The Action Report is an applied research paper to be completed during the final semester. It requires students to relate theory to practice in a major study. This involves an extensive literature review, the use of appropriate methods of inquiry, and development of a professional product which includes recommendations to deal with a significant problem.
Preliminary consultations with the instructor should begin 60 days prior to the beginning of the term. After consultation with faculty, the submission of a formal proposal is required at least 30 days prior to the beginning of the term. Since School policy requires a grade of "B-" or better, graduation will be postponed until an appropriate performance level is achieved.
Download a copy of the proposal format / guidelines
Here are PDF copies of recent studies for your reference. Contents
are copyrighted by the author and must be referenced in any fair
use.
Spring 2007
HIV/AIDS
Among Intravenous Drug Users: The Fight for Legitimate
Access to Sterile Syringes
Higher
Education and Police Promotion: An Analysis of Options
Fall 2006
An
Analysis of the Impact of Term Limits on the Florida Legislature
Consumer
Complaint Resolution Processes in Florida
Redifining
Zero Tolerance in Florida's Schools
Online
Grants
Gender
Discrimination in Florida State Agencies
Florida's
Drug Courts
Homeowner's
Insurance in Florida
Summer 2006
Outcourcing
in the State of Florida Government
The
Children Derailed from the Train Tracks: An Analysis of African-American
Male Academic Achievement in the American K-12 School
System
An
Analysis of the Circuit 2 Juvenile Justice Board and Councils
Minimum
Requirements for Florida's Law Enforcement Supervisors
and the Search for Best Promotional Practices
Renewable
Energy: Proposing Best Practices for Florida's Fuel Policy
An
Analysis of Corporal Punishment in Florida Schools
An
Analysis of Options: Designing an Internal Communication
Program for State Agencies
How
to Bridge the Digital Divide
Fall 2005
Sustaining Florida's Water Supply
Needs
Local Innovations in Health Care
for the Uninsured
Local Government Mitigation
in the Capital Improvements Program
Supporting Assets of Grandparent
Caregivers in Florida
Unintended Consequences of Mandated
Standardized Tests
Skills and Professionalism
of Florida's Child Protection Investigators
Management
Assistance Models for the Nonprofit Sector
Long-Term
Care Financing: Bringing Predictability to States Medicaid
Long-Term Care Systems
Summer 2005
Representativeness
and Responsiveness of Legislative Bodies
Effectiveness
and Evaluation of the Learning for Life Character Education
Program
Miami-Dade
County's Election Campaign Finance Trust Fund
Florida’s
People First Initiative
An
Examination of Lobbyist Regulations in the
State of Florida
Spring 2005
Accountability
of Electronic Voting Systems in Florida
The
Florida KidCare Program, A State Children's Health Insurance
Program
Florida
Community Colleges: Meeting Workforce Needs Through
Alternative Tracks to Baccalaureate Degrees
Juvenile
Incarceration: Alternative Custody Programs for Moderate-Risk
Juveniles in the State of Florida
A
Cost-Effective Analysis of Face-to-face vs. Internet-based Instruction
Settlement
Subsidies for North Korean Defectors
Fall 2004
HIV/AIDS: Analysis of Best
Practices among
African-Americans
Performance-based Budgeting
in the State of Florida
Consequences of Commercial Low-Level
Radioactive Waste Disposal
Methods used by Local Governments
to Distribute Funds to Non-Profits, Accountability
Program Evaluation of the
FSU MPA Program
Florida's "Bright Futures"
Program
Trade Potentials Between
Turkey and the U.S.
Integration of Performance-Budgeting
with Policy and Planning
The
Privatization Process in Florida
Summer 2004
Community
Service in the United States
Management
Styles and Employee Productivity
Funding
Options for "Visit Florida"
Keeping
Charter Schools on Track
Elderly
Drivers and Declining Vision
The
Healthy Forests Restoration Act
Emergency
Management Planning for Special Needs Citizens
Post-Acquisition
Conservation of Florida's Art
Spring 2004
Contractual
Enforcement of Private Corrections
Protecting
Trust in State Trust Funds
The
Delivery of Postsecondary Remediation in Florida
Disabled
Community Voting in the State
Tourism
Tax Utilization in Florida
Enhancing
Independence of Inspectors General
Underage
Drinking by FSU Undergraduates
A
Search for a Recall Model for Korean Local Governments
Eliminating
Health Disparities among African-Americans
Community
Redevelopment Agencies
Preparedness
Capabilities of Local Emergency Planning Committees
Uninsured
Children in Florida
Collection
of Court Ordered Fines and Fees
Driving
under the Influence of Drugs
Equal
Employment Opportunity and "Service First"
Implementation
of Performance Reporting in Florida's Annual Financial
Statements
Florida's
Energy Policies
Fall 2003
"No
Child Left Behind:" Private Schools in Capacity Issues
Transracial
Adoption
Voluntary
Public School Choice
Summer 2003
Florida
Child Support Enforcement
Florida's
High Speed Rail
Florida's
Comprehensive Assessment Test
Broadbanding
Classification of State of Florida Employees
Improving
the Transfer of General Education Credit
Florida's
Healthcare Response to Domestic Violence
Water
Resources in Florida
The
Hurricane Evacuation Problem in Florida
Florida's
Lump Sum Bonus Program
Spring 2003
Racial
Disparities: The Elderly in the Medicaid Population
A
Diversifying Source of Revenue for the City of Tallahassee
A
Safer Place to Call Home: Crine Clearance Rates for Tallahassee
Gender
Diversity in Florida State Government
Telephone
Service for Low-Income Households in Florida
K-12
School Accountability
Lending
a Helping Hand to States: Targeted Community Action
Planning
Fall 2002
Renewable
Energy in Florida
Utilizing
Evaluation Recommendations
Maintaining
Safe Streets: Addressing Retention Problems in Florida's
Law Enforcement Agencies
Solid
Waste Management at Florida State University