PAD 505 Week 10 Assignment 5: Multiyear Plans and Analysis

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Preparation

  • Review the document titled “City of Charlottesville 2010 Annual Comprehensive Plan” located in the course shell.

Write a three to four (3-4) page paper in which you:

1.     Review the “City of Charlottesville 2010 Annual Comprehensive Plan” and then complete Exercise 1 on page 152 using Exhibits C and D in the Annual Report and Table 9.4 on page 148. Change the title headers to the agency name. Save the Excel File as the agency’s name and include the Multiyear Plan.

2.     Analyze the comparison of ratios.

3.     Analyze the measures of liquidity.

4.     Analyze the long-term solvency.

5.     Analyze asset management rations.

 

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. 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 specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Evaluate a budgeting system at any governmental level.
  • Analyze the scope and sequence of budgeting in terms of sources of revenues, purpose of government expenditures, budget cycles, budget preparation, and debt administration.
  • Examine the key components of developing multiyear plans and analyses.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in public budgeting and finance.
  • Write clearly and concisely about public budgeting and finance using proper writing mechanics.

Component #1: Developmental Considerations in Counseling

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Component #1: Developmental Considerations in Counseling

1) When using interventions with children and adolescents, the developmental level of the client is an important consideration. Discuss the effect of developmental levels on both the choice of intervention and the potential effectiveness of an intervention.

2) What would a developmentally savvy counselor need to take into consideration when planning assessment and interventions for those in mid-adolescence?

3) How might a counselor explain what “counseling” is to a low-ability 14 year old boy? To a gifted 10-year-old? To a high school senior with average intellectual ability?

Component #2: Individual Counseling Process

1) Discuss the stages of the counseling process when working with hypothetical client Nancy, a 12-year-old adolescent who was recently adopted from the foster care system and is having difficulties with her new younger siblings.

2) Discuss the construct “resistance” in terms of:

-How can it be conceptualized?

-What might contribute to it?

-How might it be reframed as something positive?

-What are some appropriate counseling responses to it, including strategies for working with it?

3) Discuss termination issues related to counseling children and adolescents, citing at least six strategies that can potentially help both counselor and client to end the counseling relationship appropriately.

Component #3: Ethical and Multicultural Considerations

1) What are the legal and ethical concerns when working with a minor who was referred for counseling by his or her teacher? Specifically cite applicable ASCA and AACC ethical standards.

2) What theoretical orientation(s) will you primarily use when counseling students and why? Identify how you considered culture in your theoretical orientation choices. 

Component #4: Brief Counseling

1) Describe the eight characteristics of brief counseling.

2) Give an example of each characteristic.

3) Brief counseling is simply a tool for helping people. Under what circumstances is brief counseling an appropriate tool?An inappropriate tool?

4) How does the brief counseling model differ from a psychodynamic (humanistic, Adlerian) approach?

Component #5: Play Therapy

For each of the following scenarios, decide which of the play therapy skills described in the Vernon text (tracking, restating content, reflecting feelings, returning responsibility to the child, using the child’s metaphor, and limit setting) you would use to respond to the child. Generate several different responses to each one, remembering that you can combine several kinds of skills in a single response.

1.      Glenda, a 6-year-old, was referred because she seems to be extremely distressed about her parents’ recent divorce. She comes into her third play therapy session frowning and crying, sits down, and says, “I hate my mom. I wanted to play, and she made me come here.”

 

2.      Lee Su (7) is a Chinese American. She has been referred for getting into repeated fights on the playground, which she has contended are started by other people. She arranges the green soldiers in one line and the tan soldiers in another line, and (with lots of sound effects – yelling ethnic slurs, screaming in pain) has the tan soldiers wipe out the green soldiers. As she is doing this, she seems to get angrier and angrier.

3.    Christina, an 8-year-old whose presenting problem is anxiety and depression, begins to draw a picture, turns to you, and says, “I am going to paint this picture for you. What do you want me to paint?”

Component #6 Counseling At-Risk Children/Adolescents

1) Using McWhirter and colleagues’ (2007) framework for prevention and intervention, discuss the types of interventions you would utilize and structures you would want to have in place to work with the following problems faced by children and adolescents at risk:

– Suicidal children and adolescents

– Substance abuse & addiction

– Depressive disorders in children and adolescents

2) When would you have to breach confidentiality and what obligations do you have to your young client with regard to privacy?

3) When is a referral to outside resources warranted?

 

 

 

Communication Dicussion Question 5

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First discuss how communication functions in your everyday life? Where do you see yourself having strengths in communication? What are your weaknesses? Secondly, discuss an organization to which your currently belong. How does the organization tell their story?


