Position Paper Information
Instructions on Position Paper
Position Paper Instructions
The purpose of this assignment is to evaluate your ability to apply, analyze, and synthesize the information in this course to new pieces of information. Identify a current housing issue and write a position paper with your suggestion on how to address the issue.
This assignment is related to the following objectives of the course:
Evaluate past and present housing policies.
Recommend future approaches to developing housing policies.
Investigate the function and operation of local, state, and national housing industry processes and constraints.
Analyze current research in housing and urban development.
You are to use the following two books as references in your paper.
Desmond, M. (2017). Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American Cities. Broadway Books: New York New York. ISBN 978-0-553-44745-3.
Rothstein, R. (2017). The Color of Law: A forgotten history of how our government segregated. Liveright Publishing Company: New York, NY ISBN-13: 978-1631492853
Length, Font, and Word Count
The paper should be at least 5 pages of double-spaced, Times New Roman, and 12-point font (1500 words minimum excluding coversheet, illustrations, and references).
Cover Sheet,
Please include a cover sheet with your paper, identify the title of your paper (can be more specific than the topic), and include a line of text indicating the total word count in the paper (excluding your citations list). Use the word count feature in MS Word or your word-processing software to calculate the number of words; dont count them by hand. Listed below are suggested steps for completing your research project
Writing Style
Use American Psychological Association (APA) style Links to an external site.in both the text of your paper and in the References Cited. Do not include any references in this section that were not cited in your paper. Include a References Cited section at the end of your paper. It is very important that you use APA style in your in-text citations. If you dont, it may impact your Turnitin Score. Purdue OWL Links to an external site.is a great resource to learn how to cite using APA style. We also have resources at CSULB Links to an external site..
Number of References
Use at least five (5) different types of references: The two books- Desmond (2017) and Rothstein (2017); and four additional of the following:
public hearings
interview with policy or government expert on the topic
government reports
academic peer reviewed journal article
association/institute reports/studies
magazines
For example, a students reference list could include 2 books; one public hearing; one interview with policy or government expert; one government report; and one peer reviewed source.
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