8 1 Pager Policy Briefing Draft

1 Pager Policy Briefing Assignment Draft

The Draft for this assignment is due this Friday. Although it has no weight for your final grade, this Draft is due so that you can get some feedback on it before submitting it for a grade. This is an individual assignment, so each student must write and submit their own work. You can pick any topic related to course content, marine science, ocean science, or similar.

A 1 Pager Policy Briefing is just what it sounds like: a single page document that briefs the reader on a specific policy issue or argument. Due to the short length, the briefing must be concise and engaging. The ability to write short, concise, engaging, and convincing pieces will be an incredibly useful tool for your future career, whether to go into research, law, teaching, journalism, or policy.

Instructions

Each student will prepare a one page document about their group’s Scholarly Project or another topic of interest, designed to leave behind after a visit with a policymaker or participation in an engagement event. The one-pagers can be tailored to specific audiences, including different senior bureaucrats at the local, provincial or federal level, university administrators, attendees of a public event, etc. The expectations may be adjusted to match the project topic. While the topic is based in the group’s Scholarly Project, this assignment is completed and graded for each individual student. Supports learning outcomes 4-7.

Key Information:

• This is an individual assignment
• A draft is due 9am Friday, end of Week 2
• The final version is due 9am Thursday of Week 3
• You can use images, links, and other supporting materials, but remember that the idea is to keep it short

Assessment and Grading

This draft will not be graded, but your instructor(s) will provide some feedback to help you as you continue to work on the final version of this assignment.

Marking Rubric for the FINAL version, due in Week 3: