PADM 6650: Public Policy Analysis Public Policy Analysis Paper Guidelines
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Students will research an existing public policy at the federal, state, or local level and evaluate potential solutions to the problem. The paper will be at least 15 pages in length (double-spaced, Times New Roman) with a minimum of 15 sources.
In their paper, students need to address the following:
- Describe the specific government policy that is the focus of the study, includingits statutory authority (or legal case if appropriate), the specific agency charged with the responsibility for implementing the policy, and the source and amount of funding that supports the policy
- Define the problem the policy was designed to address including its scale and scope
- Describe the policy, economic, and social environment in which the problem arose and the policy was developed
- Describe the impact of the policy on the problem as it is experienced in our local area
- Describe the impact of the policy on population groups in our area that have been historically marginalized
Scoring Rubric for PADM 6650 Student: ___________________________________
Assessor: _________________________________ Date: ____________________
NASPAA Competency 2: To participate in and contribute to the policy making process.
Mission-based Student Learning Outcome: Explain, discuss, and apply clearly and accurate the key concepts and central theories, and demonstrate expertise appropriate to the discipline.
Intermediate Learning Outcome:
Given a selected policy, students will be able to analyze the political social, and economic contexts in which the policy was developed and the factors influencing the policy’s outcome.
NASPAA Competency 4: To articulate a public service perspective.
Mission-based Student Learning Outcome: Formulate and express important/essential questions and issues related to the discipline with clarity and accuracy, and appropriate depth and breadth.
Intermediate Learning Outcome: In analyzing a public policy, students will properly identify the impact of that policy on population groups that have been historically marginalized.
Assessment Method: Students are required to write a policy analysis paper that challenges them to evaluate the impact of a current policy on our local area.
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Score (0-5)
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NASPAA Competency
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Criteria
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2
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Student accurately describes the specific government policy that is the focus of the study, including its statutory authority (or legal case if appropriate), the specific agency charged with the responsibility for implementing the policy, and the source and amount of funding that supports the policy
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2
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Student clearly defines the problem the policy was designed to address including its scale and scope
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2
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Students describes the policy, economic, and social environment in which the problem arose and the policy was developed
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2
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Students describes the impact of the policy on the problem as it is experienced in our local area
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4
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Students describes the impact of the policy on population groups in our area that have been historically marginalized
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Final Score our of 25 points maximum
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Scale: 5 completely fulfilled all requirements of the criteria
4 fulfilled the majority of the requirements but did not excel in all
3 fulfilled the requirements in an average way
2 fulfilled some requirements in an average way, but failed a few
1 made an attempt to answer the question, but failed to fulfill most of
the requirements
0 made no attempt to answer the question or completely failed
PADM 6650 Final Paper-Policy Analysis
Students will research an existing public policy at the federal, state, or local level and evaluate potential solutions to the problem. The paper will be at least 15 pages in length (double-spaced, Times New Roman) with a minimum of 15 sources.
In their paper, students need to address the following:
- Describe the specific government policy that is the focus of the study, including its statutory authority (or legal case if appropriate), the specific agency charged with the responsibility for implementing the policy, and the source and amount of funding that supports the policy
- Define the problem the policy was designed to address including its scale and scope
- Describe the policy, economic, and social environment in which the problem arose and the policy was developed
- Describe the impact of the policy on the problem as it is experienced in our local area
- Describe the impact of the policy on population groups in our area that have been historically marginalized
Rubric for Final Public Policy Analysis Paper
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Student
Checklist
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Criteria
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Possible Points
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Points Earned
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Introductory First Paragraph
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Topic is clearly introduced in a specific way
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3
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Argumentative thesis statement
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8
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Outline of paper for the reader
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3
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Sub-Total
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14
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Body of Paper
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Includes minimum of 15 research based sources
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6
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Problem is clearly established
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6
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Flow/Clarity: Sections, paragraphing, and transitions are clear and appropriate.
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6
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Course concepts and terminology cited and used throughout
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6
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Evaluative Criteria clearly established
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6
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Evaluative Criteria clearly applied to Alternatives
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6
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Sub-Total
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36
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Conclusions and Recommendations
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Student thoroughly explains conclusions and implications, but does not make conclusions beyond the scope of current project
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2
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Student makes legitimate recommendations regarding the program studied
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2
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Sub-Total
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4
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Grammar, clarity and style
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Contains no grammatical errors, no wordiness or repetition.
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6
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Appropriate title page: title reflects project, formatting is consistent with writer’s manual
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2
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Adheres to page recommendations, uses 12 point Times New Roman, no formatting errors
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8
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Sub-Total
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16
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Citations, References and Appendices
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Follows APA style contains no citation errors and no missing citations.
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5
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Follows APA style and contains no errors in references
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5
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Sub-Total
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10
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Paper Prompts
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Student accurately describes the specific government policy that is the focus of the study, including its statutory authority (or legal case if appropriate), the specific agency charged with the responsibility for implementing the policy, and the source and amount of funding that supports the policy
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4
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Student clearly defines the problem the policy was designed to address including its scale and scope
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4
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Students describes the policy, economic, and social environment in which the problem arose and the policy was developed
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4
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Students describes the impact of the policy on the problem as it is experienced in our local area
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4
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Students describes the impact of the policy on population groups in our area that have been historically marginalized
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4
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Sub-Total
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20
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Grand Total
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100
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