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Assignment 1: Problem Definition Mechanisms of Influence

In this module, you learned about different forms of influence that might affect policy situations. In this assignment, you will explore different forms of influence in devising policy solutions.

Tasks:

In a minimum of 300 words, post your responses to the following:

Explain the role of influence in policy advocacy. Toward whom are influence efforts directed? When does the influence begin, and when does it end?
Discuss at least three different forms of influence that policy advocates may exercise. What factors should be considered when determining which influence technique to use? Create three examples of the three influence techniques you discuss targeting a specific issue (i.e., at least one example per technique) and explain why it is most appropriate for the situation.

Submission Details:

By Saturday, February 13, 2016, post your responses to this Discussion Area.
Through Wednesday, February 17, 2016, respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. While responding, comment on the types of influences selected by other students. You should focus on why you believe these might or might not be effective. You should also provide a rationale for your feedback.

Assignment 1: Problem Definition Mechanisms of Influence

In this module, you learned about different forms of influence that might affect policy situations. In this assignment, you will explore different forms of influence in devising policy solutions.

Tasks:

In a minimum of 300 words, post your responses to the following:

Explain the role of influence in policy advocacy. Toward whom are influence efforts directed? When does the influence begin, and when does it end?
Discuss at least three different forms of influence that policy advocates may exercise. What factors should be considered when determining which influence technique to use? Create three examples of the three influence techniques you discuss targeting a specific issue (i.e., at least one example per technique) and explain why it is most appropriate for the situation.

Submission Details:

By Saturday, February 13, 2016, post your responses to this Discussion Area.
Through Wednesday, February 17, 2016, respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. While responding, comment on the types of influences selected by other students. You should focus on why you believe these might or might not be effective. You should also provide a rationale for your feedback.

Assignment 1: Problem Definition Mechanisms of Influence

In this module, you learned about different forms of influence that might affect policy situations. In this assignment, you will explore different forms of influence in devising policy solutions.

Tasks:

In a minimum of 300 words, post your responses to the following:

Explain the role of influence in policy advocacy. Toward whom are influence efforts directed? When does the influence begin, and when does it end?
Discuss at least three different forms of influence that policy advocates may exercise. What factors should be considered when determining which influence technique to use? Create three examples of the three influence techniques you discuss targeting a specific issue (i.e., at least one example per technique) and explain why it is most appropriate for the situation.

Submission Details:

By Saturday, February 13, 2016, post your responses to this Discussion Area.
Through Wednesday, February 17, 2016, respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. While responding, comment on the types of influences selected by other students. You should focus on why you believe these might or might not be effective. You should also provide a rationale for your feedback.

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

Describe the Web-based information technologies (protocols, policies, tools) behind electronic health care medical records.
Analyze the security requirements needed to protect the Web-based medical records, especially the requirement to be able to share them with other medical facilities for consults and emergency services.
Identify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements that affect the electronic health care medical records, detailing the technical requirements.
Include a Visio or Dia diagram that describes your design. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
Use at least four (4) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Write a three to five (3-5) page paper in which you:

Describe the Web-based information technologies (protocols, policies, tools) behind electronic health care medical records.
Analyze the security requirements needed to protect the Web-based medical records, especially the requirement to be able to share them with other medical facilities for consults and emergency services.
Identify the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements that affect the electronic health care medical records, detailing the technical requirements.
Include a Visio or Dia diagram that describes your design. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.
Use at least four (4) quality resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia and similar Websites do not qualify as quality resources.

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Assignment 2: Evaluating a Policy Proposal for Adoption

In continuation of the policy change cycle, a policy proposal is prepared and reviewed for adoption by key decision makers. Therefore, it is essential that the proposal be technically and administratively effective, politically acceptable, and legally and ethically defensible. In this assignment, you will learn how to prepare and review a policy proposal for adoption by key decision makers.

Tasks:

On the basis of the readings and your research, create a 3- to 4-page paper addressing the following:

Discuss a draft policy or plan for review. What problem does it address, and what solutions does it propose?
Identify the possible stakeholders’ interests and concerns regarding the draft and proposed solutions in particular.
Identify the risks associated with the proposed policy.
On the basis of your analysis of the second and third points above, suggest modifications to the proposal to enhance its chances for adoption.
Describe the goals of the involved parties in preparing the draft. What influence efforts (if any) do you see represented in the draft? What additional influence efforts might you recommend to convince decision makers to consider the proposed changes and, ultimately, adopt them?
Identify the actions and resources required for implementing the proposal once adopted.
Describe the kind of resistance that might be encountered during the implementation of the policy. What are some steps that leaders of policy advocacy efforts can take to overcome it?

Your paper should utilize a minimum of two resources from professional literature in your research. Professional literature may include the Argosy University online library resources; relevant textbooks; peer-reviewed journal articles; and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu, .org, or .gov).

Submission Details:

Save your paper in a Microsoft Word document named M4_A2_Lastname_Firstname.doc and by Wednesday, February 17, 2016, upload it to the M4 Assignment 2 Dropbox.

Assignment 2: Evaluating a Policy Proposal for Adoption

In continuation of the policy change cycle, a policy proposal is prepared and reviewed for adoption by key decision makers. Therefore, it is essential that the proposal be technically and administratively effective, politically acceptable, and legally and ethically defensible. In this assignment, you will learn how to prepare and review a policy proposal for adoption by key decision makers.

