Policy Analysis Case Study Assignment
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Your final submission should be a document that you could actually deliver to the intended audience (and you may, in fact, consider doing so) and is something you could include in a work portfolio to be shared with future potential employers (consider adding it to your LinkedIn profile, for example). Our readings from the past seven weeks contain numerous guides and examples of effective policy analyses. In particular, you should review our readings by Bardach & Patashnik (2016) and Seavey, McGrath, & Aytur (2014) to review the steps for conducting a policy analysis and what goes into one.
This assignment is divided into two main sections, the “analysis” section (analysis of the problem and possible solutions), which you focused on during Module 5, and the “recommendations” section. The analysis section should be updated and expanded based on provided feedback. Be sure to carefully review your instructor’s comments on your policy analysis draft that you turned in during Module 5 and the feedback you get from both your instructor and classmates on your policy brief presentation. Then, add the recommendations section. The recommendations section should clearly outline policy alternatives, how the alternatives should be evaluated, and which alternative is the most likely to succeed. Consider adding charts, graphs, or other visuals (e.g. a stakeholder analysis matrix, comparison charts, etc.) that support what you discuss.
Note that you should not approach your policy analysis as an advocate (watch out for exaggerated claims, etc.) and you should not begin by identifying the lack of a policy or program as the problem. Nor should you start with a program itself. All programs arise from a problem or issue. You are expected to identify three or more policy or program alternatives, and to identify and logically support criteria by which these alternatives can be compared. The alternatives can draw on both existing policies and programs, or propose new ones. The criteria for evaluating the alternatives should be logically related to the goals you identified in the analysis section, and should highlight the implicit tradeoffs, which arise when pursuing competing goals. Consider including a matrix, which specifies three to four policy/program alternatives and the criteria for comparing them, and use the available evidence to fill in the matrix and compare the alternatives. In some cases you may find “hard” evidence analyses that measure or predict policy impact. On other dimensions, you will not have access to “hard” evidence and will need to make logical inferences about the impact by predicting the direction and size of the impact. Your final set of recommendations should be clear, concise, and persuasive.
Bardach, E. S. & Patashnik, E. M. (2016). A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path to More Effective Problem Solving (5th ed.). Introduction pp. XV-XX and Step One: Define the Problem pp. 1-12. Thousand Oaks, CA: CQ Press.
Seavey, J. W., McGrath, R. J., & Aytur, S. A. (2014). Health Policy Analysis : Framework and Tools for Success. New York: Springer Publishing Company.
Imagine that you have been asked to prepare a formal policy analysis regarding the health policy issue you chose during Module 3. Your full analysis should convince a thoughtful, analytic reader (such as your instructor and classmates, and the target audience of your policy analysis) of the existence and importance of the problem, inform the reader about alternative goals for public intervention, describe and evaluate the policy alternatives designed to help meet the policy goals, and recommend the best policy option based on the analysis. Begin your document with a clear, one-page executive summary, and finish with a concise conclusion. In your Policy Analysis, you should:
- Describe a policy-relevant problem and clearly state it as a policy-relevant question
- Describes the symptoms, magnitude, and consequences of the problem you are analyzing
- Discuss the plausible goals for a policy-level intervention of this problem
- Describe the primary stakeholders for the policy issue and each of their interests
- Explain the expected agreements and conflicts among stakeholders on the goals for a policy-level intervention
- Summarize the major policy-level interventions that have already been attempted related to this issue, including the strengths and weaknesses of each intervention
- Discuss three or four principle policy alternatives (existing or possible), including the major strengths and weaknesses of each alternative
- Explain the criteria upon which the policy alternatives should be evaluated
- Discuss the predicted outcomes for each alternative based on the specified evaluation criteria
- Identify the important tradeoffs to consider between the alternatives
- Describe the institutional capacity for implementing the various alternatives
- Recommend one policy alternative that is clearly superior to the others
- Discuss strategies for implementing the recommended policy alternative
- Explain how the success of the recommended policy alternative could be evaluated if implemented
Your assignment should be approximately 10-15 double-spaced pages long, excluding the cover page, references, and appendices. All content that is quoted or paraphrased from outside sources must be cited correctly in APA style. Include headings, charts, and graphs as appropriate (using appendices as necessary) to effectively structure the final document. This assignment will be graded using a rubric. Please review this rubric prior to beginning the assignment. You can view the rubric on the Course Rubrics page within the Start Here module.
My policy analysis draft was about the rise of cancer and the troubles people have receiving treatment due to not be able to afford it.
This is my teachers comment on my draft and this is what she wants to see in my final-
“You’ll need to more fully flesh this out to explain your policy analysis. I think you need to get more clarity on exactly what your problem is so you can stay focused within it.”
So focus on the issues people have on accessing treatment due to cost.
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QUALITY OF RESPONSE NO RESPONSE POOR / UNSATISFACTORY SATISFACTORY GOOD EXCELLENT Content (worth a maximum of 50% of the total points) Zero points: Student failed to submit the final paper. 20 points out of 50: The essay illustrates poor understanding of the relevant material by failing to address or incorrectly addressing the relevant content; failing to identify or inaccurately explaining/defining key concepts/ideas; ignoring or incorrectly explaining key points/claims and the reasoning behind them; and/or incorrectly or inappropriately using terminology; and elements of the response are lacking. 30 points out of 50: The essay illustrates a rudimentary understanding of the relevant material by mentioning but not full explaining the relevant content; identifying some of the key concepts/ideas though failing to fully or accurately explain many of them; using terminology, though sometimes inaccurately or inappropriately; and/or incorporating some key claims/points but failing to explain the reasoning behind them or doing so inaccurately. Elements of the required response may also be lacking. 40 points out of 50: The essay illustrates solid understanding of the relevant material by correctly addressing most of the relevant content; identifying and explaining most of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology; explaining the reasoning behind most of the key points/claims; and/or where necessary or useful, substantiating some points with accurate examples. The answer is complete. 50 points: The essay illustrates exemplary understanding of the relevant material by thoroughly and correctly addressing the relevant content; identifying and explaining all of the key concepts/ideas; using correct terminology explaining the reasoning behind key points/claims and substantiating, as necessary/useful, points with several accurate and illuminating examples. No aspects of the required answer are missing. Use of Sources (worth a maximum of 20% of the total points). Zero points: Student failed to include citations and/or references. Or the student failed to submit a final paper. 5 out 20 points: Sources are seldom cited to support statements and/or format of citations are not recognizable as APA 6th Edition format. There are major errors in the formation of the references and citations. And/or there is a major reliance on highly questionable. The Student fails to provide an adequate synthesis of research collected for the paper. 10 out 20 points: References to scholarly sources are occasionally given; many statements seem unsubstantiated. Frequent errors in APA 6th Edition format, leaving the reader confused about the source of the information. There are significant errors of the formation in the references and citations. And/or there is a significant use of highly questionable sources. 15 out 20 points: Credible Scholarly sources are used effectively support claims and are, for the most part, clear and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition is used with only a few minor errors. There are minor errors in reference and/or citations. And/or there is some use of questionable sources. 20 points: Credible scholarly sources are used to give compelling evidence to support claims and are clearly and fairly represented. APA 6th Edition format is used accurately and consistently. The student uses above the maximum required references in the development of the assignment. 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