Assignment 5: Evaluation of the Agency’s Budgeting and Cumulative ReportDue Week 10 and worth 290 pointsAs a consultant, you need to develop an in-depth analysis and evaluation of the selected agency’s budgeting and then provide recommendations for improvement. Therefore, you will conduct interviews with agency representatives and research-related academic sources and Websites. The analysis will be read by the VP of Accounts and Client Support as well as by the leaders of the agency for whom you are working.Write a five to six (5-6) page paper in which you: Analyze the agency’s (or department’s) budget by following these six (6) steps and including the results of the analysis in your paper by: (a) identifying the agency’s budget as executive department or an independent agency; (b) determining which of the appropriation subcommittees has jurisdiction over each agency’s budget request; (c) determining where each agency’s operations fall in the functional classification of the federal budget; (d) determining the budget authority and outlays proposed for the agency; and (e) determining the actual outlays and budget authority for the agency in that year. (Title this section Budget Overview.) Analyze two (2) major political influences on and primary accountability areas required of program administrators after reviewing FY2012 regarding mandatory and discretionary budgets. (Title this section Budgeting Assessment.) Explain which intergovernmental agency, or agencies, contributes to and / or influences the budgetary decisions for the current and future budget over the next five (5) years. (Title this section Analysis of Budgeting Plans and Actual Expenditures.) Analyze the impact of international policy making on the current year’s budgets and possible impact on future budget line items. (Title this section Implications of Foreign Policy.) Recommend two (2) robust ways in which the agency could improve the budget for the next fiscal year. (Title this section Budget Request and Recommendations.)  Provide proof of one to two (1-2) interviews by submitting the completed interview form with a list of questions for and responses from each interviewee. (Put this in the Appendix under Interview Forms.) Provide four to five (4-5) relevant and credible outside resources that support the content of this assignment. (Include no more than one (1) non-government Website.)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 a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The sections must have appropriate titles. The cover page, interview forms, reference page, and the appendices are not included in the required assignment page length.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.Click here to view the grading rubric.

PROMPT Assignment Description Throughout the semester students will be required to write three (3)  blog posts. Each blog post should use ideas from class (both discussions  and readings) to describe, analyze, and evaluate the cultural text  discussed. For this assignment, students step into the role of “cultural  critic.” The tone of blog posts is professional but entertaining.  Students should write for a diverse audience who may not be familiar  with the text or texts discussed, the genre the text is part of, or the  concepts learned in class and applied when analyzing the text (or  texts). Blog Post One: Music (Due with Module 7) Students will choose a song or album and create a 500 – 750-word post  describing, analyzing, and evaluating the song or album. Songs or  albums discussed cannot be part of assigned cultural content. To achieve core area objectives, students will be asked to pay special attention to the following questions: How does what you have learned from class apply to the cultural object? (Critical Thinking) In what way does the production of the cultural object affect the final product? (Critical Thinking) How is the artist/author/musician/actor/director/etc. (artist for  short) positioned in society (race, class, gender, ethnicity, religion,  sexuality, disability)? (Social Responsibility) How does the artist’s position in society affect the production,  consumption, interpretation and reception of the object? (Social  Responsibility) How does the object represent an ethical position? If an ethical  position appears to be missing, what could be the reasons that it is  missing? (Personal Responsibility) GUIDELINES After you take notes on the topic of your blog, think about your  paper. Writing is a process, and should not simply answer the above  questions. This is where critical thinking and communication are  important. Generate a thesis (a claim you will make and support throughout your  blog post). Your thesis should be related to ideas from the course  (think about representation, social construction, power, discourse,  etc.). After you have a solid claim, identify reasons you have for making your argument and evidence that supports it.