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Policy Analysis and Briefing

Task description

Purpose
The purpose of this assessment task is to demonstrate your critical analysis, and more specifically, policy analysis skills as well as your written communication and influencing skills.

Topic
A range of stakeholders have called for the Newstart allowance to be increased. However, to date, the government has not made any substantial adjustment to the payment or signalled any intention to do so. Your task is to write a policy analysis that concludes with recommendations for government and then summarise this analysis in a briefing note for the Minister for Families and Social Services.

The task has two components:

1. Policy analysis. (Essay format supported with scholarly literature). Word limit = 1,500 words.

2. Briefing note. (Using template provided on the Learning@Griffith course site). Maximum length = 2 pages.

NB: The word limit for the policy analysis includes in-text references but excludes the reference list. Word and document length limits will be enforced strictly with markers instructed to stop reading once they reach maximum word limit or document length. Marks will be deducted for failing to conform to APA formatting in the policy analysis and the supplied template for the briefing note.

Policy analysis planning template
• This template is designed to help you create a plan for the policy analysis component of your Policy Analysis and Briefing Note.
• It is intended as a guide only. You may vary the structure to suit your argument. For example, you may have two, three, or four main points in support of your argument.
• The easiest way to complete the template is to start with your thesis statement, then develop your main points, and write your introduction and conclusion last.
• The template is not set out in APA format. Ensure that your final document conforms to APA

Title: Descriptive title
• Thesis statement: Your big idea
• Point 1 (Paraphrase your topic sentence from Point 1 below)
• Point 2(Paraphrase your topic sentence from Point 2 below)
• Point 3(Paraphrase your topic sentence from Point 3 below)

Point 1: Descriptive heading
• Topic sentence:The claim that you will make in this section.
• Evidence:Material from high quality sources, including peer-reviewed journal articles. Include citations for all factual claims and any ideas that are not your own.
• Discussion and explanation:Evaluate strengths and limitations of sources you have used. Explain how your evidence relates to the claim that you made in your topic sentence.
• Conclusion/transition sentence: Draws a logical conclusion to explain how this section relates to your thesis statement, and leads into your next section.

Point 2: Descriptive heading
• Topic sentence: The claim that you will make in this section.
• Evidence: Material from high quality sources, including peer-reviewed journal articles. Include citations for all factual claims and any ideas that are not your own.
• Discussion and explanation: Evaluate strengths and limitations of sources you have used. Explain how your evidence relates to the claim that you made in your topic sentence.
• Conclusion/transition sentence: Draws a logical conclusion to explain how this section relates to your thesis statement, and leads into your next section.

Point 3: Descriptive heading
• Topic sentence: The claim that you will make in this section.
• Evidence: Material from high quality sources, including peer-reviewed journal articles. Include citations for all factual claims and any ideas that are not your own.
• Discussion and explanation: Evaluate strengths and limitations of sources you have used. Explain how your evidence relates to the claim that you made in your topic sentence.
• Conclusion/transition sentence: Draws a logical conclusion to explain how this section relates to your thesis statement, and leads into your next section.

Conclusion
• Conclusion 1 (Paraphrase your conclusion from point 1)
• Conclusion 2 (Paraphrase your conclusion from point 2)
• Conclusion 3 (Paraphrase your conclusion from point 3)
• Re-state thesis statement

Recommendations
1. Someone should do something
2. Someone should do something
3. Someone should do something

Attachment:- Policy Analysis and Briefing task.rar