Week 9 Assignment: Policy Analysis and Recommendations Assignment Description This is the final assignment for the course. Part of this assignment is a compilation of all previous assignments, revised

D o Rem em ber y o u r a ud ie n ce : K eep in m in d y o u r t a sk is t o p ro vid e u se fu l in sig ht in to a p olic y is su e.

S et p rio rit ie s: O rg aniz e y o u r in fo rm atio n c a re fu lly ( e ss e n tia l m ate ria l in t h e t e xt, s u p portin g m ate ria l in a ppen d ic e s).

D eco m pose y o u r a na ly sis in to c o m pon en t p arts .

U se h ea din g s t o t e ll a s to ry : A vo id a bstr a ct h ea din g s s u ch a s " M ark e t F a il u re ." B e b ala nce d : G iv e a ppro p ria te c o ve ra g e t o p ro b le m a na ly sis a nd s o lu tio n a na ly sis .

A ck n ow le d g e u n ce rta in ty : b ut t h en p ro vid e y o u r r e so lu tio n o f it .

S up port y o u r r e so lu tio n w it h s e n sit iv it y a na ly sis w here a ppro p ria te .

A vo id ja rg on : c le a rly e xp la in a ll t e ch nic a l t e rm s.

B e v a lu e o ve rt: M ake e xp lic it a rg um en ts f o r t h e im porta nce o f g oa ls .

W rit e c ris p t e xt: F a vo r s h ort a nd d ir e ct s e n te n ce s; u se t h e a ctiv e v o ic e .

P ro vid e c le a r t a ble s a nd fi g ure s t h a t s ta nd a lo n e: U se t h em t o e m pha siz e im porta nt in fo rm atio n o r s u p port c rit ic a l e le m en ts .

R ou n d n um bers a ppro p ria te ly : F a ls e p re cis io n u n d erc u ts y o u r c re d ib ili t y . D on 't W rit e a n e ssa y: T he d if f e re n ce b etw een a n e ssa y a nd a w ell- s tr u ctu re d p olic y a na ly sis s h ou ld b e c le a r t o y o u b y n ow . P re p arin g Y o u r P olic y A na ly sis Te ll t h e c lie n t e ve ry th in g t h a t y o u k n ow a s it c o m es in to y o u r h ea d: It 's fi n e t o t h in k n on lin ea rly , b ut w rit e lin ea rly .

W rit e a m yste ry : In ste a d, s ta te y o u r im porta nt c o n clu sio n s r ig ht u p f r o n t in t h e firs t p ara g ra ph o f a n e xe cu tiv e s u m mary .

C re a te a n ew a lt e rn a tiv e w hen r e co m men d in g : Y o u r r e co m men d atio n s h ou ld f o llo w f r o m t h e a na ly sis .

U se t h e f o rm at o f P ow erP oin t s lid es: A vo id b ulle ts in f a vo r o f w ell - s tr u ctu re d p ara g ra phs.  T ra nscrip t  W as t h is m ed ia h elp fu l? L ic e n se d u n d er a C re a tiv e C om mon s A tt r ib utio n 3 .0 L ic e n se .