Overview
The milestone assignments in this course directly support your success in completing your final project. In this first milestone, you will select a topic for your program review report and gather supporting research materials.
Your policy should adhere to the following guidelines:
- Select a policy that interests you. You will gain the most benefit from this activity if you select a policy that you feel passionate about. You will need to articulate why this issue interests you.
- It is preferred (but not required) that you select a local policy in your area.
- The policy you select can be at the federal, state, or local level.
- The policy you select can be in progress or already resolved or implemented.
Directions
Select a policy that addresses the guidelines listed above and identify six to eight current, professional, and scholarly sources related to your policy. Develop a short paper answering the prompt below.
Specifically, you must address the following rubric criteria:
- Summary: Based on your identified sources, draft a summary of your policy, including the following:
- Describe the issue or problem that precipitated the policy’s formation.
- Explain why the issue or policy interests you.
- Sources: Collect six to eight relevant sources related to your area of interest. See the module resources for research support and suggestions. Include the following:
- Citation: Identify resources that are current, professional, and scholarly (avoiding wikis, encyclopedias, and other non-scholarly sources). Include a hyperlink with each citation.
- Description: Summarize the content of each resource, including how it is relevant to your selected policy.
What to Submit
Your policy selection short paper should be a 1- to 2-page Word document with 12-point Times New Roman font, double spacing, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited according to APA style.
AI Usage
If you use gen AI tools to support your work on this assignment, be sure to follow these AI usage guidelines. You must acknowledge your use of these tools in your work. Guidelines on how to cite AI tools can be found in this Shapiro Library guide.