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PAF 101—MODULE 5 GRADE SHEET ** BASED ON CHAPTERS 9, 10, & 11 revised 2/17/11 **

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 **MODULE FIVE** 130 __#___

** PAF 101 EXERCISES - MODULE FIVE ** ** BASED ON CHAPTERS 9, 10, & 11 **

Whenever you use a source in your answer, including all quotes, you must provide an APA-style internal citation and a full APA-style reference in the References page exercise, except for personal communications. HINT: Most of these exercises require citations. **Only attach an article if required by exercise directions. Whenever you attach an article, it must be directly behind the exercise in which it appears, and it must be clearly labeled with the exercise number and letter to which it pertains. Attach only the first page of the article unless otherwise stated.**

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 what 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: _____


 * ** Describe the public policy here, including the geographic location where it will be implemented: My policy is to change the curriculum in schools to focus more on the environment and sustainability. The geographic location would be nationwide across the United States. **


 * ** State the level of government that will implement the policy here: State **

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 legislative actions required here: To change the school curriculum standards, the state board must approve of the changes. **

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:_


 * ** Describe the actions required for funding here: One way of funding this policy would be to tax plastic bottles a few extra cents. **

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.)[|Rex W. Tillerson] ** || ** Chairman and executive officer of ExxonMobil ** ||
 * ** 2.)Seth Oster ** || **Associate Administrator** of Office of External Affairs and Environmental Education for the EPA ||
 * ** 3.) Leonardo Dicaprio ** || ** Started the Leonardo Dicaprio Foundation to promote environmental issues ** ||
 * ** 4.) Ian Somerhalder ** || Started the ISFoundation ||
 * ** 5.) Carl-Henric Svanberg ** || Chairman of BP ||

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 - Rex W. Tillerson ** || ** Name and Title: ** ||
 * ** Issue Position: ** || ** Justification: ** ||
 * ** Power: 5 ** || ** Justification: Makes major decisions in a very large oil company ** ||
 * ** Priority: 2/3 ** || ** Justification: Money is number one priority, and if the environment is destroyed money will be lost, so it's somewhat a priority ** ||

Player 2 score:_ (leave blank for the grader)
 * ** PLAYER 2 - Seth Oster ** || ** Name and Title: ** ||
 * ** Issue Position: ** || ** Justification: ** ||
 * ** Power: 3 ** || ** Justification: can make some decisions, but not many ** ||
 * ** Priority: 5 ** || ** Justification: This company is made to promote environmental education ** ||

Player 3 score:_ (leave blank for the grader)
 * ** PLAYER 3 - Leonardo Dicaprio ** || ** Name and Title: ** ||
 * ** Issue Position: ** || ** Justification: ** ||
 * ** Power: 3 ** || ** Justification: He can address a large group of people, but cannot make major decisions ** ||
 * ** Priority: 3/4 ** || ** Justification: Although his job takes a lot of his time, he is still passionate about helping the environment ** ||

Player 4 score:_ (leave blank for the grader)
 * ** PLAYER 4 - Ian Somerhalder ** || ** Name and Title: ** ||
 * ** Issue Position: ** || ** Justification: ** ||
 * ** Power: 2/3 ** || ** Justification: can address a good amount of people, but not make major decisions ** ||
 * ** Priority: 3/4 ** || ** Justification: contstantly informs people on his personal "twitter" account, but his work comes first ** ||

Player 5 score:_ (leave blank for the grader)
 * ** PLAYER 5 - Carl-Henric Svanberg ** || ** Name and Title: ** ||
 * ** Issue Position: ** || ** Justification: ** ||
 * ** Power: 5 ** || ** Justification: Can make major decisions at a huge oil company ** ||
 * ** Priority: 3/4 ** || ** Justification: after the spill, his company have to be more environmentally conscious ** ||

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:_


 * ** Restate your policy here: **


 * ** Players ** ||  || ** Issue Position ** || ** x ** || ** Power ** || ** x ** || ** Priority ** || ** = ** || ** Prince Score ** ||
 * ||  ||   || ** x ** || 5 || ** x ** || 2 || ** = ** ||   ||
 * ||  ||   || ** x ** || 3 || ** x ** || 5 || ** = ** ||   ||
 * ||  ||   || ** x ** || 3 || ** x ** || 4 || ** = ** ||   ||
 * ||  ||   || ** x ** || 3 || ** x ** || 3 || ** = ** ||   ||
 * ||  ||   || ** x ** || 5 || ** x ** || 3 || ** = ** ||   ||

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.


 * ** State the player you selected here: **


 * ** Justify your selection here: **

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.


 * **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.


 * ** 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. · 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: 1. Societal problem 2. Proposed Policy 3. Benchmarks 4. Political Feasibility

· 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.”

· In addition to submitting this exercise with the rest of your Module, go to the PAF 101 website - Downloads – 11.1 Final Memo - Submit your completed memo - __PRINT OUT the receipt and attach behind this__ __exercise, or lose ALL 40 points__. Also 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.

· **Place your memo here:**

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: **