PAD 340 Module Four Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: In budget planning, public administrators need to outline expenditures related to both operational and capital budgets. As you reviewed in this
module’s resources, operational budgets are the day-to-day expenditures of a government, whereas capital budgets are long-term investments for an
organization. Due to limited funding, public administrators need to determine priorities for both operational and capital budgets. In this short paper, you will
explain, how priorities are determined, and at what stage in the budgeting process they are determined, for both types of expenditures.
Prompt: What are the most important factors that can impact the development of priorities for operational budgets? What are the most important factors for
capital budgets? How are these factors applied in the budget cycle? How are capital budget elements included in operational budget decision making?
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
Begin by identifying the most important factors that can impact the development of priorities for the following types of budgets. Be sure to use specific
examples to illustrate:
o Capital budgets
o Operational budgets
Then, explain how and when these factors would be applied in the budget cycle for each:
o Capital budgets
o Operational budgets
Draw final conclusions about the relationship between capital budgets and operational budgets. Specifically, explain how capital budget elements are
included in operational budget decision making.
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a 1- to 2-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font,
one-inch margins, and at least two sources cited in APA format.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Development of
Priorities: Capital
Budgets
Identifies and illustrates the
most important factors that can
impact the development of
priorities in capital budgets,
using specific examples
Addresses “Proficient” criteria,
but there are gaps in clarity,
logic, or detail
Does not address critical
element, or response is
irrelevant
18
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Development of
Priorities: Operational
Budgets
Identifies and illustrates the
most important factors that can
impact the development of
priorities in operational budgets,
using specific examples
Addresses “Proficient” criteria,
but there are gaps in clarity,
logic, or detail
Does not address critical
element, or response is
irrelevant
18
Budget Cycle: Capital
Budgets
Explains how and when the
factors would be applied in the
budget cycle for capital budgets
Addresses “Proficient” criteria,
but there are gaps in clarity,
logic, or detail
Does not address critical
element, or response is
irrelevant
18
Budget Cycle:
Operational Budgets
Explains how and when the
factors would be applied in the
budget cycle for operational
budgets
Addresses “Proficient” criteria,
but there are gaps in clarity,
logic, or detail
Does not address critical
element, or response is
irrelevant
18
Relationship Draws final conclusions by
explaining how capital budget
elements are included in
operational budget decision
making
Addresses “Proficient” criteria,
but there are gaps in clarity,
logic, or detail
Does not address critical
element, or response is
irrelevant
18
Articulation of
Response
Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, or organization
Submission has some errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, or organization that
negatively impact readability and
articulation of main ideas
Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, or organization that
prevent understanding of ideas
10
Total 100%
Short_Paper_-_Operational_and_Capital_Budgets_82626690
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