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Research Paper DUE Nov 19
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Research Paper
Unit V Research Paper
The Policy Research Paper is a five unit-long project that allows you the opportunity to examine an issue of current
relevance to local or national public policy making. Policy papers typically have one main agenda: address a current issue
or policy and propose/evaluate alternative policies which seek to improve the current state.
Policy papers tend to be very methodical, as a similar process is used each time to evaluate the different policies you are
advocating to your client. While literature papers focus primarily on textual analysis and building one's argument, policy
papers focus much more on organization, thoroughness, and execution. Basically, if your client only has 15 minutes to
read your policy memo during his/her commute from the office to city hall, you want to make it easy for him/her to navigate
through your paper.
The policy Research Paper should contain a comprehensive assessment of the problem, the proposed (or actual) policy,
and the potential (or actual) consequences of implementation of that policy. When your write your paper, you should think
of yourself as a staff person who must advise a policy maker facing a problem that must be resolved in the near future. As
this staff person, adopt one of the perspectives of public management as presented in this module, and frame your
responses around this approach.
The structure of public policy papers is different from typical papers and requires certain elements and sections in addition
to the traditional thesis, introduction, and conclusion.
When writing your public policy paper, make sure to include the following sections:
Executive Summary
Introduction
Criteria
Alternatives
Projected Outcomes and Tradeoffs
Recommendation and Discussion
Your paper must:
Be a minimum of 1200 words;
Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations
and references must follow APA format; and
Include a cover page containing the tile of the assignment (Public Policy Paper) the students name, the
professors name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the
required assignment page length.






Section Points Description

Executive Summary
10 This goes at the very front of your paper and is a summary or abstract of your
analysis. It is absolutely essential that you include your policy
recommendation here.
PUA 5306, Public Policy 8

Section Points Description

Introduction 10
Explains to your audience why the issue/policy you have chosen to investigate
is important and relevant and what the current policy is. References to other
research done on this issue can be included here as well.

Criteria 10
Let the reader know what criteria you are using to evaluate your policies.
Economic feasibility, political feasibility, and environmental impact are
common criteria. Criteria should also be unique to your chosen policy/issue.

Alternatives 15
These are the policies you are analyzing and evaluating in your paper.
Alternative policies seek to improve on current policy and/or approach issues
from different perspectives. These alternatives are evaluated on the criteria
you have listed out above.

Projected Outcomes and Tradeoffs 10
This section can be included in the evaluation of each alternative policy or set
apart on its own. Much of your individual analysis and opinion falls under this
section, as you are called upon to not only predict the effects and efficiency of
your policies, but also assess the negatives and positives of your alternatives.

Recommendations 15
Here is where you finally decide among your alternatives and advocate your
policy. Remember not to simply repeat what you have covered under
Alternatives and Projected Outcomes and Tradeoffs, but explain why your
client should follow your analysis and enact the policy you have chosen.

Quality of Writing 20
The paper should flow well from section to section and possess minimal
spelling, syntax, or grammar errors.

Overall Paper Structure 10
The paper should be a minimum of 1200 words. The paper must conform to
APA format, including proper citations, references, structure, and style. As
such, it should include a Cover Page and References page. All the references
should be effectively used, correctly cited and correctly listed in the reference
list. ALL borrowed, cited, and paraphrased material must be properly
documented in APA formant. The paper must utilize a minimum of three
sources to support your research and assertions.


Unit V Essay

Unit V focuses on limits to public policy interventions. For the assignment you are asked to prepare an essay which outlines a public policy process in your local government or state (Georgia). Specifically, select a policy initiative focused on education, healthcare, or poverty, and prepare an essay which includes the following:
Describe the causes of the policy.
Describe the policy and the rationale being used to advance that policy.
Explain the effect(s) of the proposed policy.
Identify an example of an alternative or option that is (or could be considered).
Identify and discuss the methods that will (or could) be used to measure the policy outcomes. Identify the
measurement issues, if applicable.
Discuss the possible impact the policy could have on the future of policymaking in your local government or state.


Your essay must:
Be a minimum of 500 words;
Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides;
Utilize a minimum of two sources other than the textbook to support your research and assertions; and
Conform to APA format. All the references should be effectively used, correctly cited and correctly listed in the
reference list. ALL borrowed, cited, and paraphrased material must be properly documented.
Include a cover page containing the tile of the assignment (Unit V Essay), the students name, the professors name,
the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment
page length.