RES 562 Week 6 Learning Team Assignment Stakeholder Recommendation Paper and Presentation Updated

Resources: Stanley Park Project White Papers due in Week Three and City of Kelsey Virtual Organization
Write a recommendation of no more than 2,450 words recommendation to your assigned stakeholder in which you address the following:
·         The community situation for City of Kelsey
·         The effect of the community situation on your approach to the program evaluation
·         The performance measurement tools used to evaluate the program
·         The ideal alternatives from your stakeholder’s perspective
·         The practical alternatives from your stakeholder’s perspective
·         Proposed improvements to the Stanley Park Project
Create an 8- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which you advocate the Stanley Park Project analysis to your assigned stakeholder.
Format your paper and presentation consistent with APA guidelines.

RES 562 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment City Council Advisement Paper Updated

The City of Kelsey is experiencing a budget crisis. A federal grant for the police department was recently cut. The mayor of the City of Kelsey must decide the appropriateness of allocating funds to public safety or to plans for the Stanley Park Project. The mayor and the city council drafted a list of critical questions to assist in decision making.
Resource: City of Kelsey Virtual Organization
Write a response of no more than 2,450 words to the following questions:
·         What are the advantages and disadvantages of conducting a cost-benefit analysis when examining programs and policies for the City of Kelsey?
·         What tools might you use to analyze policy decisions for the City of Kelsey?
·         How might your selection of these tools differ when analyzing policy decisions for the private sector?
·         How do ethics affect the evaluation of the Stanley Park Project when competing with the school district for funds?
·         What conflicts might occur for the City of Kelsey between ethics and analytical results in evaluating the value of the Stanley Park Project?
Format your document consistent with APA guidelines.

RES 562 Week 4 Learning Team Assignment Evaluation Research Article Summary Paper Updated

All key elements of the assignment are covered in a substantive way.
A peer-reviewed journal article (from the past five years) on a program evaluation is critiqued.
The evaluation process in the article is described.
The evaluation tools are described.
The evaluation recommendations or policy arguments are summarized
The conclusion of the author(s) is discussed.
Paragraph transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the memo.
The tone is appropriate to the content and assignment.
Sentences are complete, clear, and concise.
Sentences are well constructed, strong, and varied.
Sentence transitions are present and maintain the flow of thought.
The paper—including tables and graphs, headings, title page, and reference page—meets course-level requirements.
Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference page.
Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed.
Spelling is correct.

RES 562 Week 3 Individual Assignment Stanley Park Project White Paper Updated

The City of Kelsey has posted a notice of public meeting and a variety of memos describing the proposed Stanley Park Project. As the program analyst for the City of Kelsey, you must evaluate the predicted value of the project to the community. You must present your evaluation to the city council.
Resource: City of Kelsey Virtual Organization
Write a paper of no more than 1,750 words paper in which you complete the following:
·         Determine what information might be important for the city to collect in order to evaluate the predicted value of the Stanley Park Project to the community.
·         Explain the value of the information needed to the evaluation of the program.
·         Describe the use of normative futures in goals and agenda setting for the Stanley Park Project.
·         Explain how this information may be used in setting project goals and objectives.
·         Develop program performance measures based on program goals and objectives.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

RES 562 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Measure Identification Paper Updated

All key elements of the assignment are covered in a substantive way.
Two program performance measures are identified.
The measures are classified as quantitative or qualitative.
An assessment of the performance measures’ adequacy is included.
Paragraph transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the memo.
The tone is appropriate to the content and assignment.
Sentences are complete, clear, and concise.
Sentences are well constructed, strong, and varied.
Sentence transitions are present and maintain the flow of thought.
The paper—including tables and graphs, headings, title page, and reference page—meets course-level requirements.
Intellectual property is recognized with in-text citations and a reference page.
Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed.
Spelling is correct.

RES 562 Week 2 Individual Assignment Policy Presentation Updated

Identify a state or local policy that affects your organization or community.
Create an 8- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation in which you complete the following:
·         Use the phases of the policy-making process, policy models, and the policy cycle to explain how the policy was developed.
·         Describe the qualitative and quantitative tools used to measure policy performance.
·         Differentiate between the appropriateness of qualitative or quantitative tools to measure the performance of the policy.
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.

RES 562 Week 1 Individual Assignment Job Description Memo Updated

Emily Bicchieri is a newly elected city council member in the City of Kelsey. As part of her orientation to her new position, Ms. Bicchieri wants to learn the roles and functions of the people she must rely on for information. Ms. Bicchieri has heard that you will be briefing her on policies and program; therefore, she would like to know more about your role as the policy analyst for the City of Kelsey.
Resource: Appendix 3 of Public Policy Analysis
Write a memo explaining your role as a policy analyst.
Include the following in your memo:
·         The purpose of program evaluation
·         An explanation of the process of policy analysis in the larger context of program evaluation
·         A description of delivery methods you might use to present the information