Tasks:

On the basis of the readings and your research, create a 3- to 4-page paper addressing the following:

Discuss a draft policy or plan for review. What problem does it address, and what solutions does it propose?
Identify the possible stakeholders’ interests and concerns regarding the draft and proposed solutions in particular.
Identify the risks associated with the proposed policy.
On the basis of your analysis of the second and third points above, suggest modifications to the proposal to enhance its chances for adoption.
Describe the goals of the involved parties in preparing the draft. What influence efforts (if any) do you see represented in the draft? What additional influence efforts might you recommend to convince decision makers to consider the proposed changes and, ultimately, adopt them?
Identify the actions and resources required for implementing the proposal once adopted.
Describe the kind of resistance that might be encountered during the implementation of the policy. What are some steps that leaders of policy advocacy efforts can take to overcome it?

Your paper should utilize a minimum of two resources from professional literature in your research. Professional literature may include the Argosy University online library resources; relevant textbooks; peer-reviewed journal articles; and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu, .org, or .gov).

Submission Details:

Save your paper in a Microsoft Word document named M4_A2_Lastname_Firstname.doc and by Wednesday, February 17, 2016, upload it to the M4 Assignment 2 Dropbox.

Assignment 2: Evaluating a Policy Proposal for Adoption

In continuation of the policy change cycle, a policy proposal is prepared and reviewed for adoption by key decision makers. Therefore, it is essential that the proposal be technically and administratively effective, politically acceptable, and legally and ethically defensible. In this assignment, you will learn how to prepare and review a policy proposal for adoption by key decision makers.

Tasks:

On the basis of the readings and your research, create a 3- to 4-page paper addressing the following:

Discuss a draft policy or plan for review. What problem does it address, and what solutions does it propose?
Identify the possible stakeholders’ interests and concerns regarding the draft and proposed solutions in particular.
Identify the risks associated with the proposed policy.
On the basis of your analysis of the second and third points above, suggest modifications to the proposal to enhance its chances for adoption.
Describe the goals of the involved parties in preparing the draft. What influence efforts (if any) do you see represented in the draft? What additional influence efforts might you recommend to convince decision makers to consider the proposed changes and, ultimately, adopt them?
Identify the actions and resources required for implementing the proposal once adopted.
Describe the kind of resistance that might be encountered during the implementation of the policy. What are some steps that leaders of policy advocacy efforts can take to overcome it?

Your paper should utilize a minimum of two resources from professional literature in your research. Professional literature may include the Argosy University online library resources; relevant textbooks; peer-reviewed journal articles; and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu, .org, or .gov).

Submission Details:

Save your paper in a Microsoft Word document named M4_A2_Lastname_Firstname.doc and by Wednesday, February 17, 2016, upload it to the M4 Assignment 2 Dropbox.

Assignment 2: Evaluating a Policy Proposal for Adoption

In continuation of the policy change cycle, a policy proposal is prepared and reviewed for adoption by key decision makers. Therefore, it is essential that the proposal be technically and administratively effective, politically acceptable, and legally and ethically defensible. In this assignment, you will learn how to prepare and review a policy proposal for adoption by key decision makers.

Tasks:

On the basis of the readings and your research, create a 3- to 4-page paper addressing the following:

Discuss a draft policy or plan for review. What problem does it address, and what solutions does it propose?
Identify the possible stakeholders’ interests and concerns regarding the draft and proposed solutions in particular.
Identify the risks associated with the proposed policy.
On the basis of your analysis of the second and third points above, suggest modifications to the proposal to enhance its chances for adoption.
Describe the goals of the involved parties in preparing the draft. What influence efforts (if any) do you see represented in the draft? What additional influence efforts might you recommend to convince decision makers to consider the proposed changes and, ultimately, adopt them?
Identify the actions and resources required for implementing the proposal once adopted.
Describe the kind of resistance that might be encountered during the implementation of the policy. What are some steps that leaders of policy advocacy efforts can take to overcome it?

Your paper should utilize a minimum of two resources from professional literature in your research. Professional literature may include the Argosy University online library resources; relevant textbooks; peer-reviewed journal articles; and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu, .org, or .gov).

Submission Details:

Save your paper in a Microsoft Word document named M4_A2_Lastname_Firstname.doc and by Wednesday, February 17, 2016, upload it to the M4 Assignment 2 Dropbox.

Assignment 2: Evaluating a Policy Proposal for Adoption

In continuation of the policy change cycle, a policy proposal is prepared and reviewed for adoption by key decision makers. Therefore, it is essential that the proposal be technically and administratively effective, politically acceptable, and legally and ethically defensible. In this assignment, you will learn how to prepare and review a policy proposal for adoption by key decision makers.

Tasks:

On the basis of the readings and your research, create a 3- to 4-page paper addressing the following:

Discuss a draft policy or plan for review. What problem does it address, and what solutions does it propose?
Identify the possible stakeholders’ interests and concerns regarding the draft and proposed solutions in particular.
Identify the risks associated with the proposed policy.
On the basis of your analysis of the second and third points above, suggest modifications to the proposal to enhance its chances for adoption.
Describe the goals of the involved parties in preparing the draft. What influence efforts (if any) do you see represented in the draft? What additional influence efforts might you recommend to convince decision makers to consider the proposed changes and, ultimately, adopt them?
Identify the actions and resources required for implementing the proposal once adopted.
Describe the kind of resistance that might be encountered during the implementation of the policy. What are some steps that leaders of policy advocacy efforts can take to overcome it?

Your paper should utilize a minimum of two resources from professional literature in your research. Professional literature may include the Argosy University online library resources; relevant textbooks; peer-reviewed journal articles; and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu, .org, or .gov).

Submission Details:

Save your paper in a Microsoft Word document named M4_A2_Lastname_Firstname.doc and by Wednesday, February 17, 2016, upload it to the M4 Assignment 2 Dropbox.