You are an analyst working for an international
organisation and a member of a task team in the organisation that is focused on
the policy issue identified in your chosen case study. You are responsible for
drafting two sections of the policy brief that your team will send to policymakers in Dominican Republic,. The first section you are
responsible for should assess the policy solution proposed in the case study.
The second section you are responsible for should outline recommendations to
policymakers in the relevant country. Remember to reference any sources you
consult including course material and external resources.
Refer to the
detailed guide provided in the Unit 4 Notes for more guidance on structuring
your activity submission. Your answer should be appropriate for a non-technical audience of policymakers.
Unlike in the Module 6 activity submission, your assignment should be in essay
format and should only include the content outlined in Sections 1 and 2 below. Section
1 and Section 2 together may not exceed 2,000 words, excluding
in-text citations and your list of references.
Section 1
Use the information provided in your selected case study
to assess the policy solution that the authors propose. You should outline the problem in a simple way
that is relevant to a non-technical audience of national policymakers. You
should then provide a critique of the impact evaluation using concepts from
Modules 4 to 6. Refer to Section 3.1 of the Module
10 Unit 4 Notes and the rubric that follows these instructions for detailed
guidance on formulating your response in this section. Ensure that you provide the following in your answer:
· Briefly outline the
policy background.
· Critically assess the
research problem, hypotheses, methodology, and results.
Section 2
In the second section that you are responsible for, you
should make a recommendation to policymakers in the Dominican Republic based on
your analysis in Section 1. You should clearly outline the course of action
that you think the policymakers should follow in addressing the policy issue in
the future. This includes recommending whether the policy solution proposed in
the case study be maintained, terminated, or scaled up. Ensure that your
recommendation clearly highlights the strengths and weaknesses of the course of
action you recommend as well as any other political or institutional factors
that the policymaker should consider.
You should
demonstrate an understanding of theory from the course when analysing the case
and crafting your answer. Use Section 3.2 of the
Module 10 Unit 4 Notes and the rubric that follows these instructions when formulating your answer. Ensure that you provide the
following in your answer:
· Outline possible
policy solutions and discuss the benefits and challenges of each.
· Draw on theory from
other modules to support your recommendations and policy problem sections.
· Clearly highlight a
course of action to the policymaker.
