Acting in the role of a policy consultant, each student will research a
current health policy issue within healthcare. This will include a
thorough analysis of the problem, all interested parties, potential
solutions, and problems associated with the potential solutions. The
paper should also defend an innovative policy action which
addresses the issue, while taking care to use positive analysis.
Students who choose to build upon a paper from a previous class
must make substantial improvements to the work. Along with the
paper, students must submit an Excel dataset that is capable of
providing insight into the paper topic. Additionally, descriptive
statistics and a basic statistical analysis of the data must be included
in the paper. The dataset will count as 15% of the assignment grade.
If the paper will be an extension of earlier work, the student
must inform the instructor of this decision by February 24th.
The final paper should follow APA formatting guidelines, and should
not exceed 4,000 words (not including cover page, references, and
appendices). While some internet sources are acceptable, refereed
academic journals should be the primary reference sources.
Presentations, which will count for 25% of the assignment grade,
will be limited to 20 minutes.
Acting in the role of a policy consultant, each student will research a
current health policy issue within healthcare. This will include a
thorough analysis of the problem, all interested parties, potential
solutions, and problems associated with the potential solutions. The
paper should also defend an innovative policy action which
addresses the issue, while taking care to use positive analysis.
Students who choose to build upon a paper from a previous class
must make substantial improvements to the work. Along with the
paper, students must submit an Excel dataset that is capable of
providing insight into the paper topic. Additionally, descriptive
statistics and a basic statistical analysis of the data must be included
in the paper. The dataset will count as 15% of the assignment grade.
If the paper will be an extension of earlier work, the student
must inform the instructor of this decision by February 24th.
The final paper should follow APA formatting guidelines, and should
not exceed 4,000 words (not including cover page, references, and
appendices). While some internet sources are acceptable, refereed
academic journals should be the primary reference sources.
Presentations, which will count for 25% of the assignment grade,
will be limited to 20 minutes.