Assignment 2 – Take Home –
Open Book – up
to 500 words
This assignment no. 2 continues
where you left of your first assignment.
You have identified the problem you want to do your Memorandum on and
now you need to make a decision on the CRITERIA based on which you will determine the solution to the
problem you identified.
In drafting your response, you
should remind yourself to use the instructions on how to prepare a policy
analysis memorandum and how to use the APA style citation. Creativity and
imagination is a crucial part of this assignment.
In the first assignment, you were
supposed to identify the problem. Now you should find and use a set of criteria upon which you will base your recommended
solution to the problem identified.
Criteria can be: cost, time, resources needed, efficiency, etc. Criteria may also be
political,
legal, administrative acceptance, outcome, benefits, etc. You were free to use criteria’s of your own
choosing.
Criteria must be quantified! This means that if you decide to use
the criteria of time you have to specify the amount of time that you want to
dedicate for solving the problem. Example: if the solution to the problem is
linked with the time available for its solution, you choose a rational time
within which your problem may be solved in the best possible way. Example: The best possible way of solving the
problem could take up to 3 years! Why? Elaborate.
How do you quantify efficiency?
Create a curve with numbers from 1 to 10. Label a number with a value, such as 1 is
bad, 2 is better, 3 is a little better, 4 is more than better, 5 is good, and
10 is excellent. Which level of
efficiency would be acceptable for solving the problem you have? Perhaps five, and then explain why.
Finally, you need to use
knowledge gained in reading course materials, class and videos, on the
scientific revolution and paradigms, normal science and puzzles, examples,
theories such as the one on abundance, etc.
Write
clearly and directly. You should add this part to the first assignment.
GOOD
LUCK!