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 * PAF 101—MODULE 4 GRADE SHEET **
 * BASED ON CHAPTERS 7 & 8 revised 8/17/11**

Name here: Societal Category: Group #:

__MAXIMUM__ __YOUR__ __EXERCISE__ __POINTS__ __SCORE__ __COMMENTS__

7.1 9 __7.2 6__ 7.3 3 __7.4 16__ 7.5 4 __8.1 12__ 8.2 20 __8.3 6__ 8.4 8 __8.5 16__ 8.6 14 __8.7 6__

__Subtotal for Paper__ 120

__Points Deducted:__ __Late Paper__ _ __Writing__ _ __Organization__ _ __Participation__ _ __Community Service__ _

Total Points Deducted

Extra Credit Points: Competition _ Speakers _

__Total Extra Credit Points__

TOTAL GRADE __**MODULE FOUR** 120__ #

Fall 2011


 * PAF 101 EXERCISES - MODULE FOUR**
 * BASED ON CHAPTERS 7 & 8**

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 7.1: Identifying Benefits Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 9 points)

A. State your societal problem. Briefly describe your proposed policy following the prompts provided below. Note: The policy and even the topic, problem and level (local state or federal) you choose do not have to be the same as you used in Module 3, and you may choose a policy that is different than those you specified in Module 3. (3 points) Part A score:_


 * **State your societal problem here (make sure to specify the geographic location you are focusing on):** Recycling; local


 * **Describe your preferred policy to deal with this societal problem here:** The preferred policy that I would prefer to use for this would be to get rid of all plastic bottles in the town and go around to all of the schools to talk about the pros for recycling.


 * **Identify the level and primary unit of government responsible for implementing this policy here:** The primary unit of government is that of the Town board


 * ** Identify your primary source of information for you policy and explain how it helped you formulate your policy here: **

B. List the three most significant benefits of your policy and assign a rating of significance of 1, 2, or 3 to each item. Each rating can be used more than once. List each item in order from most significant (3) to least significant (1). Justify each rating you have assigned in no more than two sentences. (6 points) Part B Score:_


 * **List the most significant benefit here:**
 * Rating (1-3):**
 * Justification of rating:**


 * **List the second most significant benefit here:**
 * Rating (1-3):**
 * Justification of rating:**


 * **List the third most significant benefit here:**
 * Rating (1-3):**
 * Justification of rating:**

Exercise 7.2: Identifying Costs Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 6 points)

List the three most significant costs of your policy and assign a rating of significance of 1, 2, or 3 to each item. Each rating can be used more than once. List each item in order from most significant (3) to least significant (1). Justify each rating you have assigned in no more than two sentences. All financial considerations must be grouped as a single cost. Do not discuss problems with the policy itself, but instead the costs that will arise if it is implemented.


 * **List the most significant cost here:**
 * Rating (1-3):**
 * Justification of rating:**


 * **List the second most significant cost here:**
 * Rating (1-3):**
 * Justification of rating:**


 * **List the third most significant cost here:**
 * Rating (1-3):**
 * Justification of rating:**

Exercise 7.3: Comparing Benefits and Costs Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 3 points)

Calculate the benefit‑cost ratio as described in the //Maxwell Manual// and show your calculations below. Then, in one sentence, interpret the ratio. No citation or reference is needed for this exercise.


 * **Place the original formula and your calculation of the benefit-cost ratio here:**


 * **Write a one sentence interpretation here:**

Exercise 7.4: Analyzing Your Career Preferences Your Total Score: ___ (Maximum: 16 points)


 * 1) Complete the survey below by placing an “x” next to your preference for a career and then answer the question at the end of the survey.(3 points) Part A Score (3 points)


 * 1) **Salary:** Salary Top 10%___ XBetween 10% and 50% Under 50% of income among US workers__ _
 * 2) **Hours:** Part- Time___ Less than 40__ _ No more than 40___X40- 60___ Over 60_
 * **Field Type:** Solely doing good


 * 1) _ Mostly doing good ___X Doing good and making money___ Mostly making money ___ Solely making money__ _
 * 2) **Proximity:** Very close to where you live ___ XWithin 3 hours of where you live__ Across the country ___ Out of the country__ _
 * 3) **Travel for Job:** No travel ___ Travel 1-12 times a year X___ Travel once a month ___ Travel once a week__ _ Travel more than once a week _
 * **Economic Risk:** Very risky


