41951After reading this week's lesson and the readings to prepare, write a brief social media post to compliment your press release and entice readers to view it. This can be a fantastic, carefully crafted 140-word Twitter post, or a brief and informative wiki on policy...
41878For this forum you should find three newsletters that cover a specific policy topic. So if you choose animal rights, find three newsletters addressing that topic. (You could start with this site (http://eu-lon06.marketo.com/index.php/email/emailWebview) and find two others from different organizations for example.) How do their appearances...
41869Now that you have reviewed the Federal Budget justifications let's move to your state. Find your state budget organization's website. For example, in Ohio it would be http://obm.ohio.gov/default.aspx Go to the detail on the most recent budget. See, for the Ohio example, http://obm.ohio.gov/Budget/capital/fy15-16.aspx What information...
41870After reading this week's lesson and the readings to prepare, write a press release on a current event. You can find excellent advice and several additional examples in the supplementary reading for this week. **You do not normally cite sources in a press release so...
41720Many of you may eventually be in the position where you have to create a report on a particular subject as part of your job. After you review the other readings, take a look at the Government Accountability Office (GAO) Reports and Testimonies page ....
41586There are many similarities between an informal proposal and a letter of intent/inquiry to a granting organization asking them to consider your future proposal. Once you have reviewed the lesson, readings and resources this week, draft an informal proposal or a letter of intent/inquiry to...
41449Now that you are familiar with what a memo should contain and how it should be written, take a look at this memo (attached from https://www.wired.com/images_blogs/dangerroom/2012/05/KSCN0007a.jpg) from the Department of the Army. Post a critique of this memo. The following questions should guide your critique,...
41373Explore the library link for Government Documents. Choose a topic and review several secondary sources that discuss it. Share your findings with the class along with at least 3 of the sources. Tell us what can be found there. Was it easy to navigate? Of what use would...
41295Policy Brief (week 3) After reading this week's lesson and readings to help you prepare, create a policy brief on a topic of your choice. Helpful guidelines can be found here (https://www.researchtoaction.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/PBWeekLauraFCfinal.pdf ) and here (http://www.pep-net.org/sites/pep-net.org/files/typo3doc/pdf/CBMS_country_proj_profiles/Philippines/CBMS_forms/Guidelines_for_Writing_a_Policy_Brief.pdf ). There is a specific link on this page...
40502This is a rough draft and is supposed to be a letter of advice and should be no more than 5 pages Comprehensively explains the principles of and barries to effective interpersonal communication. Uses course material, with full citation to support claims. Ashford University Com200...