📝 Assignments
PST 315: Methods of Policy Analysis and Presentation
Hello and welcome to the assignments page for our course. All assignments are posted here, and each one is due Friday of the week listed.
Note that, while you can find assignments here, submission itself goes through the course Blackboard — with one exception, the Project Application, which is submitted through a Qualtrics link.
For how assignments are weighted, how group projects are handled, and the late policy, see Logistics.
Each assignment page carries its instructions, any templates you need to download, and the Guidelines that apply to it. Guidelines appear under the assignment where they are first needed; later assignments link back to them.
Getting Started
| Assignment | Due | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Project Application | Week 1 (Aug 28) | 2 |
| Client Email | Week 2 (Sep 4) | * |
| First Client Meeting | Week 3 (Sep 11) | * |
| Finalized Contract & Timeline | Week 4 (Sep 18) | 3 |
| Second Client Meeting | Week 4 (Sep 18) | * |
Project Development & Organization
| Assignment | Due | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Organizational Assessment | Week 5 (Sep 25) | 10 |
| Weekly Task Plan | Week 5 (Sep 25) | 2 |
| Draft Executive Summary | Week 6 (Oct 2) | 3 |
| Excel Coding Workshop | Week 6 (Oct 2) | 2 |
| Excel Graphing Workshop | Week 7 (Oct 9) | 2 |
Practice Report
| Assignment | Due | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Practice Report | Week 8 (Oct 16) | 10 |
Report & Presentation
| Assignment | Due | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Formatted Report Shell | Week 9 (Oct 23) | 3 |
| Rough Draft | Week 11 (Nov 6) | 3 |
| Final Report | Week 13 (Nov 20) | 45 |
| Final Presentation | Week 14 (Nov 30) | 5 |
Wrap-Up
| Assignment | Due | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Materials | Week 15 (Dec 11) | 5 |
| Final Reflection | Week 15 (Dec 11) | 5 |
*Items marked with an asterisk are not separately graded; they count toward your professionalism points.