FINAL RESEARCH PAPER GUIDANCE
GGU – EMPA 313
I wanted to provide additional direction regarding the final research paper for this course. There is a wide array of options for this project, so don’t be afraid to think outside the box. Please review the excerpt below from the course syllabus:
Research Paper: Students will complete a research paper. The paper will be 10-12 pages in length, not including the cover page, table of contents, reference page, or appendices. Students will conduct a review or audit of materials of their choice. The audit or review will be informed by the practices identified in this course and the academic material. The review can be documents at their workplace or from another source. In all cases, the documents must be ones that would normally be open to public inspection and not be comprised of any confidential or protected materials. The paper will contain protocols identified in class and consistent with government audit standards. The paper will also provide an overview of the industry standards/best practices for the audited or reviewed topic. It will conclude with clear and detailed recommendations recommended as a result of the audit or review. Pick a topic and set of documents that can be reviewed and audited by the week 8 deadline. A one-page description outline of the proposed project is due by the end of week 4 (submitted via email).
The following is the suggested outline for your research paper.
1-Cover Sheet
2-Executive Summary
3-Table of Contents
4-Background
5-Objectives, Scope, and Population
6-Methodlogy & Analysis
7-Findings
8-Recommendations
9-Response from Subject of Audit
10-Appendix A: Best Practices Review
11-Appendix B: Other Relevant Material
Given this is an 8 week course, you will need to limit and focus the data for your project. There will be questions regarding the final paper embedded in our weekly assignments to keep us all focused on the key areas and to get us writing. Let’s discuss the two options:
You can audit any documents that are subject to public viewing (open records). It would be hard for me to set a number of documents for your projects, because it completely depends on type and size of documents. I will make the assessment regarding the documents once you submit the proposal.
As another option, you can conduct an audit sampling policies from many different departments. The audit can be conducted to compare/contrast the policies and make recommendations. This type of audit would follow the same audit process as the first, and is a good way to provide feedback regarding best practices to organizations. This may be a good option if documents in your organization are not open for public inspection. As an example, let’s take use for force.
– http://www.nij.gov/topics/law-enforcement/officer-safety/use-of-force/pages/welcome.aspx
– http://police.ucr.edu/useofforce1.pdf
– https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/documents/UseofForcePolicyHandbook.pdf
– http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/police/assets/File/Procedures/12545.pdf
-Basic Google searches would easily provide more policy examples and documents to provide background.
Don’t hesitate to email or call me with any questions.
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