 * 1) _ Somewhat risky ___ Neither risky nor secure__ _ Somewhat secureX ___ Very secure__ _
 * 2) **Working Environment:** Very orderly ___ OrderlyX__ _ Neither orderly nor chaotic ___ Chaotic___ Very chaotic _
 * **Region:** NortheastX


 * 1) _ Mid- Atlantic ___ South__ _ Southwest ___ Mid- west__ _ West _
 * **Education:** Some high school


 * 1) _ High school diploma ___ Some college__ _ College diploma ___ Graduate educationX__ _
 * 2) **Neighborhood:** Urban ___ Suburban X___ Rural ___


 * **In no more than four sentences indicate the two most important categories in this survey and why they are important to you here:** One of the most important parts to the survey to me was that of the education, because that will turn around and help the personm get a job depending on how much learning they have done over the years. The second important thing is that of the region in which the job is located, because a perosn would like to be near their family and friends.
 * 1) Rate the following values on a scale of 1 to 3 in terms of importance for what characteristics your career should have and answer the question that follows the survey. Part C Score (3 points)


 * 1 – Of Very Little Importance 2 – Somewhat Important 3 – Very Important**


 * 1) **Helping Society:** Doing something that contributes to improving our world. 2
 * 2) **Helping Others:** Being involved in helping other people in a direct way. 3
 * 3) **Competition:** Engaging in activities that rival my abilities against others. 1
 * 4) **Creativity:** Creating new ideas, programs, or organizational structures. 2
 * 5) **Artistic Creativity:** Engaging in creative activities such as painting, writing, or acting. 2
 * 6) **Knowledge:** Engaging in learning and understanding new things. 3
 * 7) **Having Power and Authority:** Controlling or influencing the opinions and activities of others. 2
 * 8) **Public Contact:** Having a lot of day- to-day contact with others. 3
 * 9) **Working Alone:** Doing projects alone without much contact with others. 2
 * 10) **Religious:** Participating in activities to better relate to the divine, mystical, or spiritual. 2
 * 11) **Recognition:** Being recognized for the things I do in a public way. 2
 * 12) **Physical Challenge:** Doing activities that will require strength, speed, or agility. 2
 * 13) **Excitement:** Doing stimulating or thrilling work. 2
 * 14) **Intellectual Status:** Being thought of as an intellectual or an expert. 2
 * 15) **Change and Variety:** Having responsibilities that frequently change. 2
 * 16) **Stability:** Having structure and routine in my activities. 3
 * 17) **Profit-Gain:** Making lots of money. 2
 * 18) **Fun:** Finding pleasure in what you do. 3
 * 19) **Working With Others:** Working as a team member toward common goals. 3
 * 20) **Adventure:** Participating in risk- taking activities. 2
 * 21) **Independence:** Being my own boss. 2
 * 22) **Technology:** Working well with machines and tools. 3


 * **In no more than three sentences indicate which value is most important to you and why here:** The most important value is that of working with others, because when you work with others the different people working on that project all have ther chance to gain more knowledge from the experience and the other people working on the project.
 * 1) Rate the following activities using a scale of 1-5 based on your possible interest in the activity, not necessarily your interest in doing the activities as a career. Add the total score for each section and mark it on the line provided (2 points). Part C Score __
 * 1- ** ** Not interested 2- Minimally Interested 3- Not sure 4- Interested 5- Very interested **


 * **1. Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources**

3 Research new ways to produce food 5 Care for animals 3 Set up traps to catch crabs, lobster, or shellfish 3 Manage a farm 5 Maintain planted areas of trees, flowers, or shrubs
 * 19 Total ** || **2. Architecture & Construction**

3 Design, build, or remodel homes 3 Survey roads, property lines, and bridges 3 Build roads or bridges 3 Install electrical wiring in a building 3 Install plumbing and bathroom pipes/fixtures 3 Write stories or plays 3 Broadcast programs on TV or radio 4 Design a web page 3 Play in a band, orchestra, or music group 3 Operate equipment used in radio and TV
 * 15 Total ** ||
 * **3. Arts, A/V Technology &**
 * Communications**
 * 16 Total ** || **4. Business, Management &**
 * Administration**

