Learning Goal: I’m working on a policy question and need guidance to help me learn.
The first draft will include:
- Cover page
- Must have: Title, your name, your practicum site, the specific audience for the analysis, and your word count.
- The title must reference both the problem and the criteria for analysis.
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- The body of the analysis (850-1000 words) with the following subtitles:
- Background (subtitle)
- Description of the broad problem
- Description of current and previous efforts to address the problem
- Scope (subtitle)
- Assessment of previous policy efforts
- Significance of the problem
- Why the need for analysis
- Problem Statement (subtitle)
- Specific definition of the problem that will be analyzed in the paper
- Describe the major stakeholders (Primary, Secondary, and Key)
- Objectives and goals of solutions
- Criteria to be used for recommendation
- Analysis of Alternatives (subtitle)
- Description of three potential solutions
- Compare possible outcomes, constraints, and feasibility of each
- Policy Recommendations (subtitle)
- Choose one of the three options.
- Describe why the chosen alternative is preferred based on the specific criteria from Problem Statement
- Discuss potential implementation challenges or possible unwanted outcomes
- References (subtitle, separate page)
- At least six sources, at least three must be academic. No sources older than 10 years.
- Academic, journalistic, and original data collection are all possible
- Must be in APA 7 format!
- Background (subtitle)
Remember!
- Use the page.
- All sections above should be double-spaced
- The entire paper must be formatted in APA 7th edition.
- Submit to Canvas before the due date and time.
- Use this format for naming your paper before uploading: FirstName-LastName-Assignment-Quarter.docx
