University of Florida Translation Memo Theory Paper

The goal of this week is to offer students the opportunity to contributepragmatically to specific policy debates through a well-written TranslationMemo. Through this, students will be exposed to the complexities of policydynamics and the opportunity to identify a specific policy concern of interest.You will interrogate the policy problem that you identified, propose solutions,and recommendations to address those policy concerns. You should be critical,analytical, and carefully use the existing literature to provide a convincingand thought-provoking memo.

Students should select a recent journal article from any area within thepublic service literature, including public policy and administration,nonprofit management, human resource management, criminal justice, social work,etc. Translation memorandums should be addressed to either a supervisor orelected official(s). Memos should be no more than six double-spaced pages, andno less than four double-spaced pages in length andinclude an overview to the articles topic and its relevance to publicadministration, and identification of the research question(s), and anevaluation of the findings and conclusions. Lastly, students must finish with aset of recommendations on how to either implement or apply the articlesrecommendations/findings, or the student’s own recommendations based on theirreading of the article. In-text citations should follow the AmericanPsychological Association (APA) guidelines and a full reference list should beincluded as an attachment to the memo.