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PAD 505 Education Organization / snaptutorial.com

For more classes visit<br>www.snaptutorial.com<br><br>Assignment 1 The Operating Budget<br>Due Week 4 and worth 250 points<br>Write a four to five (4-5) page paper, titled Part I: The Operating Budget for the (Selected Agency) in which you separate the content into sections:<br>1. Provide background information about the agency, mission, goals, objectives, departments, and strategic plan. (Title this section Introduction.)<br>2. Describe the budget of the agency by addressing the following items: (Title this section Budget Overview.)<br>

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  1. PAD 505 Education Organization / snaptutorial.com

  2. PAD 505 Education Organization / snaptutorial.com PAD 505 Assignment 1 The Operating Budget For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Assignment 1 The Operating Budget Due Week 4 and worth 250 points Write a four to five (4-5) page paper, titled Part I: The Operating Budget for the (Selected Agency) in which you separate the content into sections: 1. Provide background information about the agency, mission, goals, objectives, departments, and strategic plan. (Title this section Introduction.) 2. Describe the budget of the agency by addressing the following items: (Title this section Budget

  3. PAD 505 Education Organization / snaptutorial.com PAD 505 Assignment 2 The Capital Budget For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Assignment 2:The Capital Budget Due Week 6 and worth 280 points Refer the Scenario for Assignments 1–e e 5. Forecast salaries, revenue estimating, and prepare the capital budget. Using the budget from the selected agency, write a five to six (5-6)page paper in which you: Analyze the agency’s compensation for employees. Provide a rationale on what the costs and benefits would be for a 2 percent, 4 percent, or 5 percent pay increase for the fiscal year 2014. In your forecast,

  4. PAD 505 Education Organization / snaptutorial.com PAD 505 Assignment 3 Presenting the Budget For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Assignment 3: Presenting the Budget Due Week 8 and worth 300 points Refer the Scenario for Assignments 1–e e 5. Prepare the financial plan and budget justification proposal. The agency is contracted to work with New York City on several capital projects. To proceed with negotiations, an analysis of the city’s financial documents must be considered. Review the New York City Financial Plan, located at http://www.nyc.gov/html/omb/downloads/pdf/fp6_12.pdf, to answer questions listed. (Title this section “New York City Financial Plan”)

  5. PAD 505 Education Organization / snaptutorial.com PAD 505 Assignment 4 Implementing the Budget For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Assignment 4: Implementing the Budget Due Week 9 and worth 225 points Refer the Scenario for Assignments 1–e 5. Prepare a variance report for theselected agency. Refer to Table 8.4 in Chapter 8 (page 133). Write a three to four (3-4) page paper addressing the criteria below.(Note:Change the title of the report to reflect the selected agency’s name and the years to 2013-2014.)

  6. PAD 505 Education Organization / snaptutorial.com PAD 505 Assignment 5 Multiyear Plans and Analysis For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Assignment 4: Implementing the Budget Due Week 9 and worth 225 points Refer the Scenario for Assignments 1–e 5. Prepare a variance report for theselected agency. Refer to Table 8.4 in Chapter 8 (page 133).

  7. PAD 505 Education Organization / snaptutorial.com PAD 505 Week 1 Discussion 1 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com The Craft of Budgeting” Please respond to the following: From the first e-Activity, evaluate the relationship between Congress and the President and discuss two (2) reasons why the presidential duties may conflict with the role of Congress. Justify your response with examples.

  8. PAD 505 Education Organization / snaptutorial.com PAD 505 Week 1 Discussion 2 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com “Government Budgeting and Expenditures” Please respond to the following: Based on the second e-Activity that focuses on the Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2014 and 2015, analyze the president’s messages and the three (3) budgets you selected. Discuss four (4) governmental expenditures that you believe will have a significant impact on the national economy. Justify your response with examples.

  9. PAD 505 Education Organization / snaptutorial.com PAD 505 Week 2 Discussion 1 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com “Organizing Budget Data and Chart of Accounts” Please respond to the following: From the first e-Activity, discuss three (3) major government programs that impact federal spending and whether any of the programs can be realistically cut. Justify your response with examples.

  10. PAD 505 Education Organization / snaptutorial.com PAD 505 Week 2 Discussion 2 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com “Organizing Budget Data and Chart of Accounts” Please respond to the following: From the first e-Activity, discuss three (3) major government programs that impact federal spending and whether any of the programs can be realistically cut. Justify your response with examples. “Budgeting 101” Please respond to the following:

  11. PAD 505 Education Organization / snaptutorial.com PAD 505 Week 3 Discussion 1 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Preparing the Operating Budget” Please respond to the following: From the e-Activities, discuss two (2) differences between Michigan’s budget and your state budget in terms of budget process, financial reporting, and costs analysis (fixed costs, step-fixed costs, and variable costs). Justify your response with examples.

