officials. 
Take  a position on whether or not behavior should be governed by compliance  with rules. Support your position with examples or evidence. 

2nd question

 “Public Ethics Laws.” Please respond to the following:

After reading the case summary, People v. Howard, if you  were an Illinois state legislator, would you support a bill in response  to People v. Howard that provides that only conduct specifically  prescribed by a state statute may be a predicate offense for official  misconduct? Why or why not? 
Evaluate Van Itallie v. Franklin  Lakes. Based on the facts described in Van Itallie v. Franklin Lakes,  take a position and explain what you would have done differently, if  anything, if you were the council members.

Describe the chosen healthcare organization, based on the key points listed in the Guidelines section 1. Address any issues pointed out in your draft feedback.

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 Attached is the summary for the paper to go off of.

Final Deliverable: Final Course Project, due in Week 7

 Category Points Description of Criteria    
-Introduction (5 points)  
2-3 sentence introduction to tell the reader what the project is about.   
-Description of the facility (20 points) 
Describe the chosen healthcare organization, based on the key points  listed in the Guidelines section 1. Address any issues pointed out in  your draft feedback.
-Description of health information users and HIM functions (30 points) 
Describe users of health information and health information  management functions, based on the key points listed in the Guidelines  section 2. Address any issues pointed out in your draft feedback.
-Description of healthcare technologies and/or systems (40 points) 
Describe healthcare technologies and/or information systems used at  the chosen facility, based on the key points listed in the Guidelines  section 3.
-Conclusions (15 points) 
Summarize your findings and share your learning experience, based on key points listed in the Guidelines section 4.  
-Writing (20 points)
 Your writing should be original (with no more than 25% match with  other resources), about 5-7 pages long, and follow the APA format:  double spaced, Times New Roman, Size 12 (cover page and reference page  are not included). Use at least three references (including your  textbook) and add references and in-text citations in the APA format, as  needed. Use proper grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Organize the  information well and use headers to separate the major sections  (introduction, description of the facility, description of users and HIM  functions, description of healthcare technologies, and conclusions).
It  is highly recommended that you use SmartThinking tutoring to address  writing issues and seek help with grammar, references, in-text  citations, or APA formatting.   
-Total (130 points)
 A quality paper will meet or exceed all of the above requirements.  

Explain why it is important for an analyst to know when to create a policy memorandum versus an executive summary when presenting information.

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  1st discussion question

“Types of Policy Communication” Please respond to the following:

Explain at least two factors policy makers use when evaluating information provided to them in policy reports. 
Explain why it is important for an analyst to know when to create a  policy memorandum versus an executive summary when presenting  information.

2nd discussion question
   
“Planning Oral Briefings” Please respond to the following:

Go to the White House website, www.whitehouse.gov,  and perform a search on briefings. Review briefings from the Briefing  Room and Press Briefings. Select two briefings published in the last 12  months. What went well with the briefings? What could have been better?
If you were the policy analyst helping to prepare each of those  briefings, describe one key action that you would have taken to improve  the outcome of each. Defend each of your proposed actions, explaining  how they would help each of the briefings.

Evaluate policy outcomes using a variety of methods and techniques.

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Assignment 2: Stakeholder Analysis

Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you:
(Note: Refer to Review Question 8 located at the end of Chapter 3 for criteria 1-3. Select two (2) editorials / essays / columns (by staff or freelance writers) on a current issue of public policy from two (2) different publications (large metropolitan or national newspaper such as Washington Post or the New York Times or national magazines such as Newsweek, Time, and The New Republic.)
Visit the online library at http://research.strayer.edu to read these titles. The class book is Policy analysi and program evaluation
isbn# 9781138743847

Apply the procedures for argumentation analysis (located in Chapter 8) to display contending positions and underlying assumptions for the content of Review Question 8.
Determine which arguments are the most plausible. Provide a rationale for your views.

(Note: Refer to Demonstration Exercise 1 located at the end of Chapter 3 for criteria 4-6. Examine Box 3.0 – Conducting a Stakeholder Analysis. Choose one of the following policy issues in the U.S.: gun control, illegal drugs, medical insurance fraud, and environmental protection of waterways, job creation, affordable health care, or Medicare.)

Apply the procedures for stakeholder analysis to generate a list of at least five to ten (5-10) stakeholders who affect or are affected by problems in the issue area chosen for analysis. (Note: Refer to the textbook for a step-by-step process on stakeholder analysis.)
After creating a cumulative frequency distribution from the list, discuss new ideas generated by each stakeholder. (Note: The ideas may be objectives, alternatives, outcomes causes, etc.; ideas should not be duplicates.) Refer to the following video for a reminder on how to calculate cumulative relative frequency: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBX9aNdOYDg. 
Write an analysis of the results of the frequency distribution that answers the following questions: (a) Does the line graph flatten out? (b) If so, after how many stakeholders? (c) What conclusions can be drawn about the policy problems in the issue area?
Appropriately incorporate at least four (4) quality sources. A quality source can be either grey literature, such as a news article, or scholarly, such as peer reviewed works. In the case of public administration, government websites are appropriate quality resources. Note: Wikipedia, SparkNotes, and similar websites do not qualify as academic resources. Visit the Strayer University Library at http://research.strayer.edu to conduct research.

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.
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 course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

Evaluate policy outcomes using a variety of methods and techniques.