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PAF 101—MODULE 5 GRADE SHEET
 * BASED ON CHAPTERS 9, 10, & 11**

Name here: Societal Category: Group #: __MAXIMUM__ __YOUR__ __EXERCISE__ __POINTS__ __SCORE__ __COMMENTS__

9.1 8

__9.2 15__

9.3 30

__9.4 8__

10.1 4

__10.2 4__

10.3 12

__10.4 3__

11.1 40

__11.2 6__

__Subtotal for Paper__ 130

__Points Deducted:__ __Writing__ _ __Organization__ _ __Participation__ _ __Skills Assessment__ _

Total Points Deducted

Extra Credit Points: Competition _ Speakers _ Extra Com. Svc. _

__Total Extra Credit Points__ __ = =  TOTAL GRADE __Spring 2012 **PAF 101 EXERCISES - MODULE FIVE**__ __**BASED ON CHAPTERS 9, 10, & 11**__
 * MODULE FIVE** 130 __#___

__Consider the Formatting & Grammar Guidelines, under the Module tab on the course website, to be part of the directions for this and all modules.**__

__Exercise 9.1: Describing the Policy to be Implemented__ __Your Total Score:_____ (Maximum: 8 points)__

__A. Briefly describe the public policy you want to implement. Be clear about which level of government -- local, state, or federal -- will implement your policy. You can choose to analyze any policy at any level. (2 points)__ __Part A score:_____

The policy i preposed is to take more initiative into the clean up effort, locate point resources along the bay to see where the pollution is coming from, and help spread awareness on the effects of the pollution in the Narragansett State Government B. Describe what legislative actions including the specific body, if any, are required to implement the proposed policy. If none are required, explain why. (2 points) Part B score:_
 * **Describe the public policy here, including the geographic location where it will be implemented:**
 * **State the level of government that will implement the policy here:**


 * **Describe the legislative actions required here:**

C. Describe what administrative actions including the specific agency, if any, are required to implement the proposed policy. If none are required, explain why. (2 points) Part C score: _


 * **Describe the administrative actions required here:**

D. Describe any actions that are required to provide funding for your policy. If none are required, explain why. (2 points) Part D score: _

Clean up days along ther coast and marshes have school clubs raise funds through fundraising activities
 * **Describe the actions required for funding here:**

Exercise 9.2: Identifying Players Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 15 points)

List five players that have the most influence on your policy by filling out the chart below. Briefly justify each selection, using a source for each justification. Do not use an individual player if they are a part of a larger group, such as the Senate or the House of Representatives. Up to 3 points will be deducted for each obvious player omitted.


 * **PLAYER AND TITLE** || **JUSTIFICATION** ||
 * **1.)**Lisa P. Jackson: administrator of EPA ||  ||
 * **2.)**Janet Coit: She is probably against water pollution because She is the directer of the RI department of environmental management ||  ||
 * **3.)**Thomas B. Boving: He would be against water pollution because he specializes in Hydrology and is a member of the water resource board in RI ||  ||
 * **4.)Barak Obama: President of the United States of America** ||  ||
 * **5.)** ||  ||

Exercise 9.3: Estimating Issue Position, Power, and Priority for Each Player Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 30 points)

Estimate and provide justification for the issue position, power, and priority for each player listed in Exercise 9.2. Each of the 15 reasonable and well-justified estimates is worth 2 points. At least one of the 15 justifications must be quoted from a player, expert, or stakeholder you interviewed during the course or //you will lose 10 points//.

Player 1 score:_ (leave blank for the grader)
 * **PLAYER 1 -** || **Name and Title: Lisa P Jackson** ||
 * **Issue Position:against p** || **Justification:** ||
 * **Power:4** || **Justification: Administrator of the EPA** ||
 * **Priority:4** || **Justification:same reason as above** ||

Player 2 score:_ (leave blank for the grader)
 * **PLAYER 2 -** || **Name and Title:Janet Coit** ||
 * **Issue Position:Against p** || **Justification:** ||
 * **Power:3** || **Justification: Director of the RI Department of Environmental Management and member of Water Resource Board in RI** ||
 * **Priority:3** || **Justification:** ||

Player 3 score:_ (leave blank for the grader)
 * **PLAYER 3 -** || **Name and Title:Thomas B Boving** ||
 * **Issue Position:Against p** || **Justification: studies hydrology and is concerned about the water quality** ||
 * **Power:2** || **Justification: member of Water resource board** ||
 * **Priority:2** || **Justification: he is part of a smaller group through the RI government** ||

