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Healthcare Policy Critique With Expert Testimony

Due Date:  see topical outline in syllabus

25% of course grade.  A 3 page paper in APA format. Students will select a policy to critique. Define the problem the policy seeks to address and provide policy makers with realistic options to resolve the problem. The paper will conclude with a 2 paragraph position statement that could be delivered in 90 seconds i.e, an “elevator speech”.

There are four distinct parts to this paper:

1. Define the problem the policy seeks to address
2. Summarize the existing policy
3. Provide policy makers with realistic options to resolve the problem
4. Conclude with your 90 second “elevator’ speech.

Points to consider as you gather your thoughts and approach to this paper:

Take a look at Mason, Leavitt and Chaffee (the course recommended text) for policy ideas (if you don’t have the book, go to Amazon and read the table of contents and sample chapters).

Go to ANA website and NJSNA website for Political Action topics.

Write a final essay of approximately 6 pages (1500 words) that engages critically with the single work of art you have chosen.

Your major assignment for this course is to write a final essay on ONE of the following works of art:

Giorgio de Chirico, The Delights of the Poet, 1913
Hugo Ball, Karawane [performance], 1916
Hannah Höch, Cut with the Kitchen Knife through the Beer-Belly of the Weimar Republic, 1919
Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Dada Head, 1920
André Breton, Visit to Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre, 1921
Max Ernst, Pietà/Revolution by Night, 1923
Claude Cahun, Self-Portrait, 1928
Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí, Un Chien Andalou, 1929
Meret Oppenheim, My Nurse, 1936
Frida Kahlo, The Two Fridas, 1939
Maya Deren, Meshes of the Afternoon, 1943
Marcel Duchamp, [Étant donnés] Given: 1. The Waterfall, 2. The Illuminating Gas, 1946-66

If you would like to write your essay on an artwork not included in this list you must speak to me about it before writing your proposal.

Please reproduce an image of the artwork (small is fine) you discuss, accompanied by a caption that includes the artist’s name along with the title, dimensions and date(s) of the work. The main purpose of this assignment is to produce a critical essay in which you develop a clear and well-stated argument about the work of art you are addressing. You will support this argument using the historical and theoretical material covered in class. Outside research is encouraged where necessary, but be sure to use material of scholarly value. You will be marked on the quality of your research material. Special attention should be paid to the quality and format of your paper.

Instructions

This option involves choosing a local environmental organization/agency and volunteering for a minimum of 3 hours. You are required to work with the organization during the entire scheduled work party time (note that if the work party you attend is less than 3 hours, you will need to volunteer two separate times to fulfill your project requirements).

After your volunteer work, write a minimum of 2 completely full typewritten pages and greater than 700 words of your own written text, double-spaced, and 12-point Times New Roman font about

• what you did,
• why the organization/agency needed this work, and
• how this work contributes to our environment.

Please include a cover sheet with your name and student number.  The 2 pages of your written text is the minimum to receive a grade. These typewritten pages are to be your own words. Other material (photos, tables, reference section, quoted material, etc.) do not count toward the page total. Reports less than 2 pages can’t receive any credit. Photos of your activity will add credit, particularly if they clearly explain what you did and how it helped the environment, with good captions. Reports that do not meet the minimum of 2 full pages of description of your project in your words cannot receive any credit.

Research of your own that helps explain the history and environmental significance of your volunteer work is required to receive an average grade. Quotes, ideas, and paraphrased material must have citations both in the body of the text and in a references section. If you reference any organizations or cite any information, please include a literature cited section (bibliography) at the end referencing all your information sources (see below for examples).  Your report will be graded on completeness, content, environmental impact, organization, and writing (including English, grammar, spelling etc.) in addition to your volunteer effort.