Devry PA600 All Weeks Discussions Latest 2018 September

PA600 Public Administration Capstone

Week 1 Discussion

DQ1 MOST
PRESSING CONCERNS

From your
perspective, what are the most pressing concerns within Public Administration?

DQ2 PRESENTING
PROFESSIONAL REPORTS

One of the
deliverables of this course is the Oral Presentation. Reflect back on your own
career and education, and review the methods you have used to deliver reports.
What are some of those methods? Which one do you think was the most effective
in making your case to your audience?

PA600 Public Administration Capstone

Week 2 Discussion

DQ1 STAKEHOLDERS

Who are the
stakeholders most relevant to your P-Plan?

DQ2 LOW-BUDGET
MARKETING TOOLS

Not all
marketing has to be expensive. Share some examples of low-budget marketing
tools you have used (or seen used) by governmental, nonprofit, or public health
organizations.

PA600 Public Administration Capstone

Week 3 Discussion

DQ1 ORGANIZATIONAL
STRUCTURES

The
operations portion of the P-Plan encompasses several different areas. Let’s
start by reviewing the organizational structures in this week’s lecture. Which
structure is most appropriate for your P-Plan?

DQ2 SELECTING
THE RIGHT COMBINATION

Organizations
in the public sector often lag behind when it comes to hardware, software, and
other MIS components. How can we prepare reports, track and export data, and
share information without spending a fortune on MIS? Share some of your own
experiences!

PA600 Public Administration Capstone

Week 4 Discussion

DQ1 KEY
FINANCIAL POLICIES

What are
some key financial policies that your organization does (or should) have in
place? Why are they important?

DQ2 BUDGETING

Review the
budget templates posted in the lecture. What are some line items that you had
not thought of but now realize will be important? How will you determine
realistic figures to use in your P-Plan budget?

PA600 Public Administration Capstone

Week 5 Discussion

DQ1 CASE
STATEMENTS

Use this
template (Links to an external site.) to create your case statement (ignore
#7). Post your response to one of the questions from the template. Review your
peers’ posts and offer any thoughts on areas that seem unclear or need more
information.

DQ2 FUNDING
SOURCES

What are
some methods you will use to find funding sources for your P-Plan? Don’t list
specific funding sources at this time; we will get to that later! Just focus on
how you will generate that list of sources.

PA600 Public Administration Capstone

Week 6 Discussion

DQ1 HUMAN
RESOURCES PLANNING MODEL

Select one
of the five components of the Human Resources Planning Model and describe how
you could apply it to your P-Plan.

DQ2 TRAINING
METHODS

Would you
use the same training methods for employees that you would for volunteers? Why
or why not?

PA600 Public Administration Capstone

Week 7 Discussion

DQ1 WHAT DO
YOU TAKE AWAY?

Looking
back over all of the courses you took in this degree program, what is the one
piece of information that you feel has been the most beneficial to you? How has
it been useful?

DQ2 ANALYZING
YOUR P-PLAN

Which
section of the P-Plan was the most enjoyable for you to complete? Which one was
the most difficult?