Introduction: Throughout this course, you will be working on a staged project researching a public policy issue as identified in your project proposal. At this point, you are being asked to write and deliver your findings and evaluation to your classmates and instructor in a final Research Paper.
Instructions: At this point, you will submit your final Research Paper evaluating your chosen policy and making recommendations based on your research. Your Research Paper should include the following components:
Abstract: Please provide an abstract (one paragraph) for your paper. (I did not see this in your instructions but I do want it included.)
:Introduction
- Identification of the issue
- Description of the background context and significance of the issue
- The research question behind this project
- Literature Review
- Methods
- Findings from your data collection
- Public Score Card
- Recommendations regarding this policy
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
Remember to support your evaluation of this issue and your recommendations with the data you collected and any additional information you learned from your literature review.
Submission: Your Research Paper should be about 12-15 pages (about 3,000-3,750 words) in length. Submit this as a Word document. Follow APA style guidelines.
I have included stage 4 of the project as a refernce. This paper should be an extension of the attached paper.