1. Understand the concepts

3.  Know how to apply them to your life and a situation from your life OR the posted assignment

Here is the protocol for posting and contributing to an online discussion:

 

  1. You are expected to participate in an initial post by Wednesday, 11:59pm as well as  two peer responses no later than Sunday, 11:59pm.
  1. You should begin at least one thread and provide at least two posts in response to other participants’ threads. 
  1. Posting should be a minimum of one short paragraph and a maximum of two paragraphs.  Word totals for each post should be in the 150-200 words range.  Whether you agree or disagree explain why with supporting evidence and concepts from the readings or a related experience.  Include a reference, link, or citation when appropriate.
  1. Be organized in your thoughts and ideas.
  1. Incorporate correlations with the assigned readings or topics.
  1. Stay on topic. 
  1. Provide evidence of critical, college-level thinking and thoughtfulness in your responses or interactions.  Avoid summarizing.
  1. Contribute to the learning community by being creative in your approaches to topics, being relevant in the presented viewpoints, and attempting to motivate the discussion.
  1. Be aware of grammar and sentence mechanics. 
  1. Use proper etiquette.  Remember that being respectful is critical.

English

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Cause/Effect or Proposal Argument Essay

(10%)

The Specifics – this applies to BOTH option A or B

·      Must be 3-4 pages, double spaced

·      Times New Roman, 12 pt font

·      Hook and Title

·      Sources: Must include at least three acceptable sources with proper in-text citation and a Works Cited page (APA or MLA)

·      On your paper heading on the left hand side, indicate the type of essay: Cause, Effect or Proposal)

Option A: Cause OR Effect Argument Essay

Explain and argue the causes of a particular situation (an event, a phenomenon, or a trend) that interests you. Narrow your topic enough to treat it in some detail, and provide more than a mere list of causes.

In a nutshell:

·      Argue the causes of your particular topic, identifying the main and contributory causes

·      Use researched evidence (including direct quotes) to support your claims.

In addition to simply arguing the cause of a particular topic, you will need to backup your assertions with researched evidence. You will have to research your topic to find evidence that helps you argue your cause(s).

You are free to choose your own topic. You are also welcome to write an EFFECT essay (it’s one or the other for this assignment; do not write a cause and effect essay).

Structuring a Cause OR Effect Argument

Here is a general template to work off as you’re putting your paper together:

*Note: your thesis should state the MAJOR cause or effect of your situation/topic. But this thesis will be preceded with a line to briefly mention your contributory causes (two should be good for this paper length) in order to set up the paper properly.

  • Title: The causal/effect question makes a great title for your essay. Your answer to the question will be the thesis of your paper.

·      Introduction – explain the need to examine the causes or consider effects

o   Include a line about contributory causes. Then state your thesis which should include the major cause. For example: “Family disputes and the hassle of traveling are among some of the reasons why people dread the holidays. Above all else/by far/it is clear that unrealistic expectations are one of the primary/major causes of holiday stress.”

·      Background on the topic

·      Refutation of opposing arguments (this could be combined with Background in one paragraph)

·      Contributory causes or effects – discuss less important causes or effects with ONE SOURCE

·      Major cause or effect –  discuss major causes or effects with AT LEAST TWO SOURCES

·      Conclusion

Option B: Proposal Argument

This essay should do two things:

·      Convince me that a problem does, in fact, exist and is need of a solution

o   Go into detail about the problem; who does it affect, what is the relevant history and background, give me some context, what’s at stake here if nothing happens. Make it real, hard-hitting and persuasive enough to have a reader (me) care about this particular problem

o   One of your sources should provide evidence for this problem

·      Offer a solution that is practical and worthwhile

o   Be clear about the benefits of your solution and think about how you can address the following:

      • $$$  –  you don’t have to give me specific numbers, but if there’s money involved, show me where the money is coming from
      • who will be responsible for implementing it,
      • how easily it can be implemented,
      • how much time it will take to set it up and make it work,
      • what kinds of materials and labor are needed to make it work,
      • how it addresses the problem

o   You’re not necessarily proposing an original solution to a problem – you’re picking one among many existing proposed options or you can certainly come up with a hybrid of ideas or something entirely new that could still have elements backed up by research.

Picking a Topic

You can make either a practical proposal for a specific, local problem or a policy proposal that addresses a broader issue. You may write on any topic you wish, but make sure that you can deal with it adequately in a 4 page paper.

