Course: Public Administration
Capstone
Agency: United States
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Assignment 6: Portfolio
Due Week 11 and worth 130 points
Your position as the consultant is ending and it is time to submit your
complete report. In this assignment, you will make final changes for
Assignments 2 through 5 and put the sections into one document.
In addition to what you have already completed and compiled for this portfolio,
you should write a two to three (2-3) page conclusion in which you:
1. Describe your
final three to five (3-5) observations about the success of the agency,
highlighting the value of the agency to U.S. citizens, its success at meeting
its goals, and areas where it can improve.
2. Recommend two
or three (2-3) strategies for improvement, providing sound justification for
each.
3. Describe your
experience in researching the agency and interviewing representatives,
highlighting the value the project has to your career, the positive elements,
and the challenges you faced during the process.
4. Include the
required sections with appropriate titles in the portfolio.
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 the following sections in
the portfolio:
·
o
Title Page (Cover Page)
o
§
The cover page must contain the
title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course
title, and the date.
o
Table of Contents
o
Assignments 2-5 with specific
headers / titles
o
Conclusion
o
Reference Page
o
Appendices
The specific course learning outcomes associated
with this assignment are:
·
Recommend ways to improve
specific areas of public administration.
·
Analyze the fundamental
components of effective budgeting, including sources of revenue, political
influences, purposes, types, and accountability of program administrators.
·
Use technology and information
resources to research issues in public administration.
·
Write clearly and concisely about
public administration using proper writing mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on
answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing
skills, using the following rubric.
