Week 8
After reading Bipartisan support for some gun proposals, stark partisan
Week 8
After reading Bipartisan support for some gun proposals, stark partisan divisions on many othersLinks to an external site. discuss the following:
Please respond to the following:
Which aspects of the report are more persuasive? Why do you think so?
Week 9
After viewing the video Administration – 4.1 Overview – State and Federal Government and Higher EducationLinks to an external site., please respond to the following:
How much or how little should government continue to support higher education? Define your position to include arguments and its implications. Also include pros and cons for both sides.
Week 10
Discuss at least two possible advantages and two possible disadvantages of using policy issue papers. Discuss the implications of these advantages and disadvantages to the person responsible for communicating public policy. Provide an example to support your response.
ASSIGNMENT
Expand your research from the Policy Identification and Analysis assignment in Week 3. For local or state policy references, research city, county, or appropriate state government websites. For federal policy references, the following websites may support additional research options.
Governmental Accounting OfficeLinks to an external site.
Public AgendaLinks to an external site.
RAND CorporationLinks to an external site.
Policy LibraryLinks to an external site.
American Enterprise InstituteLinks to an external site.
Cato InstituteLinks to an external site.
Economic Policy InstituteLinks to an external site.
The Heritage FoundationLinks to an external site.
Scenario
Use the policy you selected from the Policy Identification and Analysis assignment in Week 3 to research a published study related to your chosen area of focus. Then, prepare an Executive Summary with the following criteria listed for this assignment.
Write a 2–3 page paper in which you:
Establish the purpose(s) of the executive summary.
Provide the background to the issue.
Discuss the results of the research, identifying the models used to obtain the results.
Discuss appropriate economic predictors.
Propose at least two reliable, implementable recommendations.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:
Appropriately incorporate at least two quality sources. A quality source can be either grey literature, such as a news article, or scholarly, such as peer-reviewed/professional industry references. In the case of public administration, government or nonprofit websites are appropriate quality resources.
Wikipedia, SparkNotes, and similar websites do not qualify as academic resources. Visit the Strayer University Library to conduct research.
This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The library is your home for SWS assistance, including citations and formatting. Please refer to the Library site for all support. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
The course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:
Create persuasive and targeted communications informed by policy analysis and research.