Week 1 – Assignment 1: Assess Political Decision Making

Instructions

Policy development and administration require dedicated efforts, sharing for information, debating, and negotiating the policy content, and allocating of resources to ensure policies are administered and maintained efficiently.

As a Policy Analyst with the National Park Service (NPS) within the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI), develop a policy memorandum that addresses the regulatory mandates for fire protection within the national parks across the southern states within the United States. Your memorandum should address three areas of your choice, and then explain why it is important to promote and ensure the delivery of adequate fire protection training for employees and warning systems for state residents. Be sure you consider the policy cycle when writing your policy memorandum. Your policy memorandum should address the following:

Identify the mission of the Department of Interior and the National Park Service.

Illustrate the importance of policy mandates in public organizations, including limitations, benefits, and challenges.

Explain why it is important that NPS agency staff have adequate training regarding fire protection.

Evaluate current NPS fire policies and assess for efficiency.

Length: 2-4 pages, not including title and reference pages.

References: Include a minimum of 3 scholarly resources.

Your policy memorandum should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts that are presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect graduate-level writing and APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University's Academic Integrity Policy.

European Geoscience Union (n.d.). The policy cycle. European Geoscience Union

Hellmann, D. J. (2017). The National Park Service at 100. Akron Law Review, 50(1), 1–76

Rahman, K. S. (2018). Policymaking as power-building. Southern California Interdisciplinary Law Journal, 27(2), 315–377

U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. https://ncuone.ncu.edu/d2l/le/content/229563/viewContent/2020225/View

Weiglet, C., & Shittu, E. (2016). Competition, regulatory policy, and firms’ resource investments: The case of renewable energy technologies

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Week 2 – Assignment: Examine the Impact of Economic Policies on Society

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Instructions

As the vice president for fiscal operations and policy with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, you have been asked to create a PowerPoint presentation that addresses the following:

Describe the role of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Assess the CFPB’s enforcement policies and explain three steps CFPB takes to protect customers from financial institutions.

Explain the CFPB’s rulemaking process.

Critique the CFPB’s whistleblower protection policy and make recommendations regarding any changes you would implement.

Length: 8-10 slides, not including the cover and reference slides.

References: Include a minimum of 3 scholarly resources.

Your presentation should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University's Academic Integrity Policy

Baghestani, H., & Palmer, P. (2017). On the dynamics of U.S. consumer sentiment and economic policy assessment. Applied Economics, 49(3), 227–237

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. https://www.consumerfinance.gov/

Monetary and Fiscal Policy. (2018). Regulation, 41(1), 8–13

Sabin, P. (2016). “Everything has a price”: Jimmy Carter and the Struggle for Balance in Federal Regulatory Policy. Journal of Policy History, 28(1)

Stein, H. (2017). America can still do big things: Dispelling the fiscal hysteria that thwarts good public policy. Harvard Law & Policy Review, 11(1)

Zhi Da, Warachka, M., & Hayong Yun. (2018). Fiscal policy, consumption risk, and stock returns: Evidence from U.S. states. Journal of Financial