Policy Paper Project

The Policy Paper Guidelines

Prepare a formal research paper regarding the selected policy proposal paper.The assignment must be between 6-8 pages excluding quotations, cover page, and Works Cited page(s).

Note: Please clean up the citations from the Policy Proposal and add missing DOI and Accessed date. Before complete Policy Paper.

The essay should address the following:
• An introduction and brief overview of the current issues facing the countries.
• The reasons for initiating changes to existing policy.
• The possible policy options or alternatives to be considered (discuss several).
• The pros and cons of each policy option or alternative (costs vs. benefits).
• The best policy option or alternative (pick one).
• A summary and conclusion

Do not use first person in the proposal or final policy paper!

The paper body must be a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 8 full pages in length, double-spaced. No more and no less is necessary for this activity. Keep direct quotes to a minimum; do not use block quotations. All key arguments, facts, assertions, and claims must be supported with research. The references approved in the policy proposal must be used in the policy paper: you may add additional sources (and should if you seek an A on the assignment), no change to any of the scholarly sources approved in the proposal.

There will be no opportunity to revise and resubmit this assignment. Failure to meet the minimum research and writing requirements will result in a zero for the entire assignment (no partial credit will be awarded as this is a formal institutional assessment). A zero on this assignment will result in a failing grade for the course.
Finally, add a cover page and include the References (also known as Works Cited) page at the end.

Special Notes:

The grading standards used to assess the quality of your work for this project will be detailed in a grading rubric, which is provided on next page.