public policy analysis
Public Policy Analysis
Dynamic Cover Page
o Title of Project
o Class name, date, professor name, TA name, discussion section, etc
Table of Contents Page
Basics:
12-15 pages,
appropriate subheadings,
standard MS Word formatting,
double-spaced,
Times New Roman 12-pt font,
page numbers
Primary Contents (Subheadings)
o Introduction – introduce your project’s main objective
Include the general plan of the document
(If you decide to focus on selected parts of your law, make a statement here)
o History of the Act – why was the law necessary
Public policy prescription
Market failure or Government Failure
o Trace its implementation – How did it come into place
Act, Code, Agency, etc. (Administrative bodies: SEC, Justice department, federal policy department, FBI, Mr. President)
o Impact on business and society – Utilizing Class theories to analyze how did it make influences
Demonstrate your knowledge from the course content – theories, models, principles, etc.
o Policy Analysis – Conclusion & Suggestions
Did it work?
What are its strengths and weaknesses?
Recommendations for future policy makers
Appendix Pages
(directly following main document)
o Include the official Title page of the law indicating the following:
Congress number (Ex: One Hundred Seventh Congress…), An Act, Section 1: Short Titles and Table of Contents (List of ‘Titles’)
First 5 pages of the law (screen shot/ copy paste/ pdf/any format)
References Page
(at the very end of the paper following the appendices)
o This is the bibliography (ten minimum quality references)
Academic journal articles, government documents/records, key books, official websites
Avoid media publications, material with no author, blogs, non-peer reviewed material
o Citation format: APA Style
Helpful website: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
Excellence Checklist
Page numbers,
professional quality,
grammar,
insightful,
unique contribution,
comprehensive,
high level critical analysis,
strong bibliography & citation formatting,
manage the details,
teach us something new