General structure

*denotes where you should include one of your three sources

·      Title:  You can be creative or stick with “A Proposal to ____”

·      Introduction – hook, context and thesis

·      *Explanation of the Problem – what is it; why does it need to be solved

·      *Explanation of Solution – your proposed solution

·      *Evidence in support of your Solution – use sources here

·      Benefits in support of your Solution – who does it impact, how, give me numbers and heartwarming stuff here

·      Refutation of Opposing Arguments – address objections to the proposal

·      Conclusion

 

 

(((pleas,don’t forget the topic and to highlight thesis statement,  and to underline purpose statement and bold ethics)))

EDU 620 Creating a UDL Instructional Plan

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EDU 620 Creating a UDL Instructional Plan

Creating a UDL Instructional Plan

This assignment is another opportunity to apply the principles of universal design for learning (UDL) in the design of instruction and assessment. In this assignment, you develop a lesson plan that incorporates UDL and effectively leverages educational technologies in the classroom. Specifically, using the Cast UDL Lesson Builder (2011) website (see instructions below on how to access this website), you will create a lesson in either English/language arts (ELA) or mathematics that includes the components listed in the content expectations, below.

Create your assignment using the content and written communication instructions below. Use the Grading Rubric to review your assignment before submission to ensure you have met the distinguished performance for each of the components described below. For additional assistance, review the Week Five Instructor Guidance page and, if needed, contact the instructor for further clarifications using the “Ask Your Instructor” discussion forum.

There are two parts to this assignment: Part I is an actual instructional plan and Part II is a final summary.

To prepare for Part I, you must first log onto the CAST UDL Lesson Builder (2011) website. Create a free account. Next, click on “Create, Save & Edit My Own UDL Lesson Plans” and begin constructing single lesson for a specific grade level focusing on either reading/language arts or math only. Each respective portion of the plan is inserted by selecting “Edit” and are detailed below in the Part I Content Expectations. For more information on each part of the lesson plan, click on the “More Information” button located in the lesson plan builder. 

Note: Not all parts of the lesson plan will be used. Read the Content Instructions below to ensure you complete each component that is required.

Content Instructions

·         Lesson Overview (1 point): Include the title, author, subject, grade level(s), and duration of the lesson. (Lesson should be 30 to 90 minutes long, depending on your population.) 

·         Lesson Description for the Day (0.5 point): Include a brief description of the essential learning to be experienced by students and practiced during the lesson. Include the approximate duration of the lesson (30 to 90 minutes total). 

·         State Standard/s (1 point): Include the state grade-level standard this lesson aligns with. Include the whole standard rather than just its label (see Instructor Guidance for an example). You may use a standard from the Common Core State Standards or your own state standards.

·         Lesson Goals (1 point): Also known as the lesson objectives. Construct one to two content-specific objectives for lesson. The objectives should be written in student terms and contain a single, observable, and measurable verb indicating the skill in students will be assessed for during instruction.

·         Teaching Methods:

o    Describe the anticipatory set (1 point)

o    Address how you will introduce and model new knowledge (1 point)

o    Describe the guided practice (1 point)

o    Describe the independent practice (1 point)

o    Wrap-Up (Closing) (1 point): Explain how you will close the lesson and in what manner students will debrief from the learning experience.

·         Assessment (1.5 points): Describe what you will assess during the lesson (formative assessment) as described in either or both the guided practice and/or independent practice stages of the lesson. 

·         Save your instructional plan as a doc. file and upload it along with Part II to the classroom for evaluation.

Written Communication Instructions

·         Syntax and Mechanics (1 point): Display meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar.

Part Two – Analysis/Summary Content Instructions

·         Reflection (3 points): In a separate two-to-three page Word document, include a reflection in which you address the following questions:

o    How does your lesson serve as motivation for learners?

o    How does your lesson stimulate critical thinking in your students?

o    How does the lesson model a non-threatening environment providing differentiated learning opportunities without isolating students?

Written Communication Instructions

·         Length Requirement (0.5 point): Two to three pages not including the title and references pages.

·         Syntax and Mechanics (0.5 points): Display meticulous comprehension and organization of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar.

·         Source Requirement (0.5 points): Utilize at least two scholarly resources and the Edyburn (2013) textbook. All sources on the references page need to be used and cited correctly within the body of the assignment.

·         APA Formatting (1 point): Use APA formatting consistently throughout the assignment. Refer to the Ashford University Writing Center for assistance with APA style and formatting or your copy of the APA Style Manual.

