Interview questions

Order Description need 10 question 1 per chapter to ask my interview subject please see ebook and example of question and instructions Page 2 of 3 Try to relate your questions to this course and your major. Example: The following is a list of the chapters in our course. I’ve highlighted some key chapters where you should draw inspiration to develop questions that pertain to concepts therein. If you want to get some feedback about your proposed questions, post your ideas for interview in your “Team Area (Groups)” section where I designated a thread for that purpose of sharing interview ideas. You can comment on each other’s’ ideas and I will also give you some feedback if I see you have posted there (optional). So, given the example above in terms of how you might word questions and consider follow-up prompts, you might look at the contents of our book and PA 380 course next to develop your questions relative to the course and also your interests, expertise of the professional and the nature of your major and the career field. I’ve shown you below, in red, some ideas you might consider, adapt and inquire about. You are to take it from here and make your own set of questions now - not restricted or limited to my suggestions – these ideas in red are just to get you thinking! Chapter 1 Personal Action in Public Organizations HOW DO THEY SEE THEIR CAREER FIELD IN CONTEXT TO PUBLIC SERVICE? Chapter 2 The Political Context of Public Administration HOW DO POLITICS AFFECT THEIR JOBS AND THEIR ROLES DAY TO DAY AND BIG PICTURE? Chapter 3 The Interorganizational Context of Public Administration HOW DOES THEIR ORGANIZATION INTERRELATE WITH OTHER LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AND WHAT HAS BEEN LEARNED ABOUT BUILDING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS TO MAXIMIZE EFFICIENCY “In my Public Administration course, we discuss the issue of ethics in public service – especially as related to public trust expectations and transparency. I’m particularly interested in this field of public health where you are a public administrator. Have you had any specific, relatable experience(s) which might reinforce the importance of ethics as applied to public administration?” Follow up – in the event your professional needs further prompting, you might add examples and say, “For example, maybe you’ve had experience with concerns over public money matters, funding sources in question, conflicts of interest accusations, accountability to or demands of the public for information or transparency? If so, how did the organization overcome or address those issues?” Page 3 of 3 Chapter 4 Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation HOW MUCH TIME DO THEY SPEND PLANNING? HOW INVOLVED ARE THEY IN THE SHORT, MEDIUM AND LONG TERM PLANNING FOR THE ORGANIZATION? HOW FAR OUT IS THEIR OUTLOOK GENERALLY? Chapter 5 Budgeting and Financial Management HOW DOES BUDGETING AFFECT THEIR JOBS AND THEIR ROLES DAY TO DAY AND BIG PICTURE? IS THEIR BUDGET PROCESS SUBJECT TO PUBLIC SCRUTINY AND DISCLOSURE? IF SO, HOW DOES THAT AFFECT THEIR PROCESSES, PREPARATION AND PRESENTATION OF AN ANNUAL BUDGET? Chapter 7 The Management of Human Resources ARE THERE UNIQUE CHARACTERISTS ABOUT EMPLOYEES WORKING FOR THE ORGANIZATION? ARE THEY EASIER OR HARDER TO EVALUATE, DISCIPLINE, MANAGE, HIRE AND FIRE COMPARED TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR? DO THE EMPLOYEES ENJOY UNION OR CIVIL SERVICE PROTECTIONS – OR BOTH? HOW DOES THAT COMPLICATE THINGS? Chapter 8 The Ethics of Public Service ANY FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE(S) WITH ETHICS VIOLATIONS? EVER BEEN ASKED TO DO SOEMTHING UNETHICAL BY A SUPERIOR, POLITICIAN OR OTHERWISE AND IF SO, HOW WAS THAT HANDLED? Chapter 9 Designing and Managing Organizations HOW IS THE ORGANIZATION MANAGED? A DIRECTOR? A BOARD? ANY UNIQUE ASPECTS TO MANAGING VERSUS A BUSINESS OR COMPANY? Ch.10 Leadership & Management Skills in Public Administration HOW IMPORTANT IS LEADERSHIP IN THE ORGANIZATION? WHAT DOES REAL LEADERSHIP LOOK LIKE THERE? You are the gatherer of information from a practitioner who is sharing their personal experience as it relates to any or all of the above topics that we study in PA 380. In the end, you are gathering this information about real world experiences from the professional that you will relate in your final paper. After the interview, you will compare and contrast the professional’s opinion to concepts in our text books and other scholarly sources as the practitioner’s experience is either supported or contrasted by other subject matter experts in academia (references). You will comment in your paper about what might account for any differences, based on what you learn during the interview, the opinions of the expert you talk to, what’s in our text book and any other references you may find on your own (research). Be creative and personalize this to your interests!