Dynamic Cover Page

o Title of Project

o Class name, date, professor name, TA name, discussion section, etc

Table of Contents Page

Basics: 12-15 pages, appropriate subheadings, standard MS Word formatting, double-spaced, Times New Roman 12-pt font, page numbers

Primary Contents (Subheadings)

o Introduction – introduce your project’s main objective

§ Include the general plan of the document

o History of the Act – why was the law necessary

§ Public policy prescription

• Market failure or Government Failure

o Trace its implementation

§ Act, Code, Agency, etc.

o Impact on business and society

§ Demonstrate your knowledge from the course content – theories, models, principles, etc.

o Policy Analysis

§ Did it work?

§ What are its strengths and weaknesses?

§ Recommendations for future policy makers

Appendix Pages (directly following main document)

o Include the official Title page of the law indicating the following:

§ Congress number (Ex: One Hundred Seventh Congress…), An Act, Section 1: Short Titles and Table of Contents (List of ‘Titles’)

References Page (at the very end of the paper following the appendices)

o This is the bibliography (ten minimum quality references)

§ Academic journal articles, government documents/records, key books, official websites

§ Avoid media publications, material with no author, blogs, non-peer reviewed material

o Citation format: APA Style

§ Helpful website: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/

Excellence Checklist

o Page numbers, professional quality, grammar, insightful, unique contribution, comprehensive, high level critical analysis, strong bibliography & citation formatting, manage the details, teach us something new