PublicPolicy Analysis1
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 – an Act of Congress • Effectively exploring and utilizing the library system for research • Strengthening your academic and competitive writing skills • Enhancing your critical thinking skills
TheBasic Structure of your PolicyPaperis the following (See Appendix One for further details: Policy Paper Checklist)
1.Description of the policy/law–history and current situation
Questions
- Rationale for public policy – market or government failure
- Analysis of policy’s efficacy
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Recommendations Additionally, your Policy Paper 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, 2024, p. 35), a works cited page (you may call it a reference page), and any necessary appendices. We will use APA format for the bibliography.