REMINDERS FOR CLASS 10

Before the next class read and be ready to discuss in class:
How to write a policy memo: https://www.cornellcollege.edu/cornell-fellows/resources-fellows/policy-memo-guidelines.shtml Links to an external site.
How to write a policy memo: http://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/36824/11-479Spring-2004/NR/rdonlyres/Urban-Studies-and-Planning/11-479Spring-2004/9CE4ACA2-EC3D-4C1D-91CC-27971E27DCF5/0/pmwriting.pdf

Reminder: Policy Memo Due Feb 1 at 6pm--Please See Assignments

Write formal business policy memo. Microsoft Word or RTF only.
A policy memo is a practical and professionally written document that can vary in length from one page to over one hundred pages. In this assignment your memo will be two (2) pages, single spaced.
It provides an analysis and recommendation regarding a specific situation or topic. A well-written policy memo reflects attention to an important issue.
You are to analyze and make a recommendation to support or not support the $15 hour minimum wage for workers to the mayor of a major city (not Seattle). Use facts that support your recommendation for or against. Please remember to cite your sources. Please research multiple sources to make sure you have the latest information and you have carefully analyzed the issue.

Policy memo writing assignments are intended to promote the following learning outcomes:
To help students learn how to write academically rigorous, persuasive papers about a specific “real-world” issue,
To learn how to choose and craft a document’s content based on the needs of a particular audience [as opposed to general readership],
To prepare students about how to write effectively in non-academic settings,
To teach students to be client-oriented and to better anticipate the assumptions and concerns of their targeted readership,
To force students to create original work that synthesizes their research into a succinctly written document advocating change or a specific course of action.
You should not approach writing a policy memo like you would an academic research paper. The overarching objective of a policy memo is not to discover or create new knowledge.