Final Paper Outline Due Sunday by 11:59pm Points 5 Submitting a file upload (Turnitin enabled) Find a topic of interest. Select a public administration topic that interests you. Avoid issues that are solely political or that are primarily the concern of the private sector. Use the textbook and syllabus as a guide for acceptable topics. You are welcome to send your topic to the instructor via e-mail to confirm the topic is appropriate before you begin your work. Apply to public administration. Find 3-5 academic sources related to this topic (academic sources are peer-reviewed journal articles that will be discussed, see the list available in this module; if you find articles in other journals, you should consult with me before using them). These sources should be directly related to a public administration concept or theory. The textbook cannot be substituted as a source in place of a journal article. (In order to get an “A” on the assignment, you must use more than three journal articles). Outline and list of sources. Write a detailed outline of your paper and compose your bibliography. Submit both on June 12. Before starting the outline, write your thesis statement at the top of the page. Then, using the rough outline below, complete a detailed outline of your paper. On a separate page, draft a bibliography using APA style”?in-text parenthetical notations and a reference list at the end of the document. Points will be deducted for incomplete or inaccurately formatted references. Introduction (no more than 30% of paper length) Brief description of the issue Explain why the issue is important from a public administration perspective. This does not mean you should say “This is important to public administration because” Instead, you should simply describe why the issue is important. Use an example from current events or your own experience to help illustrate this point. Thesis statement”?how are you relating the case to journal articles? For example, you might say something like this “While any organization, public or private, is at risk of hiring employees who are unethical, when public administrators defraud their employers, they are stealing from the public whose interests they are supposed to protect. For example, recently a case came to light in “City Z” where an employee was able to steal over $500,000 (citation). Research in the public administration literature provides some insight into the efforts governments are making to prevent internal organizational fraud.” Describe the findings from the academic literature and relate those findings back to the thesis statement. What lessons from the academic literature can be applied to the issue? Conclusion Sum up your main points References page Using APA style, write a list of references used Textbooks do not count as legitimate sources You need 3-5 peer-reviewed public administration journal articles You may also use books and other references to supplement your sources.
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