 

 

Terminating Government Contracts

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According to the Congressional Budget Office, Civilian agencies obligated over $435 billion in fiscal year 2012 for services–80 percent of total civilian spending on contracts. Service acquisitions have suffered from termination of contracts.  Imagine that you are a contracts officer for the Internal Revenue Services (IRS), and that your supervisor has tasked you with the procurement of a new software system for processing tax returns. 

 

Review “Contracting Officer’s Decision” in Chapter 22 of the textbook and the information from the following Websites:

 

 

Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

 

  1. Examine the manner in which termination for default can be categorized as both a cost savings measure and a creator of additional cost. Provide one (1) example to support your response. 
  2. Conclude the manner in which the termination for default clause impacts contracts when it is also both a cost savings method and a creator of cost mechanism.  Provide a rationale for your response.
  3. Provide your opinion as to whether or not the Contract Disputes Act overlaps the FAR’s Standard Disputes clause. Justify your position. Suggest language that would merge the two (2) acts, thus streamlining the dispute process and making it timelier.
  4. Predict two (2) ramifications of a failure to terminate the entire contract and opting to engage in a partial termination. Compare and contrast the major differences between a partial termination and a deductive change. Provide two (2) examples that depict the necessity of each of these types of termination clauses.
  5. Debate whether or not the contracting officer holds too much power where the awarding of government contracts is concerned. Propose a checks-and-balances system that provides two (2) standards for ensuring that the contracting officer: a) does not have the sole choice in vendor selection; and b) is not in a position to be enticed to award a contract that would invite impropriety. Provide a rationale for your response.
  6. Use at least five (5) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource. 

 

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 specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 

  • Describe the legal and administrative framework and socio-economic considerations of the federal procurement process.
  • Compare and contrast the consequences and remedies of “termination for default” and “termination for convenience.”
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues in procurement and contract law.
  • Write clearly and concisely about procurement and contract law using correct grammar and mechanics.

Question

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PAD 530 Week 6

 

Week 6 Discussion 1

Chronic Health Issues and the Public Workplace” Please respond to the following:

Analyze the issues involved in controlling costs for disabled and chronically ill employees. Discuss two major challenges and recommend two strategies your agency will implement.

 

From the e-Activity and the information found in the textbook about health challenges and managers’ responsibilities, recommend a resolution to the following scenario: Over the past 12 months, 10 employees in your agency of 200 employees have been diagnosed with chronic illnesses and this has caused the agency over $200,000 in costs related to insurance coverage, short- and long-term disability, sick leave, FMLA, and unpaid leave. Implementation of a comprehensive workplace health program would be ideal. However, to implement the program, the agency would have downsize (or lay off) at least 10% of the workforce and increase insurance costs for the remaining employees. Discuss at least one way to implement a health coverage program without downsizing or recommend a strategy the agency can implement to address a win-win for everyone.

Week 6 eActivity

Go to the Healthy States Website, which provides information and resources on many public health issues. Be prepared to discuss.

 

Week 6 Discussion 2

“Public Employees’ Liability for Constitutional Torts” Please respond to the following:

Debate It: Take a position for or against this statement: Public sector employees charged with offenses outside of the workplace should be held accountable and liable for their actions – written reprimand, administrative leave, or dismissal from public service. Provide two reasons and examples to support your position.  

 

Hypothesize a situation in which a public administrator or employee should have the constitutional right to disobey a directive ordered by a superior. Provide at two reasons and examples to support your position.   

 

 

 

English Prospectus “outline”

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The Specifics

·      Must be 6-8 pages, double spaced

·      Times New Roman, 12 pt font

·      Hook and Title

·      Note the Essay Option

·      Attach visual, if applicable

·      Sources: Must include at least FIVE acceptable sources with proper in-text citation and a Works Cited page (APA or MLA)

 

The Requirements

Prospectus

Please follow this template:

·      One to two pages

·      List your option

·      Will you be using an existing essay or starting fresh with a new topic?

·      Working Thesis Statement

·      Draft outline/organization – give me a general, brief sense of where you envision this paper heading

·      Sources – list out the sources you’ve already identified and a general word on the types of sources you’re hoping to access very soon

o   My hope is to find another source that explains the type of philosophical reasons that exist for people to not get vaccinated

o   I want to find something that shows the inaccuracies of the internet

o   I want to hopefully find a quote from a doctor that is annoyed with people using the internet to diagnose themselves

 

·      Questions for me, challenges you’re running into, concerns, etc. These will be discussed during your individual mid-term conference with me.

Annotated Bibliography

You’ll need at least five sources for this paper. In this assignment, you’ll be required to list out all your sources, provide a summary, and tell me how you’re planning on applying it to your argument/paper. We will discuss this in greater detail in the coming weeks.

