Policy Position Papers (Undergraduate AND Graduate Students): Students will prepare four policy position papers. The papers will involve out-of-class written preparation and on-line discussion. Each paper will be a maximum of three pages in length, and will use the following format. The policy question/problem and the author’s name will be centered at the top of the first page. The first paragraph will include two or three sentences to describe the question. One page will be devoted to a first position or solution to the policy problem, and a second page will be devoted to an alternative position. The first paragraph of the third page will describe the criteria used to evaluate the two positions. Using those criteria, students will select and defend one of the two positions. Use subheadings for the three sections. Include footnotes for all references using APA or ASA format. Students will post their policy position papers on the Threaded Discussion of BlackBoard by 6:00 p.m. on each Thursday AND respond to A MINIMUM of two other students’ work by 10:00 p.m. on Sunday. The responses must be scholarly, sociological, and constructive (responses typically are two-to-four paragraphs in length). Of the points available for each policy brief, 30 points will be awarded for the policy position posting and 10 points will be awarded for the responses. The policy questions are:
#1. Should the Enbridge Pipeline #3 through northern Minnesota be approved by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission?
#2. What approvals, if any, should the North Dakota legislature provide for the development, distribution, and marketing of transgenically modified wheat?
#3. What type of carbon emissions trading systems, if any, be adopted in the U.S. to control greenhouse gas pollution?
#4. What sustainable urban development initiatives should be taken in the U.S. to enhance community resilience, and how should these initiatives be funded?
Policy Position Papers (Undergraduate AND Graduate Students): Students will prepare four policy position papers. The papers will involve out-of-class written preparation and on-line discussion. Each paper will be a maximum of three pages in length, and will use the following format. The policy question/problem and the author’s name will be centered at the top of the first page. The first paragraph will include two or three sentences to describe the question. One page will be devoted to a first position or solution to the policy problem, and a second page will be devoted to an alternative position. The first paragraph of the third page will describe the criteria used to evaluate the two positions. Using those criteria, students will select and defend one of the two positions. Use subheadings for the three sections. Include footnotes for all references using APA or ASA format. Students will post their policy position papers on the Threaded Discussion of BlackBoard by 6:00 p.m. on each Thursday AND respond to A MINIMUM of two other students’ work by 10:00 p.m. on Sunday. The responses must be scholarly, sociological, and constructive (responses typically are two-to-four paragraphs in length). Of the points available for each policy brief, 30 points will be awarded for the policy position posting and 10 points will be awarded for the responses. The policy questions are:
#1. Should the Enbridge Pipeline #3 through northern Minnesota be approved by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission?
#2. What approvals, if any, should the North Dakota legislature provide for the development, distribution, and marketing of transgenically modified wheat?
#3. What type of carbon emissions trading systems, if any, be adopted in the U.S. to control greenhouse gas pollution?
#4. What sustainable urban development initiatives should be taken in the U.S. to enhance community resilience, and how should these initiatives be funded?