History Question

students are to apply public policy concepts to write a three-to-five-page policy paper addressing an area of concern and how students will solve said issue. Throughout the semester, we will devote designated time in-class, in addition to student led work outside of lecture, to complete these policy papers.

Major categories of public policy to chose from are as follows:

Civil and Human Rights

Education

Global Warming/Environmental Concerns

Health Care and Reform

Immigration

Technology

The final policy paper, approximately three to five pages in length will have the following sections. Each section corresponds to a numbered section on the idea development worksheet (listed below).

Section I: Introduction (idea development worksheet #1, #2)

Section II: Magnitude of Problem (idea development worksheet #3, #4, #9, #10, #11)

Section III: Affected Population (idea development worksheet #12, #13)

Section IV: Action Steps (idea development worksheet #5, #6, #7, #8)

Section V: Conclusion

Section VI: Sources (at least seven)