Aging Infrastructure in Canada(Political)

OVERVIEW

1.     Write a research report that deals with the core political problem  identified with the item or issue selected in the Policy Brief Proposal. Propose a feasible recommendation towards resolving the core political problem and indicate its policy implications.

KEY ELEMENTS

1.     The executive summary

a.     description of the core political problem addressed

b.     statement on why the current policy/situation needs to be modified or changed

c.     recommendation for action to the ‘target audience’

2.     Context and salience of the core political problem

a.     statement of the core political problem or issue in focus

b.     short overview of the root causes of the core issue

3.     Critical appraisal of existing alternative(s)

a.     explain why and how the current approach is failing

4.     Proposed recommendation

a.     provide a proposal of how the current approach  to the core political problem could/should be modified,  improved or entirely changed

b.     include a paragraph emphasising the importance of  political/policy action

5.     Provide a specific and verifiable reference to the designated ‘target audience’

           a.   link to external recipient of the final research report

ADDITIONAL SPECIFICATIONS

a.     format as a policy brief

b.     compile a list of complete and properly cited and formatted references on a separate page

c.     apply the selected citation style to all sources consulted

d.     standard font, size 12,

e.     double-space in text, single-space in Sources Cited

f.      pagination

CRITERIA OF EVALUATION

1.     factual basis:  topic-specific and fully documented

2.     conceptual framework:  relevant and effectively applied

3.     analysis: rigorous

4.     argumentation: consistent, plausible, and persuasive

5.     presentation: lucid, concise, and compelling