Player 4 score:_ (leave blank for the grader)
 * **PLAYER 4 - Barak Obama** || **Name and Title:** ||
 * **Issue Position:against p** || **Justification:has plans and policies he can put into effect regards to better water quality and reducing pollution** ||
 * **Power: 5** || **Justification: he's the President!!!!** ||
 * **Priority:4** || **Justification: The president has other duties and issues he has to attack before he can move on to environmental policies** ||

Player 5 score:_ (leave blank for the grader)
 * **PLAYER 5 -** || **Name and Title: Lincoln D Chaffee** ||
 * **Issue Position:against p** || **Justification: Has Links to DEM on his site** ||
 * **Power:3** || **Justification:Govener of Rhode Island** ||
 * **Priority:** || **Justification:unsure** ||

Exercise 9.4: Completing the Prince Chart and Calculating the Probability of the Policy Being Accepted Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 8 points)

A. Using the policy identified in 9.1 and the information in Exercise 9.3, complete a Prince Chart in the form below. Make sure to restate your policy and recopy the numbers from 9.3 correctly. Calculate each player's Prince Score according to the directions. (6 points) Part A score:_

The policy i preposed is to take more initiative into the clean up effort, locate point resources along the bay to see where the pollution is coming from, and help spread awareness on the effects of the pollution in the Narragansett
 * **Restate your policy here:**


 * **Players** ||  || **Issue Position** || **x** || **Power** || **x** || **Priority** || **=** || **Prince Score** ||
 * 1 ||  || Against || **x** || 4 || **x** || 4 || **=** || 20 ||
 * 2 ||  || Against || **x** || 3 || **x** || 3 || **=** || 9 ||
 * 3 ||  || Against || **x** || 2 || **x** || 3 || **=** || 6 ||
 * 4 ||  || Against || **x** || 5 || **x** || 4 || **=** || 20 ||
 * 5 ||  || Against || **x** || 3 || **x3** ||   || **=** || 9 ||

B. Calculate the probability of the policy being implemented following the directions on pp. 112-114 in the //Maxwell Manual//. (2 points) Part B score:_
 * **Show your calculations here:**


 * **Interpret the probability according to Figure 9.2 in the //Maxwell Manual// here:**

Exercise 10.1: Selecting a Player for Developing a Strategy Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 4 points)

Select a player for which to develop a strategy that aims to increase the probability of your policy being implemented. Justify your selection in terms of the player’s issue position, priority, and power.

Barak Obama
 * **State the player you selected here:**
 * **Justify your selection here:**

He has the highest amount of power and he can take the initiative to pass environmental policies

Exercise 10.2: Describing a Political Strategy Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 4 points)

Describe **one** strategy that might be pursued by the player selected in Exercise 10.1. The strategy should attempt to increase the likelihood of your policy being implemented. The strategy must be within the capabilities of the player. Do NOT use “making an argument” in any way as your strategy. Use one of the methods discussed on pp. 118-121 of the //Maxwell Manual// to formulate your strategy.

Make the Narragansett seem more improtant and significant. say that if actions are taken to protect this natural watershed from pollution, everyone will be able to have access to one portion of the bay and use it for activities such as fishing, sailing, swimming, kayaking, boating (if biofuel is used) ect.
 * **Clearly state the strategy including specific actions the player might take here:**

Exercise 10.3: Assessing the Impact of the Proposed Strategy Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 12 points)

A. Show the impact of the strategy you developed in Exercise 10.2 using the chart below. For each player, list the original issue position, power, and priority scores. Then list the new scores produced by your strategy. You will lose 3 points for incorrectly estimating the change or lack of change in the issue position, priority, and power of each player for a loss of up to 9 points. If the scores remain the same, write an "S". Part A score:_
 * Provide justification for only the players whose scores have changed. You may leave the other justification cells blank.
 * At least one justification must be based on information from one of the people you have contacted during the course or you will lose 9 points. (9 points)


