Decision Making and Policy

You are a staff member for a state legislator. Many issues in your state have recently become a hot topic. The legislator has formed a committee to address some of the issues brought to them by staff. The legislator’s intention is to hear policy briefs and then implement action to begin solving some of the hot topic issues in the state. You have decided to present a policy brief on an issue that you are passionate about. You will need to prepare a short presentation to present your brief to the committee. Do the following:

Review the following to help you structure your policy brief correctly:

https://www.governor.wa.gov/tags/policy-brief

https://www.seattle.gov/Documents/Departments/Council/Issues/RegulatingShortTermRentals/Regulating-Short-Term-Rentals—Policy-Brief

Part I:

Write a 500-750 word policy brief that analyzes the problem you chose specifically for your state. The policy should be concise and follow the general structure of such a policy brief. At a minimum, your policy brief should contain the following:

• A title
• A summary of the problem
• At least 3 possible solutions
• Statement and explanation of the recommended solution with rationale
• The implications and benefits of the recommended policy
• Brief conclusion
• At least 3 sources used to support claims
• Graphics and/or other visual elements so it reflects the formatting of a professional policy brief

Part II:

Create a presentation that briefly outlines the policy. Include your decision making process for presenting the information contained in the policy.

Use two to three scholarly resources to support your decision making process, some of the sources may be the same as sources used to support your recommendations in the policy brief.

You will turn in both your policy brief and presentation. See the document “submitting multiple attachments” for assistance in attaching multiple documents to the assignment dropbox.

Your presentation will require an outline of your presentation speech or speaker notes depending on the format chosen for the presentation. For PowerPoint, 8-12 slides are required with speaker notes of 50-75 words for each slide. Reference information must be provided at the end of the presentation. Reference and title slides do not count as part of the slide count.

While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

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Course Code	Class Code	Assignment Title	Total Points
ADM-624	ADM-624-O500	Decision Making and Policy	130.0
Criteria	Percentage	Unsatisfactory (0.00%)	Less than Satisfactory (74.00%)	Satisfactory (79.00%)	Good (87.00%)	Excellent (100.00%)	Comments	Points Earned
Content	100.0%
Policy Brief	30.0%	Policy brief is incomplete or missing.	Policy brief is incomplete, vague or inconsistent. Policy brief does not contain the minimum information needed.	Policy brief is complete. Brief contains just the minimum information needed to complete the brief.	Policy brief is complete and clear. Brief goes beyond the minimum information required.	Policy brief is clear and concise. Brief goes beyond minimum information required. Uses current research to support claims and recommendations.
Discuss decision making process.	25.0%	Discussion of decision making process is missing.	Discussion of decision making process is vague and inconsistent.	Discussion of decision making process is complete.	Discussion of decision making process is complete and clear.	Discussion of decision making process is clear, concise and makes connections to research.
Presentation			15.0%	The submission is incoherent, contains major inconsistencies, is not presented effectively, or is missing a substantial amount of the required elements.	The submission is ineffective, contains multiple inconsistencies, or is missing a few of the required elements.	The submission contains minor inconsistencies that are not overly distracting. Presentation contains a majority of the required elements.	The submission is presented effectively and contains all of the required elements.	The submission is presented effectively and all of the required elements creatively contribute to the presentation of the concepts.
Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, and language use)	Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning. Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction is employed.	Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in language choice (register) or word choice are present. Sentence structure is correct but not varied.	Some mechanical errors or typos are present, but they are not overly distracting to the reader. Correct and varied sentence structure and audience-appropriate language are employed.	Prose is largely free of mechanical errors, although a few may be present. The writer uses a variety of effective sentence structures and figures of speech.	The writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English.
Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style)	Sources are not documented.	Documentation of sources is inconsistent or incorrect, as appropriate to assignment and style, with numerous formatting errors.	Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, although some formatting errors may be present.	Sources are documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is mostly correct.	Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error.
Total Weightage	100%