31 Aug Policy Memo
This is an exercise in writing a policy memo. A policy memo should take into account the following:
1) You should know your audience. The memo should be addressed to the Minister of National Development.
2) You should have clear sections in the memo for introduction and background context, observations and analysis of issues, conclusions and recommendations, and possible implementation issues/challenges.
3) You should provide clear evidence to support your overall position and main claims. Evidence can take many forms including your own field observations, information from reports or other studies, pictures, and graphs.
4) Writing should be clear, concise, persuasive, and professional.
References are expected to be included in the memo. You are encouraged to include images, graphs and charts that are relevant to the analysis.
For this assignment 1500 words is the absolute maximum word count. Whatever is beyond 1500 words will not be marked. References are not counted in the word count for this assignment. You should write the word count at the end of the memo.
