Be sure to demonstrate your knowledge of relevant literature AND provide your own opinion. (10-15 DS pages) Make sure to add in line numbering.
Use subheadings to introduce each new topic. Start with an introduction to let the reader know the purpose of the paper and what they will find.
Be sure to cite the literature/ your sources where appropriate.
This is a researched based paper on your personal career development in the field of Public or Non profit Administration. It is composed of
three parts:
• A. A list of generic competencies needed by contemporary Public or non-profit Administrators. Including those laid out by NASPAA, ICMA, AAPAM
and Lester Solomon’s “new governance”:
o to lead and manage in public governance; to participate in and contribute to the policy process;
o to analyze, synthesize, think critically, solve problems and make decisions;
o to articulate and apply a public service perspective;
o to communicate and interact productively with a diverse and changing
o workforce and citizenry.
• Summarize the competencies for each group. Compare/contrast and synthesize them with a chart similar to the one below except using Bloom’s
Higher level of taxonomy and come up with your own list of competencies that are needed by Public or non-profit Administrators
• Some of the Public Sector values that will be emphasized in this class will be all five of the five “E’s” of Public Administration: Economy,
Efficiency, Effectiveness, Ethics and Equity.
• For your guidance, in 1956, Benjamin Bloom headed a group of educational psychologists who developed a classification of levels of
intellectual behavior important in learning. During the 1990’s a new group of cognitive psychologists, lead by Lorin Anderson (a former student
of Bloom), updated the taxonomy to reflect relevance to 21st century work.
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• These levels of learning, listed from lower to highest level, are as follows:
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• Remembering: can the student recall or remember the information? define, duplicate, list, memorize, recall, repeat, reproduce state
Understanding: can the student explain ideas or concepts? classify, describe, discuss, explain, identify, locate, recognize, report, select,
translate, paraphrase Applying: can the student use the information in a new way? choose, demonstrate, dramatize, employ, illustrate, interpret,
operate, schedule, sketch, solve, use, write. Analyzing: can the student distinguish between the different parts? appraise, compare, contrast,
criticize, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish, examine, experiment, question, test. Evaluating: can the student justify a stand or
decision? appraise, argue, defend, judge, select, support, value, evaluate Creating: can the student create new product or point of view?
assemble, construct, create, design, develop, formulate, write.
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B. Based on public and non-profit websites, job descriptions and other sources, identify at least one professional position, you might be
interested in, and the competencies required for each.Try to categorize them using Bloom’s Cognitive Domains. According to a job description for
an Urban Agriculture Specialist at the University of Maryland, the competencies needed to excel include, “planning, organizing, developing,
implementing, and evaluating educational programs for urban and suburban communities and residents. “ The relationships required to succeed in
this position include, “partnerships with local and state agencies, elected officials, communities, landowners, residents, industry and
environmental groups in developing economic urban farming opportunities.” Although this field is largely related to urban planning and
agriculture there is also an element of the job that requires partnership with local and state organizations.
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C. Identify VCU/Wilder School courses, and other resources that would prepare you for each of these positions. A job at the The Office of
Sustainability at Virginia Commonwealth University, PADM 625 deals with public policy and decision making. A certificate in Urban planning will
also help and colunteer work at local urban gardens such as GrowRichmond will get me involved with the community 20%
D. Prepare a one page “policy brief” for this assignment 10%
This assignment will be assessed based on:
• The thoroughness of your job descriptions;
• Innovativeness and thoroughness in identifying resources for meeting job qualifications;
• the quantity and quality of research demonstrated
• quality of writing,
• Your ability to use the levels of Bloom’s Cognitive Domains
• Demonstrated ability to use Critical Thinking skills
• The quality of your “policy brief”
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