Homework: Evaluate Assessment and Ethics in Public Budgetary Procedures
Instructions
For this homework, you will develop a needs assessment chart and a brief paper that examines the needs assessment procedures and ethical considerations of your selected governmental entity to produce the most recent budget.
Be sure your chart addresses the following:
o Diagram the prevalent categories that describe budgetary needs over the last 3 fiscal years. Annotate the chart with the methods used by the entity to research needs.
o Add notes for the factors which were discussed and negotiated.
o Discuss the ethical dilemmas faced by decision-makers.
o Evaluate their impact on funding decisions.
o Provide specific examples where appropriate.
Assess the presence and effectiveness of ethical and professional codes of conduct in this process.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.