Paper instructions:

(Attached you will find the proposal of the policy

brief i did, its 1,500 words, you can use segments of

that…)

Attached you will find:
Guidelines on a policy brief as well as how to set it

out.
http://melindaklewis.com/2009/09/30/what-makes-

a-good-policy-brief/

Students will prepare a Research Essay presenting

their expert assessment of the
contemporary debate on one of the emerging issues

discussed in Weeks 4 – 12 of the subject. The essay

will identify and analyse the key arguments in the

debate and
evaluate their respective contributions. The Essay

will assess the state of
contemporary debate on the topic and clearly

highlight the author’s expert opinion as
to the most valid and significant arguments.

This will be accompanied by a sample policy brief or

project proposal that presents an
application of this research. For example if you

chose to write about Wikileaks you
might write a Ministerial policy brief as if you

worked for the Attorney general’s
department assessing whether Assange broke any

Australian laws. Or you might write
up a social media policy for an advocacy group in

support of Wikileaks. If you chose to write about the

move to personalised first person documentaries you

might pair this
with a proposal to SBS for a new series – SBS iDoc