PADM 462 Discussion 1,2,3,4
Includes 4 discussion boards
Topic: What is a Public Budget?
Question/Prompt: How are public and private budgets different? What is the most significant difference between public and private budgets
Topic: Politics of the Budgetary Process
Question/Prompt: Why is the public budgeting process inherently political? In other words, why is it difficult to achieve agreement relative to a federal budget?
Topic: Capital Budgeting/Debt Financing
Question/Prompt: Is there a more responsible way to budget for long-term or significant expenses? In other words, is one debt financing tool better than another
The student will complete 4 Discussions in this course. For each discussion, the student will post a thread of at least 350 words. The student must then post 2 replies of at least 150 words each. For each thread, students must support their assertions with at least 4 scholarly citations in current APA format. Each reply must incorporate at least 2 scholarly citations in current APA format. Any sources cited must have been published within the last five years.