Oral Presentation

Each student will share their final project in a 10 minute presentation. You’re encouraged to utilize visuals, media, Prezi/PPT. Provide a high-level overview of your project; make it engaging and interesting.

Final Paper

The whole shebang. This is where it all comes together in one nice, pretty, well-researched and organized paper.

 

 

Justification Report – Part 3

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In Assignments 2.1 (Part 1) and 2.2 (Part 2) ( AT THE ATTACHED) of the Justification Report, you built up the major parts of your formal, researched justification report (Problem Statement, Overview of Alternatives, Criteria, Methods, Evaluation of Alternatives, Findings and Analysis, and References). For Part 3 you will begin by inserting your revisions of Parts 1 and 2 based on your instructor’s suggestions. Then, you will include a few new sections. Note: Some sections presented below are out of order so pay attention to where the section should go (for instance, the Transmittal should be the second page of your report based on the provided template). It is essential that you present the final report in the correct section order.

Use the basic outline below to draft your paper. Organize your responses to each question under the following section headings:

  • Preliminary Parts (for Question 1)
  • Introduction (for Question 2)
    • Problem Statement (for Question 2b)
    • Terminology (for Question 2c)
    • Major Sections of the Report (for Question 2d)
    • Scope and Limitations of the Research (for Question 2e)
  • Recommendation (for Question 3)
  • References (for Question 4)

Using the provided template from Week 7, write Part 3 to complete a single-spaced report in which you:

  1. Create the preliminary parts of the report that precede the Introduction (after reading Chapter 11 in the textbook). Each element (1a to 1d) appears on a separate page (1a should be page 1, 1b should be page 2, etc.). The preliminary part includes:
    1. Title Page
    2. Transmittal (stand-alone business letter)
    3. Table of Contents
    4. Executive Summary
  2. Create an introduction that tells what your report is about. The introduction includes:
    1. Begin with a general introduction paragraph that gives the reader any needed background information on the company or problem.
    2. Include the Problem Statement that you already created and revised in Part 1.
    3. Include terms that readers will need to know in order to understand the report.
    4. Briefly summarize the major sections and findings of the report developed in Parts 1 and 2. Note: This is in addition to including the revised sections not instead of including the revised previous sections from Parts 1 and 2.
    5. Discuss what your report will cover and what it will not (including limitations such as research, time, information, or any other factors the reader should consider when reading the report).
  3. Create the Recommendation section of the Report.
    1. Provide a one to two (1-2) sentence recommendation based on what your Evaluation of Alternatives and Findings and Analysis sections have determined is the most feasible alternative (i.e., solution) to the problem in the Problem Statement.
  4. Create the References section, which goes at the end of the Report by pasting in your revised References page.

Note: Remember to organize the report by the section headings. The report should reflect a style and format appropriate for business; single spacing and bullet points are acceptable for formal business reports.

Your assignment must:

  • Be typed, single 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, your 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 specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

  • Support ideas or claims in body paragraphs with clear details, examples, and explanations.
  • Organize ideas logically by using transitional words, phrases, and sentences.
  • Use sentence variety and effective word choice in written communication.
  • Apply writing process strategies to develop formal business reports and / or proposals.
  • Use technology and information resources to research issues related to selected topics.
  • Write clearly and concisely using proper writing mechanics.

Philosophy 7

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Recall from our unit on logic and critical thinking that we are subject to confirmation biasPreview the documentView in a new window. This is the idea that we notice information that confirms our beliefs and we tend to ignore information that disconfirms them. We also read about Rapoport’s rulesPreview the documentView in a new window. When we evaluate arguments we try to give the strongest version of them we can. We could extend this idea that positions people hold. If we are interested in the truth, then we should consider the strongest argument we know of for that position. Together, Let’s evaluate the arguments for the existence of God that we have studied so far with confirmation bias and Rapoport’s rules in mind.

  • Review confirmation bias
  • Review rapoport’s rules
  • Evaluate the Arguments for the Existence of God

For your initial post, identify the argument for the existence of God that you think is the strongest. Note: this is possible regardless of whether you are actually convinced by this argument or if you actually agree with the conclusion that God exists. Briefly explain why you think this is the best argument of those we have studied. This should take one or two paragraphs (100 words or more each). 

In addition, explain the objection that you think is the best objection AGAINST the argument for the existence of God that you selected above. Here we are trying to avoid confirmation bias by trying to falsify the best argument in favor of a position. This should be done in another one or two paragraphs (100 words or more each). This initial post is due Thursday, Mar. 30