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Public Budgeting Research Paper
Public Budgeting Research Paper
Select the actual budget of a particular county or city or village government or department in the government to perform the assessment.
The budget assessment could cover the following if you can find information:
What is the history?
What are the Racial Demographics?
What is their Budget summary ?
What services do they provide?
What is there revenue?
What are there expenses?
Do they have any debt and why?
Did they win any awards?
IRS/FBI incidents?
What is the mission(s)?
What are the major programs carried out?
What is the percent increase in total requested expenditures for next year over last year’s budget?
What object of expenditure category is the largest?
Which is growing the fastest?
Is the number of personnel (FTE) growing, and is the growth rate faster or slower than the personnel budget (in dollars)?
What does this tell you about changes in average salaries?
What are the most significant sources of revenue?
How have revenues for these sources changed?
Revenues
How much change in the property tax rate is acceptable in a given year?
How will one-time revenues, such as grants or tax windfalls, be used?
How frequently should service charges and fees be reviewed?
Discuss the policy priorities revealed by expenditure patterns?
Operating budget
How comprehensive is the budget?
Should it include both operating and capital budgets?
What funds should be in the operating budget?
Should the operating and capital budgets be prepared concurrently or separately?
What constitutes a balanced budget?
What types of budget reserves should be maintained?
How much money should be maintained in each?
Under what conditions money should be withdrawn?
What guidelines should govern budget preparation and amendment?
Who is responsible for budget preparation, and what are their duties?
Budget implementation
What policies should govern the transfer of money across accounts or funds?
Who is responsible for keeping spending within appropriated amounts?
Generate revenue estimates utilizing revenue forecasting techniques you learned from the class discussions and reading materials.
Assess if the projected revenues will be sufficient to cover the projected ongoing expenditure needs.
If there is a projected surplus, what budget adjustments do you suggest?
If there is a projected balance, what policy actions do you suggest to further strengthen the fiscal health? If there is a projected deficit, what budget adjustments do you suggest to correct the problem and achieve a balanced budget?
My Personal Well-being: Paper
My Personal Well-being: Paper
My personal well-being: Paper (20 total points)
7-10 pages, double spaced (NOT inclusive of title page and reference page), APA style-double- spaced 12-point Times new Roman font 1-inch margins, citations.
Please make sure you follow the instructions and prompts below closely.
For this paper you are going to reflect on the different dimensions of well-being focused on in class and framing your well-being using the ecological context of well-being (organizations, neighborhoods, communities, society) in relation to some of the concepts we read about and discussed in class. Use the following headings and instructions as a structure and guide to help you organize your thoughts. Be concise in order to keep it to the page limit. Important: in this paper we expect you to adhere to APA style and cite all sources appropriately (e.g. Putnam book, course readings, etc.). See the APA style guide at the Owl Purdue website (https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/).
- Introduction (3 pt)
In this section, introduce the paper with a story or example that engages the reader. Then, give a brief overview of what you will cover in the sections to come. Give a general intro to your happiness and well-being and set up the next sections. (One paragraph)
- My Subjective well-being (4 points)
What is subjective well-being? What did you observe about your well-being based on the ICOPPE assessment? Reflect on the results from the six well-being scales by reporting your current scores and say a little about each of the six domains – interpersonal, community, occupational, physical, psychological, and economic. How would you assess your well-being based on this information and your own personal experiences (remembering short-and-long term goals to well-being)? How does the material and readings covered in class thus far apply to your life?
- Ecological analysis: My well-being & Strategies to Improve my Well-Being (5 pts)
Use this section to begin to think about the various ecological factors that contribute to your current levels of happiness and well-being. Picking up on some of the things you discuss above under section 2, think more about the broader social conditions that have contributed to your personal well-being. What can you say about your upbringing, environment, and other specific experiences that contribute positively or negatively to your ICOPPE well-being today? What ecological factors pose a RISK to your well-being? What ecological factors provide you with OPPORTUNITIES that might improve your well-being? How might your social status (race,
Additionally, use this section to reflect on specific strategies you can use to improve your well- being. We can always improve our well-being even when we believe we are doing quite well.
- My role in promoting community and societal well-being (4 pts)
In this section, briefly discuss your current and future role as a citizen and agent of social change. Pick one social issue you most concerned about currently and in what ways do you want to make a difference for that particular social issue? What things are you doing right now? What personal attributes, knowledge, and or skills make you an effective change agent for this issue? How do you want to contribute to organizational, neighborhood, community and societal well- being as it pertains to this social issue?
- Conclusion (2 pt)
Conclude the paper by briefly summarizing the key themes of the paper and end with a few thoughts about how you can put some of your ideas about being a change agent into action right away.
APA style (including reference page) and quality of writing, grammar, etc. (2 pt) General Grading Guidelines:
An “A” Paper/Essay: A paper that is exceptional. It is interesting or unusual and demonstrates sophistication of thought. The main points are clear, complex, well developed, and well supported. The structure of the paper follows a clear logical organization, and all sources are critically examined. It is free of grammatical and spelling errors.
A “B” Paper/Essay: A paper that is solid and fulfills the assignment. It has a clear logic but minor lapses in development. It touches on the complexity of the argument and shows careful reading of the sources. The structure follows a logical progression of ideas, but not all evidence is clearly related to the main ideas. It may contain a few grammatical problems, but not enough to make reading difficult.
Covid-19 Paper
Covid-19 Paper. Corona Virus Assignment
Instructions
Answer the following:
- What kind of virus is it?
- What is it structure?
- How does it enter a cell?
- What does it do once it is inside a cell?
- What organs/tissues does it target?
- What are the signs and symptoms of the disease?
- What causes death in patients with this virus?
- Does the disease have a treatment?
- What is teh scientific basis of handwashing with plain soap and water?
- How does washing hands with plain soap and water kill the virus?
- Do alcohol-based saniters work in a smilar manner?
- What is the mechanism of spread of the virus?
- What is the incubation period?
- What is the difference between quarantine and isolation, and why 14 days?
- What is the scientific importance of social distancing?
- What are your views about social distancing?
- Why doe we call the current situation a pandemic and not an epidemic?
- Many people in some parts of the western world say their leaders are overreacting. What is your opinion on this?
- Why do you think some countries are successful in managing its spread, while others find it challenging?
- Do you think there is a link between democracy and its rapid spread? Defend your answer.
Support your answers with sources.