Policy Analysis Worksheet

Assignment 4: Policy Analysis Worksheet

Due Week 8 and worth 140 points

For this assignment, you will complete the Policy Analysis Worksheet

located in Week 8 of your Blackboard course. The purpose of this worksheet is to help you complete the following in preparation for your final assignment: Select a topic, think critically about your topic, gather research on your topic, and decide how you will present your Policy Analysis Paper.

Note: Your instructor will provide feedback on your completed worksheet.

The requirements for this assignment are as follows:

1. Place your name at the top of your worksheet.

2. Complete all sections of the Policy Analysis Worksheet.

3. Provide at least five reliable, relevant, peer-reviewed references that support the paper’s claims.

4. Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirement:

a. Include a reference page. Citations and references must follow the APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is as follows:

· Formulate domestic and international public policy alternatives to effectively address issues and challenges.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills, using the following rubric

Directions: Answer the questions contained in this worksheet to kick-start the process of writing your policy analysis for your final assignment. You can build off of your answers in the completed worksheet for your final project.

Please select one (1) of the following policy issues in relation to one (1) country for this assignment:

· Labor policy and globalization.

· War on Terror

· Research and development policy and globalization

· Global Issue Policy on Nuclear Weapons

· Telecommunications policy and globalization

· Transportation (or Infrastructure) policy and globalization.

· Public health policy and globalization (Ebola)

· Environment policy and globalization. (Global Warming) (Climate Change)

· Energy policy and globalization

· Citizenship policy and globalization (Human Rights Issues)

· Monetary policy and globalization (Foreign Aid) (Global Financial Crisis)

· Agriculture policy and globalization (Food and Agriculture issues)

· World Hunger and Poverty (Sustainable development)

· Globalization and Corruption

Here are some online resources for basic background information on countries:

· CIA World Factbook: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook

· Corruption Perceptions Index: http://www.transparency.org

· Economic Freedom Index: http://www.heritage.org

· The Economist Intelligence Unit: http://www.eiu.com/Default.aspx

· Human Development Index: http://hdr.undp.org

· Library of Congress Country Studies: http://countrystudies.us/

· OECD: http://www.oecd.org/

· World Development Indicators: http://data.worldbank.org

· World Bank: http://www.worldbank.org/

· YaleGlobal: http://yaleglobal.yale.edu

1. POLICY ISSUE AND TITLE                                                  

In this section, you will select a policy issue from the list on page 1 and create a title for your Policy Analysis.

a. What policy issue did you select? Hunger and Poverty

b. Do you comprehensively understand the issue? Can you identify two or three distinct positions on the issue? Yes, the research gave me a clear understanding of the number of people who are living in poverty or who are unable to feed themselves or their children

c. Create the title of your Policy Analysis. When creating a title for your Policy Analysis, consider how you can simultaneously capture the attention of your readers and communicate your position.

2. CONTEXT AND IMPORTANCE OF THE ISSUE