Through public administration, we define who we are as a nation, from economics to pollution to civil rights. But what exactly does it mean to be a public administrator, and how does public administration influence the lives of citizens? Write a 3–4 page paper in which you answer the following: What is public administration? Why is it important? Provide an overview of its purpose and function in America. Title this section Public Administration. Compare and contrast public administration and business administration. Provide two specific examples of how the fields are different and two examples of how they are the same. Title this section Public and Business Administration. What kinds of occupations are found in public administration? Provide three examples: one from a nonprofit administration, one from the federal government, and one from a state or local government. Describe the job functions and requirements of these roles. Title this section Occupations in Public Administration. In thinking about your own career goals, how does knowledge of the field of public administration apply to your current or future plans? Title this section My Career Goals. Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements: This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The library is your home for SWS assistance, including citations and formatting. Please refer to the Library site for all support. Check with your professor for any additional instructions. Use a minimum of three professional references. (Wikipedia is not accepted in this class.) Keep in mind the Master of Public Administration Library Guide for a list of databases focused on Public Administration and for guidance on library research in general. The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is as follows: Review the foundational concepts and constructs of public administration. View Rubric Public Administration: The Foundation of Public Service Public Administration: The Foundation of Public Service Criteria Ratings Pts What is public administration? Why is it important? Provide an overview of its purpose and function in America (25%). view longer description 25 to >22.49 pts Exemplary Thoroughly defined public administration and its importance, and provided a thorough overview of its purpose and function in America. 22.49 to >19.99 pts Competent Satisfactorily defined public administration and its importance, and satisfactorily provided an overview of its purpose and function in America. 19.99 to >17.49 pts Needs Improvement Partially defined public administration and its importance, and partially provided an overview of its purpose and function in America. 17.49 to >0 pts Unacceptable Did not submit or incompletely defined public administration and its importance, and did not provide an overview of its purpose and function in America. / 25 pts Compare and contrast public administration and business administration. Provide two specific examples of how the fields are different and two examples of how they are the same (20%). view longer description 20 to >17.99 pts Exemplary Thoroughly compared and contrasted public administration and business administration. Provided two specific examples of how the fields are different and two examples of how they are the same. 17.99 to >15.99 pts Competent Satisfactorily compared and contrasted public administration and business administration. Provided two specific examples of how the fields are different and two examples of how they are the same. 15.99 to >13.99 pts Needs Improvement Partially compared and contrasted public administration and business administration. Provided two specific examples of how the fields are different and two examples of how they are the same. 13.99 to >0 pts Unacceptable Did not submit or incompletely compared and contrasted public administration and business administration. Did not submit or incompletely provided two specific examples of how the fields are different and two examples of how they are the same. / 20 pts What kinds of occupations are found in public administration? Provide three examples: one from nonprofit administration, one from federal government, and one from state or local government. Describe the job functions and requirements of these roles (20%). view longer description 20 to >17.99 pts Exemplary Thoroughly discussed occupations in public administration. Thoroughly provided three examples: one from nonprofit administration, one from federal government, and one from state or local government. Thoroughly described the job functions and requirements of these roles. 17.99 to >15.99 pts Competent Satisfactorily discussed occupations in public administration. Satisfactorily provided three examples: one from nonprofit administration, one from federal government, and one from state or local government. Satisfactorily described the job functions and requirements of these roles. 15.99 to >13.99 pts Needs Improvement Partially discussed occupations in public administration. Partially provided three examples: one from nonprofit administration, one from federal government, and one from state or local government. Partially described the job functions and requirements of these roles. 13.99 to >0 pts Unacceptable Did not submit or incompletely discussed occupations in public administration. Did not submit or incompletely provided three examples: one from nonprofit administration, one from federal government, and one from state or local government. Did not submit or incompletely described the job functions and requirements of these roles. / 20 pts In thinking about your own career goals, how does knowledge of the field of public administration apply to your current or future plans? (20%). view longer description 20 to >17.99 pts Exemplary Thoroughly discussed how knowledge of the field of public administration applies to your current or future plans. 17.99 to >15.99 pts Competent Satisfactorily discussed how knowledge of the field of public administration applies to your current or future plans. 15.99 to >13.99 pts Needs Improvement Partially discussed how knowledge of the field of public administration applies to your current or future plans. 13.99 to >0 pts Unacceptable Did not submit or incompletely discussed how knowledge of the field of public administration apply to your current or future plans. / 20 pts Three references (5%). view longer description 5 to >4.49 pts Exemplary Exceeded number of required references; all references were high-quality choices. 4.49 to >3.99 pts Competent Met number of required references; all references were high-quality choices. 3.99 to >3.49 pts Needs Improvement Did not meet the required number of references; some or all references were poor-quality choices. 3.49 to >0 pts Unacceptable No references provided. / 5 pts Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements (10%). view longer description 10 to >8.99 pts Exemplary 0–2 errors present. 8.99 to >8 pts Competent 3–4 errors present. 8 to >7 pts Needs Improvement 5–6 errors present. 7 to >0 pts Unacceptable More than six errors present. / 10 pts Total Points: 0 Choose a submission type Select submission type TextText Select submission type UploadUpload I agree to the tool’s End-User License Agreement This assignment submission is my own, original work
