Formative Assessment 3 is in the form of an essay. You are be required to write an essay, first to describe how/in what ways, at least three selected art forms from those studied in Module 4, artistically represent and promote public service. The three art forms can be from the same or different categories. Secondly, to explain the potential social impact of each of the art forms.
By the time the essay is due we would have reviewed the utilitarian arts and symbolism, as they relate to the public sector and public service professionalism. Three texts guided us through the review process by providing specific criteria from which we can select to use as a lens through which to examine these art forms in the context of public service.
Public Architecture as a Political and Social Anchor (Goodsell 1997)
Social Meaning of Public Architecture (Armstrong et al, 1998)
Perpetuating a Positive Image of Public Administration (Warner, 2007)
Specifications for the Essay
Length:
Two and a half to three pages, double spaced, 12 point font, 1- inch margins. Include images discussed in an appendix at the end of the essay.
Format & Content:
Introduction – explain what the essay is about. E.g. This essay includes a description of the artistic representation of public service recognized in – Name of the art form, location/artist/year. You should also mention why you selected it. Then, explain which ‘lenses’ are being used to examine the art form for its relevance to public service, and why. E.g. name of the author who provided the lenses and state what are the author’s claims about the utility of the lenses. You should list these lenses in the order that you will proceed to discuss them in the body of the essay and devote at least one paragraph to applying each toward describing the selected art form/s. (2%)
Main body, say you selected from Ruskin’s Lamps, or from Armstrong et al’s reinterpretation of them in the text Social meanings of public architecture: a Victorian Elucidation, you should devote a separate paragraph for discussing each ‘lamp’ in terms of how it serves you in seeing/understanding the art form in the context of public service. This will require time to look at the art form, to look away from it, and to consider what you perceive. No need to apply all of the lamps, you can select which are most appropriate to your art form/s. (9%)
Conclusion, summarizes what you have written. You can make this interesting by briefly comparing the effectiveness of the ‘lamps’ /lenses/criteria, identifying one that you consider being most forceful as a lens for recognizing how public service was presented/perceived/promoted in the art form. (2%)
References: Provide a list of references on the last page of your essay. Use the APA Citation Format. Links to an external site.These will include the course texts, Internet-based, and other sources/resources included in the essay. Pay attention to in-text references as well as a reference section at the end of the document.
Grading: This essay is worth 15% of the course grade, and you can score 13%, B+, simply by following the guidelines presented here and by making sure that there are no spelling or grammatical errors. To score 13.5% or more – A, will require more input, such as referencing more than one author, more in-depth discussion of the ‘lenses’ and their usefulness, and more attention to comparing descriptions.
New Deal Architecture.
This is the return on a Google search for images on ‘New Deal ArchitectureLinks to an external site.”
https://www.google.com/search?q=new+deal+public+architecture&biw=1680&bih=869&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwitv-LNxO3KAhWDWD4KHagMD2AQsAQIMg#tbm=isch&q=%22new+deal+architecture%22
A Call to Serve – Quotes on Public Service
The purpose of this book is to emphasize the concepts of civic engagement and the common good, to foster an understanding of the spirit of service evident among citizens, and to suggest a broad array of pathways to public service.
Compiled by: Marc Holzer, Mahako Etta, and Yetunde A. Odugbesan.
School of Public Affairs and Administration
A Call to Serve – Quotes on Public Service.pdf
Public Management & Administration Illustrated
Public Management & Administration Illustrated (Volumes in a Multi-Lingual Collection of Diagrams)
Marc Holzer and Etienne Charbonneau, Editors
Visual support enables insightful ideas to leap over language barriers. These volumes of Public Management and Administration Illustrated are translated into several languages in order to make the ideas contained in these illustrations available to a large public. Diagrams reproduced in these volumes communicate the main ideas in several fields of public administration. Diagrams are organized into six chapters: Systems and Environment of the Public Sector, Developing Human Resources, Adapting Technologies, Building Partnerships, Measuring for Performance, and Improving Public Performance. In order to facilitate translations, text has been kept to a minimum. The diagrams speak for themselves.
Link – https://spaa.newark.rutgers.edu/pub-mgmt-admin-illustratedLinks to an external site.
The Virtual Museum of Public Service
The Virtual Museum of Public Service allows you to explore digital representations of great works of visual art, film, video, and significant documentary artifacts that depict the largely unrecognized achievements and sacrifices of individuals in public service. Additional research will be necessary at the library and online.
No text needs to be purchased for this course.
VMPS.USLinks to an external site.