Week 10 Assignment 4

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Assignment 4: PowerPoint Presentation

Due Week 10 and worth 200 points

Using Assignments 1, 2 and 3, create a 6-8 slide PowerPoint presentation in which you:

Provide a historical perspective of the policy from Assignment 1.

Describe the official and unofficial actors of the policy from Assignment 2.

Present both of the positions of the policy from Assignment 3.

Persuade the audience that the position you have chosen is worthy of the policy being implemented.

Include at least four (4) peer-reviewed references (no more than five [5] years old) from material outside the textbook. Note: Appropriate peer-reviewed references include scholarly articles and governmental Websites. Wikipedia, other wikis, and any other Websites ending in anything other than “.gov” do not qualify as peer-reviewed.

Your assignment must:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

Include a cover page containing the tile of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required page length.

Be narrated, using the slide notes section in PowerPoint. This is what your grade will be based on.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Explain how environmental factors (structural, political, economic, demographic) influence the development of public policy.

Understand how relationships between participants in the policy process (including official and nonofficial actors) influence the policy process.

Understand the different policy types, and how policy type influences policy design, policy tool choice, and implementation.

Use technology and information resources to research issues and in politics, policy, and ethics in the public sector.

Write clearly and concisely about policy for issues in politics, policy, and ethics in the public sector using proper writing mechanics.

RUBRIC

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric.

Points: 200

Assignment 4: PowerPoint Presentation

Criteria

Unacceptable

Below 70% F

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A

1. Provide a historical perspective of the policy from Assignment 1.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely provided a historical perspective of the policy from Assignment 1.

Partially provided a historical perspective of the policy from Assignment 1.

Satisfactorily provided a historical perspective of the policy from Assignment 1.

Thoroughly provided a historical perspective of the policy from Assignment 1.

2. Describe the official and unofficial actors of the policy from Assignment 2.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely described the official and unofficial actors of the policy from Assignment 2.

Partially described the official and unofficial actors of the policy from Assignment 2.

Satisfactorily described the official and unofficial actors of the policy from Assignment 2.

Thoroughly described the official and unofficial actors of the policy from Assignment 2.

3. Present both of the positions of the policy from Assignment 3.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely presented both of the positions of the policy from Assignment 3.

Partially presented both of the positions of the policy from Assignment 3.

Satisfactorily presented both of the positions of the policy from Assignment 3.

Thoroughly presented both of the positions of the policy from Assignment 3.

4. Persuade the audience that the position you have chosen is worthy of the policy being implemented.Â

Weight: 25%

Did not submit or incompletely persuaded the audience that the position you have chosen is worthy of the policy being implemented.Â

Partially persuaded the audience that the position you have chosen is worthy of the policy being implemented.Â

Satisfactorily persuaded the audience that the position you have chosen is worthy of the policy being implemented.Â

Thoroughly persuaded the audience that the position you have chosen is worthy of the policy being implemented.Â

 5. 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