  12. PAD 505 Education Organization / snaptutorial.com PAD 505 Week 3 Discussion 2 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com The Budget” Please respond to the following: From the first e-Activity, discuss four (4) governmental expenditures that you believe will have a significant impact on your local economy over the next year. Justify your response with examples Discuss two to three (2-3) challenges an administrator may face when developing and reviewing

  13. PAD 505 Education Organization / snaptutorial.com PAD 505 Week 4 Discussion 1 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Revenue Estimating” Please respond to the following: From the e-Activity about the “Annual Population Estimates 2000 to 2009,” analyze and forecast a comparison of the population growth rate from 2010 through 2016 of the State of Michigan and your state. Provide these figures in your response for each year. Based on your prediction for the years 2015 and 2016, discuss the impact of each state’s population increase on the four (4) highest discretionary spending accounts. Note: Please refer back to Week 3 and review the State of Michigan and your state’s budget.

  14. PAD 505 Education Organization / snaptutorial.com PAD 505 Week 4 Discussion 2 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com “Trend Analysis” Please respond to the following: Discuss at least two (2) challenges an administrator should consider when preparing a trend analysis over a five (5) year period. Justify your response.

  15. PAD 505 Education Organization / snaptutorial.com PAD 505 Week 5 Discussion 1 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com “Life Cycle Costing” Please respond to the following: From the first e-Activity, discuss at what point an administrator should decide when the product should be terminated during the life cycle analysis. Justify your response with reasons and an example. Discuss two to three (2-3) actions an administrator should review consistently to alleviate over budgeting for operating and maintenance costs of a capital project.

  16. PAD 505 Education Organization / snaptutorial.com PAD 505 Week 5 Discussion 2 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com “Cost-Benefit Analysis” Please respond to the following: From second e-Activity (Parts 1–IV), assume that you submitted your analysis that recommended Project A to your superior. She, however, negated your analysis and chose Project B. Support your recommendation with at least two (2) reasons for accepting the financial implications of Project A. Discuss at least one advantage and one disadvantage of ex ante analysis and ex post analysis. Justify your answer with examples.

  17. PAD 505 Education Organization / snaptutorial.com PAD 505 Week 6 Discussion 1 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com “The Financial Plan” Please respond to the following: Based on the e-Activities, assess and explain the restrictions placed on state and local government debt in your state. Provide examples to support your answer. (Provide the Websites’ URLs in your discussion when using the discussion thread in the online course shell.) Identify at least two (2) methods needed to avoid restriction limits.

  18. PAD 505 Education Organization / snaptutorial.com PAD 505 Week 6 Discussion 2 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com “Budget Decisions” Please respond to the following: Discuss the major challenges that you believe the public will encounter as a result of the proposed budget. Justify your answer with examples. Speculate on the optimal stage during the budget decision making these challenges could be minimized. Justify your answer with examples.

  19. PAD 505 Education Organization / snaptutorial.com PAD 505 Week 7 Discussion 1 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com “Presenting the Budget” Please respond to the following: From the first e-Activity, discuss two (2) recommendations the authors make regarding the applicability of performance budgeting to the current United States government. Assume you have been appointed as the new administrator for a federal agency. Propose two to three (2-3) strategies for connecting performance indicators to the budget. Provide examples to support your response.

  20. PAD 505 Education Organization / snaptutorial.com PAD 505 Week 7 Discussion 2 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com “Writing Budget Justifications” Please respond to the following: From the second e-Activity, provide three (3) justifications for an increase to the four (4) highest discretionary spending accounts. From the second e-Activity, provide three (3) justifications for a decrease to the four (4) highest discretionary spending accounts.

  21. PAD 505 Education Organization / snaptutorial.com PAD 505 Week 8 Discussion 1 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com ““Allocation and Allotments” Please respond to the following: From the first e-Activity, examine and evaluate the disparity of your state’s budget allocation for education and property tax to the various localities. Based on your assessment, challenge or defend the equity of the system across the various localities.

  22. PAD 505 Education Organization / snaptutorial.com PAD 505 Week 8 Discussion 2 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com “Variance Analysis” Please respond to the following: Recommend at least two (2) strategies an administrator can apply to ensure that the budget is performing according to the established performance indicators. Justify your response.

  23. PAD 505 Education Organization / snaptutorial.com PAD 505 Week 9 Discussion 1 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com Organizing Budget Data and Chart of Accounts” Please respond to the following: From the first e-Activity, discuss three (3) major government programs that impact federal spending and whether any of the programs can be realistically cut. Justify your response with examples.

  24. PAD 505 Education Organization / snaptutorial.com PAD 505 Week 9 Discussion 2 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com “Analyses” Please respond to the following: Recommend at least two (2) best practices for analyzing multiyear financial statements. Justify your response.

  25. PAD 505 Education Organization / snaptutorial.com PAD 505 Week 10 Discussion 1 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com “ “Major Tax Structures” Please respond to the following: From the e-Activity on the “Quarterly Summary of State & Local Tax Revenue,” illustrate with examples the burden of state, local, and state-local taxation in your state.Compare the burden of your state with two neighboring states. Compare the burden of your state with two neighboring states.

  26. PAD 505 Education Organization / snaptutorial.com PAD 505 Week 10 Discussion 2 For more classes visit www.snaptutorial.com “ “Major Tax Structures” Please respond to the following: From the e-Activity on the “Quarterly Summary of State & Local Tax Revenue,” illustrate with examples the burden of state, local, and state-local taxation in your state.Compare the burden of your state with two neighboring states. Compare the burden of your state with two neighboring states.

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