Public policy

Points: 175

Assignment 2: Analyzing the Policy

Criteria

Unacceptable

Below 70% F

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A

1. Write a one-page summary of the policy, including the purpose, the context of the problem, and any recommendations or suggestions from the policy to address the problem. (Use your summary skills to keep this to one page.)

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely wrote a one-page summary of the policy, including the purpose, the context of the problem, and any recommendations or suggestions from the policy to address the problem. Did not submit or incompletely used your summary skills to keep this to one page.

Partially wrote a one-page summary of the policy, including the purpose, the context of the problem, and any recommendations or suggestions from the policy to address the problem.  Partially used your summary skills to keep this to one page.

Satisfactorily wrote a one-page summary of the policy, including the purpose, the context of the problem, and any recommendations or suggestions from the policy to address the problem.  Satisfactorily used your summary skills to keep this to one page.

Thoroughly wrote a one-page summary of the policy, including the purpose, the context of the problem, and any recommendations or suggestions from the policy to address the problem. Thoroughly used your summary skills to keep this to one page.

2. Explain who all the players are – official and unofficial, and interest groups – involved with your policy.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely explained who all the players are – official and unofficial, and interest groups – involved with your policy.

Partially explained who all the players are – official and unofficial, and interest groups – involved with your policy.

Satisfactorily explained who all the players are – official and unofficial, and interest groups – involved with your policy.

Thoroughly explained who all the players are – official and unofficial, and interest groups – involved with your policy.

3. Describe the role and function of each of the players you identified.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely described the role and function of each of the players you identified.

Partially described the role and function of each of the players you identified.

Satisfactorily described the role and function of each of the players you identified.

Thoroughly described the role and function of each of the players you identified.

4. Of the list of players you identified, pick two (2) and describe the political influence of each player, explaining motives, conflicts, interrelationships, and impacts on the policy.

Weight: 25%

Did not submit or incompletely described the political influence of both players explaining motives, conflicts, interrelationships, and impacts on the policy.

Partially described the political influence of both players explaining motives, conflicts, interrelationships, and impacts on the policy.

Satisfactorily described the political influence of both players explaining motives, conflicts, interrelationships, and impacts on the policy.

Thoroughly described the political influence of both players explaining motives, conflicts, interrelationships, and impacts on the policy.

 5. 3-4 References

Weight: 5%

Does not meet the required number of references.

Meets the required number of references; some or all references poor quality choices.

Meets number of required references; all references good quality choices.

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

6. Clarity and writing mechanics

Weight: 10%

More than 6 errors present

5-6 errors present

3-4 errors present

0-2 errors present