GCU ADM 626 Week 4 Culminating Project Part II

GCU ADM 626 Week 4 Culminating Project Part II

Details:

This is a group assignment.

Review Memo Two.

Access and review the Hadleyville Budget Briefing Books.

Discuss the information in your CLC group.

In your group, complete the following in 250-500 words:

Provide an analysis of how the town budget will be impacted by the town’s financial crisis.

What are your initial thoughts on ways to minimize the impact of the financial crisis to critical town services?

Instructors will be using a rubric to grade this assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.

GCU ADM 626 Module 5 Discussion

As a Public Administrator – for instance a manager of a specific department – what sorts of information do you think you would need from Financial Reporting?

GCU ADM 626 Module 6 Discussion

Based upon your review of the Performance Audit of Colorado Low-Income Telephone Assistance Program, prepare a summary of key findings in the audit and discuss how this information may be used to manage the program moving forward.

GCU ADM 626 Week 6 Illinois State Budget Analysis

Details:

Access the Fiscal Year 2011 Illinois State Budget.

Thoroughly review the budget components; specifically the budget summary section.

Complete an analysis of the budget by answering the following questions:

Does the state have money in reserve?

Does the state have a surplus or a deficit?

Are revenues growing? If so, by how much?

How fast are expenditures growing and in what areas?

How do budgeted amounts compare to actual spending and revenues?

Your analysis should be at least 250 to 500 words in length and should also include an analysis of the state’s revenues, expenditures, and priorities by applying your understanding of the course learning objectives.

Instructors will be using a rubric to grade this assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.

GCU ADM 626 Module 7 Discussion

The concept of risk management is a common discussion thread running throughout government departments. In thinking of the Hadleyville project, how would it be possible to introduce business practice improvements with the goal of reducing the fiscal investment in risk management?

GCU ADM 626 Module 8 Discussion

Based on the article on whistle-blowing, examine the role that whistle-blowing can play for high-level management. What sorts of protections can be put in place to ensure that lower-level employees have the right to raise concerns despite protests of mid-level superiors like in the Arlington Cemetery case?

GCU ADM 626 Week 8 Culminating Project Final Proposal

Details:

This assignment is a CLC group activity.

Review the Final Memo.

Discuss the information in your CLC group.

To complete your final proposal, develop the following:

A plan to make reductions of at least 13% in the overall budget.

Elimination of deficit spending in 3 years (given certain revenue projections provided).

An analysis of current trends for each type of revenue source.

Propose solutions that balance new revenue needs to include the impact of the financial crisis on the residential and political sectors.

Parts I and II of the assignment should be included in your final proposal. Be sure to adjust these parts of the assignment based upon feedback provided from the instructor, any new knowledge acquired since the first drafting, and the overall flow of your final proposal.

Your final proposal should include the following sections:

Summary of situation and reason for proposal (Final Project Part I) (100-150 words).

An analysis of how the town budget will be impacted by the financial crisis (Final Project Part II) (500-750 words).

Recommendations to minimize the impact of the financial crisis on critical town services (Final Project Part II) (500-750 words).

Budgeting Plans (Final Project Proposal) (250-500 words).

Instructors will be using a rubric to grade this assignment; therefore, students should review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for successful completion of the assignment.

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Refer to the directions in the Student Success Center. Only Word documents can be submitted to Turnitin.