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MNP-525: PROJECT LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNICATIONS IN PUBLIC SERVICE Final Paper In your final paper for this course, you will apply project management principles to an actual project

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MNP-525: PROJECT LEADERSHIP AND COMMUNICATIONS IN PUBLIC SERVICE

Final Paper

In your final paper for this course, you will apply project management principles to an actual project. Choose a project or endeavor that has recently been completed and that has been reported on in the media. You may find it most uncomplicated to choose a project with difficulties because such projects will have had more coverage. For example, Boston's Big Dig or the Hurricane Katrina, or Sandy recovery efforts are projects which much has been written about.

The steps in completing this paper are as follows: 

1. Decide on a topic for the final paper. Submit your choice to your mentor for approval and advice. Consult the Course Calendar for the relevant date for submitting your choice. Try to choose a topic that is as current as possible. However, the project or some major phase of it should be complete to conclude it.

2. Submit a topic idea for your paper to your mentor for approval during Module 3. If you have difficulty coming up with ideas, your mentor can make some suggestions. 

3. Research to understand the scope of the project, its progression, its problems, and its outcome.

4. Review the project management concepts presented in this course and discuss how at least 5 (but no more than 7) are illustrated successfully or unsuccessfully in this project. Analyze what you think went wrong and how problems might have been avoided or corrected.

5. Write a paper of 12 to 15 pages (3000 to 3800 words) discussing the project and the project management concepts you chose. Refer to the following list of guidelines for more complete instructions.

GUIDELINES

• Your paper should be 12 to 15 pages (3000 to 3800 words) long and cover the topic already described.

• Follow accepted research approaches and citation format (APA).

• Your paper should be well developed and convey your understanding of the readings and concepts.
• Your paper should be organized, coherent, and unified.
• Your paper should be free of spelling and grammatical errors.