 * **Player** ||  || **Original Scores** || **New Scores** || **Justification** ||
 * **Player 1 - Name:** || **Issue Position:** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ^  || **Power:** ||   ||   ||^   ||
 * ^  || **Priority:** ||   ||   ||^   ||
 * **Player 2 – Name:** || **Issue Position:** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ^  || **Power:** ||   ||   ||^   ||
 * ^  || **Priority:** ||   ||   ||^   ||
 * **Player 3 – Name:** || **Issue Position:** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ^  || **Power:** ||   ||   ||^   ||
 * ^  || **Priority:** ||   ||   ||^   ||
 * **Player 4 – Name:** || **Issue Position:** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ^  || **Power:** ||   ||   ||^   ||
 * ^  || **Priority:** ||   ||   ||^   ||
 * **Player 5 – Name:** || **Issue Position:** ||  ||   ||   ||
 * ^  || **Power:** ||   ||   ||^   ||
 * ^  || **Priority:** ||   ||   ||^   ||

B. Calculate the new probability of the policy being implemented and describe and assess the overall impact and success of your strategy. (3 points) Part B score:_
 * **Show your calculations here:**


 * **Describe and assess the overall impact here:**

Exercise 10.4: Making a Difference Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 3 points)

Find a person in //How You Can Help// whom you would most likely aspire to be like at some point in your life.

Behthany Hamilton "People can do whatever they want if they just set their heart to it, and just never give up, and just go out there and do it" She has overcome a difficult challenge to do what she always loved and she neve gave up in life She has inspired me to take up the challenge and learn how to surf while I'm away at college Her relationship to God is strong and it encourages me to build a better relationship with Him
 * **Write the person you have chosen here and include a direct quote from //How You Can Help// that describes something they have done:**
 * **Write the first reason why you have this aspiration here:**
 * **Write the second reason why you have this aspiration here:**
 * **Write the third reason why you have this aspiration here:**

Exercise 11.1 Policy Memorandum Based on What You Have Learned this Semester Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 40 points) Write a policy memo of no more than 350 words to a government official that reflects your latest thinking about the policy proposal process and demonstrates the concepts presented throughout the course. Your memo has to be about the policy you discussed in this module. Read the Policy Memo section of Chapter 11 and follow the guidelines closely. Every word over 350 words will result in a point deduction up to the entire 40 points for the exercise. 1. Societal problem 2. Proposed Policy 3. Benchmarks 4. Political Feasibility
 * Identify the name and office of a current elected or appointed official who is a player for your policy and write a policy memo using the following form: TO: Bob Smith President of ABC Club FROM: Your Name SUBJECT: Your policy proposal in 10 words or less
 * Write a 350 word memo with the following sub-headings:


 * In parentheses at the end of the memo, provide the word count of the text of the memo. To obtain this, highlight the text of your memo, go to the “Tools” menu, and click on “Word Count.”


 * Attach behind this exercise the receipt of completion for your Post-Test. Failure to attach the Post-Test receipt will result in a loss of 5 points from this exercise.

To RI Govenor Lincoln D Chaffee From Emily Enoch MAy 09,2012 Re: Water Pollution in the Narragansett Thank you for taking this opportunity to review options on water pollution regulations. I hope that after you review my proposal you may consider taking action to this issue. In recent events, pollution from coastal factories were released into this massive water shed. residents and scientists have noticed that this is a larger issue due to poor water qualiity and sulfuric soils. The narragansett Salt marshes give protection against violent storms and they provide a home for a wide variety of wildlife, including blue crabs, periwinkles, horseshoe crabs, and more. the salt marshes also absorbs pollutants that enter the bay. the question is, how much can these marshes take? the pollution is also affecting the health of those who live along the polluted shorelines. I do have a potential solution to decreasing the amount of pollutants that enter the bay. First, we can take initiative in locating the sources of pollution. those sources (Factories or companies) would have to find an alternative way of disposing the waste without harming the water shed. the companies, in return, would have their own small piece of land they can use to promote protection of coastal areas. along with waste disposal methods, the companies should sponser a day, twice a month,. that is dedicated to clean up off trash and other foreign objects in the bay. this would encourage companies and comminittes to protect and clean the bay. For purposes of money, we would hold fundraisers such as beach days, earthday celebrations, and other environmentally aware activities everyone can participate in. funds from outdore recreation will be used towards the funding for this policy to be affective. another option would have some of the tax money go towards this policy.
 * **Place your memo here:**
 * Societal problem:**
 * Proposed Policy**
 * Bench Marks:**



Exercise 11.2: References Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 6 points)
 * Prepare a list of references that includes all sources for this module.
 * Follow the APA format.
 * Include all sources used in the exercises.


 * **Start References on the next line or on the next page:**