Assignment: Public Policy Analysis
Your capstone project in the course is an individual research assignment on a public 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
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.