Week 3 Thesis and Outline of Final Paper
This assignment is to be a thorough outline, including components as detailed below, of your Final
Paper.
Your Final Paper is to be a comprehensive research study on the following public policy topic:
Environmental Concerns
Your outline of the topic will include:
a. The scope and nature of the public policy problem.
b. How the problem came to public and political awareness?
c.
The evolution of related public policy.
d. Level of government and the actors involved.
e. The intergovernmental structure and political concerns.
f.
Conflicting public opinion and impact on policy solutions.
g. The approaches to policy formulation, adoption, and evaluation.
h. The suggested policy direction (continuation, change or termination) and future impact.
This assignment is to include a title page, introductory paragraph with thesis statement, outline of your
major points, summarizing or concluding paragraph, and reference page. It must be at least four pages in
length and include a minimum of 610 scholarly sources. Your paper must be formatted according to APA
style. All sources must be properly cited in text, and your paper must include a separate title page and
reference page. Your outline should be organized as follows:
1. Title page (one page)
2. Introduction with thesis statement
3. Outline of topic
4. Concluding paragraph
5. Reference page (one page)
Final Paper will be between eight to ten pages (including title and reference pages) in length, with at least
six to ten scholarly sources. The sources should be from a variety of resources including literature
databases, academic journals, books, and other scientific sources.