3 Type or write reports 3 Prepare tax records for people or companies 4 Manage a store 5 Work with computers 4 Answer the telephone and greet customers 4 Teach students to read 4 Take care of young children 3 Research test data 3 Teach a Yoga class 5 Coach a team 5 Keep track of money 3 Sell insurance to people 3 Manage a bank department 3 Prepare financial records for people or companies 4 Help people invest their money 3 Plan a skate park 3 Direct a social service agency 5 Participate in fund raisers 5 Make regulations to protect the environment 3 Develop bills to become laws 3 Examine people and give them medical treatment 3 Give first aid to patients in an ambulance 3 Help an injured person learn to walk again 3 Process medical records and correspondence 3 Read an X-ray 3 Escort groups of people on tours 3 Serve meals and beverages to people 3 Umpire or referee a sporting event 3 Plan and conduct activities and trips for tourists 3 Manage a hotel 3 Counsel people in hospitals, clinics, or schools 3 Help youth, couples, and families resolve conflict 4 Advise people about their nutritional needs 3 Hold parenting classes 3 Plan activities for community centers 3 Follow blueprints to inspect electronic equipment 5 Use computer applications to create reports 4 Repair computers 5 Design programs for computers 5 Write technical directions for engineers 3 Protect lives and property from hazards 3 Uncover details of a crime and arrest suspects 3 Study legal documents to find information 3 Guard money or valuables in an armored car 3 Defend someone in court and advise them about laws 3 Use small or large power tools to build or repair items 4 Use precision devices to make parts 3 Use machines to shape, cut, or mold metal, fabric or wood 3 Install electrical equipment 4 Build robots 3 Buy clothing and accessories for a department store 3 Sell advertising space for a magazine 3 Provide beauty treatments for hair, faces, or nails 4 Run your own business over the Internet 3 Sell houses or land 4 Conduct experiments in a lab 4 Use advanced math to solve complex problems 3 Study causes of animal diseases 3 Study space and the solar system 5 Find alternate power sources 3 Drive a truck to deliver products 3 Pilot a ship or airplane 3 Drive a bus or taxi 3 Operate a train 3 Manage a distribution warehouse
 * 19 Total ** ||
 * **5. Education & Training**
 * 19 Total ** || **6. Finance**
 * 18 Total ** ||
 * **7. Government & Public Administration**
 * 19 Total ** || **8. Health Science**
 * 15 Total ** ||
 * **9. Hospitality & Tourism**
 * 15 Total ** || **10. Human Services**
 * 16 Total ** ||
 * # **Information Technology**
 * 22 Total ** || # **Law, Public Safety, Corrections & Security**
 * 15 Total ** ||
 * # **Manufacturing**
 * 17 Total ** || # **Marketing, Sales & Service**
 * 16 Total ** ||
 * **15. Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM)**
 * 19Total ** || **16. Transportation, Distribution & Logistics**
 * 15 Total ** ||

Part D score:
 * 1) Access **__[].__** On the home page select “Career Clusters” under “Find Occupations.” From there select the career cluster that received the highest score from above. Choose a job that you would one day like to have. State the career cluster you selected. In no more than 250 words, describe and explain two pros and two cons for the job you selected. Be sure to include the education level required for this job position, salary and projected job openings. No citation needed for this exercise. (8 points)
 * **State the career cluster you chose here:** Information Technology

Exercise 7.5: Analyzing Benefit-Cost Discussion in the News Media Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 4 points)
 * **Explain at least two benefits and costs of the job you selected. Be sure to include the education level required for this position here:** Informational technology is comprised of many different job opportunities. One of the jobs is that of a computer programmer. One of the benefits is that of being able to program a device for the next rpoduct of the company. The cost is different, because in programming, your cost comes from the work you do just like any other job, however a programmer has the chance to fix a problem if one comes up. The level of education needed to become a computer programmer is that of a bachelors degree, but they have a better chance of getting a job if they have a masters degree.

Using ProQuest Newspapers, or any other print or electronic newspaper source, select a recent editorial (within the past six months), letter to the editor, or op-ed article that discusses an existing or proposed policy on __your__ societal problem but not necessarily your geographical level of your policy. Attach and label the entire article directly behind this exercise. []
 * **State the policy using a direct quote from the article here:** "New Yorkers generate more than 10,000 tons of solid waste every day, and too much of it ends up in landfills,"


 * **If the author does not use the terms “benefits” and “costs,” discuss what terms are used in place of them here (if the author does use the exact terms “benefits” and “costs” please specify that as well):** The benefits and costs are replaced by the term more and less, because the waste system is all based on reducing and removal of all waster products that are in New York City.

