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PAD 520 Week 1 DQ 1 The Process of
Analysis and DQ 2 Critical Thinking
Week 1 discussion 1
“The Process of Analysis ?
Diagrams and Trees” Please
respond to the following:
From the case study, Case 1.3,
compare and contrast the
benefits of the influence
diagram and decision tree
displayed in Figure C1.3.
Explain why these two
problem representations are
good examples of descriptive
and normative decision theory.
PAD 520 Week 2 DQ 1 Developing Policy
Arguments and Debate and DQ 2 Policy
Arguments
Week 2 Discussion 1
Developing Policy Arguments
and Debate” Please respond to
the following:
Develop a policy argument or
claim that is definitive,
designative, evaluative, and
advocative, using one of these
terms: (a) crime, (b) pollution,
(c) terrorism, (d) quality of life,
(e) global warming, (f) fiscal
crisis, (g) human rights, and
(h) unemployment.
PAD 520 Week 3 Assignment 1
Argument Mapping (2 Papers)
This Tutorial contains 2
Papers
PAD 520 Week 3 Assignment
1 Argument Mapping,
PAD 520 Week 3 Assignment
1 Argument
MappingAssignment 1:
Argument Mapping
Due Week 3 and worth 150
points
PAD 520 Week 3 DQ 1Policy-Making
Process and DQ 2Analysis in Practice
Week 3
“Policy-Making Process”
Please respond to the
following:
Take a position in support of
one of the two statements:
(a) Policy analysts should
research the issues and
determine the fundamental
causes of social problems such
as crime, poverty, or
homelessness and then
recommend solutions.
PAD 520 Week 4 DQ 1Structuring the
Problem and DQ 2Models and
Structuring
Week 4 Discussion 1
“Structuring the Problem”
Please respond to the
following:
Examine Box 3.0 –
Conducting a Stakeholder
Analysis. Choose one (1) policy
issue in the U.S. and generate a
list of at least five (5)
stakeholders who affect or are
affected by problems in the
issue area.
PAD 520 Week 5 Assignment 2
Stakeholder Analaysis (2 Papers)
This Tutorial contains 2
Papers
PAD 520 Week 5 Assignment
2 Stakeholder Analaysis,
Assignment 2: Stakeholder
Analysis
Due Week 5 and worth 150
points
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.
PAD 520 Week 5 DQ 1Approaches to
Forecasting Policy Outcomes
Week 5 Discussion 1
“Approaches to Forecasting
Policy Outcomes” Please
respond to the following:
Explain at least two ways
institutional, temporal, and
historical contexts of forecasts
affect their accuracy.
PAD 520 Week 6 DQ 1Prescribing Preferred
Policies and DQ 2Saving Lives by Prescribing
Policies
Week 6 Discussion 1
“Prescribing Preferred
Policies” Please respond to the
following:
Explain two of the six criteria
for policy prescription, (a)
effectiveness, (b) efficiency, (c)
adequacy, (d) equity, (e)
responsiveness, and (f)
appropriateness
PAD 520 Week 7 Assignment 3
Prescribing Policies (2 Papers)
This Tutorial contains 2
Papers
Assignment 3: Prescribing
Policies
Due Week 7 and worth 170
points
Write five to six (5-6) page
paper in which you:
(Note: Refer to Review
Question 8 located at the end
of Chapter 5 for criteria 1-3.)
PAD 520 Week 7 DQ 1Monitoring Observed
Policy Outcomes and DQ 2Monitoring through
Experimentation
Week 7 Discussion 1
“Monitoring Observed Policy
Outcomes” Please respond to
the following:
Discuss the relationship
between ill-structured
problems and approaches to
monitoring. Then, describe a
real or hypothetical problem
and recommend at least one
effective way to monitor the
policy outcomes. Support your
position.
PAD 520 Week 8 Assignment 4
Policy Outcomes (2 Papers)
This Tutorial contains 2
Papers
PAD 520 Week 8 Assignment
4 Policy Outcomes,
Assignment 4: Policy
Outcomes
Due Week 8 and worth 110
points
Write a five to six (5-6) page
paper in which you:
(Note: Refer to Chapter 6
Review Question 4 for
criterion 1.)
PAD 520 Week 8 DQ 1Evaluating Policy
Performance and DQ 2Moral Judgment and
Living Wage
Week 8 Discussion 1
“Evaluating Policy
Performance” Please respond to
the following:
Compare and contrast
methods of evaluation and
prescription in terms of time
and the types of claims
produced by each. Provide
examples to support your
response.
PAD 520 Week 9 DQ 1Communicating
Policy Analysis and DQ 2Translating
Policy Arguments
Week 9 Discussion 1
“Communicating Policy
Analysis” Please respond to the
following:
Assume you are a candidate
for a director of
communications for a major
metropolitan county. The job
will require you to
communicate to the public
about public policy regarding
transportation, environmental
issues
PAD 520 Week 10 Assignment 5 Executive
Summary (2 Papers)
This Tutorial contains 2
Papers
PAD 520 Week 10 Assignment
5 Executive Summary,
Assignment 5: The Executive
Summary
Due Week 10 and worth 200
points
Preparation
PAD 520 Week 10 DQ 1Planning Oral
Briefings and DQ 2White House
Briefings
Week 10 Discussion 1
“Planning Oral Briefings”
Please respond to the
following:
Assume the governor has
asked you to present an oral
briefing on a controversial
environmental program to a
board of commissioners of a
major county in the state.
PAD 520 Week 11 DQ 1Process of Analysis and
Structuring Arguments and DQ 2Challenges
Week 11 Discussion 1
“Process of Analysis and
Structuring Arguments” Please
respond to the following:
Discuss at least two benefits
to structuring arguments
before and while developing
written documents.