Public Policy Analysis
Your capstone project in the course is an individual research assignment on a public policy/federal law of your choice. We will call this project your Policy Paper which will be a formal research paper aimed at introducing and/or polishing your skills in the following:
• Public policy research - policy design, implementation, evaluation
• Understanding a federal law
• Effectively exploring and utilizing the library system for research
• Strengthening your academic and competitive writing skills
• Enhance your critical thinking skills
The Basic Structure of your Policy Analysis is the following (See Appendix One for further detail: Policy Paper Checklist)
1. Description of the policy/law - history and current situation
2. Rationale for public policy - market or government failure
3. Analysis of policy's efficacy
4. Implementation
5. Evaluation
6. Recommendations
Additionally, your Policy Analysis will be required to have a minimum of ten quality references (academic journal articles, leading books, relevant websites, etc.).
The paper will be a 12-15 page narrative/report with a traditional title page, appropriate subheadings, standard formatting (double-spaced, 12-point font, Times New Roman, page numbers), parenthetical citations such as (Jasso, 2012, p. 35), a works cited page (you may call it a reference page), and any necessary appendices. We will use APA format.