strayer pad505 week 1 to week 6 discussions latest may 2015

"The Craft of Budgeting" Copy and Paste this Format when responding (do not post attachments):

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.

Reason 1: Justify your response with examples

Reason 2: Justify your response with examples

From the first e-Activity, discuss three (3) major concerns of public budgeting and finance for a public administrator.

Concern 1: Justify your response with examples

Concern 2: Justify your response with examples

Concern 3: Justify your response with examples

diss 2

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.

Analysis 1: (Place your response here!)

Analysis 2: (Place your response here!)

Analysis 3: (Place your response here!)

Discuss four (4) governmental expenditures that you believe will have a significant impact on the national economy. Justify your response with examples.

Item 1: (Justify your response with examples)

Item 2: (Justify your response with examples)

Item 3: (Justify your response with examples)

Item 4: (Justify your response with examples)

"Organizing Budget Data and Chart of Accounts" Copy and Paste this Format when responding (do not post attachments):

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.

Program 1: (Justify your response with examples)

Program 2: (Justify your response with examples)

Program 3: (Justify your response with examples)

diss 2

From the second e-Activity, discuss three (3) challenges in the budget process.

Challenge 1: (Justify your response with examples)

Challenge 2: (Justify your response with examples)

Challenge 3: (Justify your response with examples)

From the third e-Activity, identify and explain your choices for reductions and increases (Place your response here!)

Discuss at least two (2) lessons you learned about the challenge of balancing the federal budget.

Lesson 1: (Place your response here!)

Lesson 2: (Place your response here!)

week 3 diss 1

"Preparing the Operating Budget" Copy and Paste this Format when responding (do not post attachments):

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).

Budget Process:

Difference 1: (Place your response here! Justify your response with examples.)

Difference 2: (Place your response here! Justify your response with examples.)

Financial Reporting:

Difference 1: (Place your response here! Justify your response with examples.)

Difference 2: (Place your response here! Justify your response with examples.)

Cost Analysis:

Difference 1: (Place your response here! Justify your response with examples.)

Difference 2: (Place your response here! Justify your response with examples.)

Discuss the pros and cons of forecasting over a five to ten (5-10) year period.

Pro: (Place your response here! Justify your response with examples.)

Con: (Place your response here! Justify your response with examples.)

"The Budget" Copy and Paste this Format when responding (do not post attachments):

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.

Item 1: (Justify your response with examples)

Item 2: (Justify your response with examples)

Item 3: (Justify your response with examples)

Item 4: (Justify your response with examples)

Discuss two to three (2-3) challenges an administrator may face when developing and reviewing proposals for budget cuts.

Challenge 1: (Place your response here! )

Challenge 2: (Place your response here! )

Challenge 3: (Place your response here! )

"Revenue Estimating" Copy and Paste this Format when responding (do not post attachments):

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.

State 1: (Place your response here!)

State 2: (Place your response here!)

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.

State 1 – Highest Discretionary Account 1: (Place your response here!)

State 1 – Highest Discretionary Account 2: (Place your response here!)

State 1 – Highest Discretionary Account 3: (Place your response here!)

State 1 – Highest Discretionary Account 4: (Place your response here!)

State 2 – Highest Discretionary Account 1: (Place your response here!)

State 2 – Highest Discretionary Account 2: (Place your response here!)

State 2 – Highest Discretionary Account 3: (Place your response here!)

State 2 – Highest Discretionary Account 4: (Place your response here!)

disss 2

"Trend Analysis" Copy and Paste this Format when responding (do not post attachments):

Discuss at least two (2) challenges an administrator should consider when preparing a trend analysis over a five (5) year period.

Challenge 1: (Place your response here / Justify your response (hint – use the textbook)

Challenge 2: (Place your response here / Justify your response (hint – use the textbook)