Exercise 8.1: Provide Data for Four Years on A Variable Measuring Your Societal ProblemYour Total Score:_ (Maximum: 12 points)A. Restate your societal problem and policy (including the same geographical location) as you stated in 7.1. (2 points)Part A score: ___
 * **Describe how well the writer evaluates the benefits and costs of the policy here:** The writer does a very good job at explaining what is going to happen to all of the waste products that in NYC. The writer describe the benefits and costs, from the diofferent perspectives from that of the political standpoint and that of the environmentalv point of view. In the environmental P.O.V. they believe that the government should be focusing on the reduction of the waste products and also on that of the recycling aspect for the waste products.


 * **Restate your societal problem here, including the geographic location you are focusing on:**


 * **Restate the policy here, including the geographic location of the policy:**

B. Select one variable that measures a societal condition that you expect your policy to impact at the same geographic location stated in 7.1. The variable must use or be based on at least one piece of real data from a published print or electronic source. (10 points)
 * Provide data for four time intervals. The last must be within the past calendar year. Up to three can be estimated. If you are using academic data, use school years (ex. 2001-2002).
 * Data should be set up in a chart as shown in Chapter 8 of the //Maxwell Manual// and using the format below, including all appropriate labels
 * Directly behind this exercise, attach a copy of the data you used for your real data point(s). The copy must come from a published print or electronic source. Part B score:_


 * ** [Title of Chart (variable) Goes Here] ** ||
 * **Time**
 * Period** || **Number**
 * of [Variable]** || **Source or Rationale for Estimation** ||

Exercise 8.2: Calculate Percent Change Using ExcelYour Total Score_ (Maximum: 20 points) A. Using the formula presented in Chapter 8, calculate the percent change between the first and second year of the data presented in 8.1 of your own module. (3 points)Part A score:_


 * **Write percent change here:**


 * **Show the original formula and your calculations here:**

B. Using Excel and the instructions provided to you in Chapter 8, calculate the percent change between each of the four years as well as between the first year and the fourth year for the variable you collected. Show all four percent changes in the format shown in Chapter 8. (14 points) Part B score:_


 * **Insert Excel chart here:**

C. Describe the pattern or lack of it over the four years. (3 points) Part C score:_


 * **Describe the pattern here:**

Exercise 8.3: Deciding on the Years to Use for Your Benchmark Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 6 points) State what three years for which you would set your benchmark. Briefly indicate why you have chosen those years. If your societal problem involves education, you must use academic years.


 * **State what three years you set your benchmark for here:**


 * **Briefly justify why you have chosen these years here:**

Exercise 8.4: Displaying Your Baseline Forecast Total Score: (Maximum: 8 points)

Place a trend line graph below that displays your historical data and your baseline forecast for the three years selected in 8.3, followed by a brief justification of the forecast. The gap between the end of your historical data (as entered in 8.1) and the beginning of your forecasted years must be shown on the graph. Refer to Chapter 8 in the //Maxwell Manual//.


 * **Follow the instructions in 8.4 of the chapter to insert a trend line graph, and insert your graph here:**


 * **Write a clear justification of your forecast by quoting at least two ideas discussed in 8.4 of the chapter here:**

Exercise 8.5: Setting Your Benchmarks Total Score:_ (Maximum: 16 points) After carefully reading the discussion in Chapter 8, indicate your three benchmarks in the spaces provided below that include the years chosen in 8.3, the benchmark, and the justification. You must use at least two of the five guidelines for setting benchmarks discussed in 8.5 of Chapter 8 in at least two different justifications. No citation or reference is necessary for this exercise.


 * Complete the chart below: [Title Fully Describing Variable Including Rate or %]**


 * **Year** || **Benchmark** || **Justification** ||
 * **Year** || **Benchmark** || **Justification** ||
 * **Year** || **Benchmark** || **Justification** ||
 * **Year** || **Benchmark** || **Justification** ||
 * **Year** || **Benchmark** || **Justification** ||

Exercise 8.6: Using Benchmarks to Support your Policy Proposal Your Total Score:_ (Maximum: 14 points)

A. Identify a player to whom you would present an oral briefing using the benchmark you developed for Exercise 8.5. List the player’s name and title below. (2 points) Part A score:


 * **List the player’s name here:**


 * **List the player’s title here:**

B. Place a graph that shows the historical pattern, baseline, and benchmark forecasts below: (8 points) Part B score: ___


 * **Follow the instructions in 8.4 and 8.6 from Chapter 8 to insert a trend line graph, and insert your graph here:**

C. In no more than 3 sentences, describe the improvement as specifically as possible that is forecasted for the policy as expressed in the above graph. (4 points) Part C score: ___


 * **Place response here:**

Exercise 8.7: 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:**