Final Policy Paper Checklist – I will teach you all of this!
Dynamic Cover Page
o Title of Project
o Class name, date, professor name, TA name, discussion section, etc.
Table of Contents Page
Basics: 12-15 pages, appropriate subheadings, standard Word formatting, double-spaced,
Times New Roman, 12-pt font, justified margins, page numbers (plus appendices)
Primary Contents with Bold Subheadings
o Introduction – introduce your project’s main objective
Include the general plan of the document
o History of the Act – why was the law necessary
Public policy prescription
Market failure or Government Failure
o Implementation
Act, Code, Agency, etc.
o Impact on Business and Society
Demonstrate your knowledge from the course content – theories, models,
principles, etc.
o Policy Analysis
Did it work?
What are its strengths and weaknesses?
Recommendations for future policy makers
Appendix Pages (directly following main document)
o Include the official Title page of the law indicating the following:
Congress number (Ex: One Hundred Seventh Congress…), An Act,
Section 1: Short Titles and Table of Contents (List of ‘Titles’)
References Page (at the very end of the paper following the appendices)
o This is the bibliography (ten minimum quality references)
Academic journal articles, government documents/records, key books,
official websites
Avoid media publications, material with no author, blogs, non-peer
reviewed material
o Citation format: APA Bibliographic Citations
Helpful website: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
Excellence Checklist
o Page numbers, professional quality, grammar, insightful, unique contribution,
comprehensive, high level critical analysis, strong bibliography & citation
formatting, manage the details, teach us something new
