Choose a specific social problem that you think you can solve, and write a memo to someone in a position to implement your recommendations.

This is your opportunity to put your knowledge into practice – to take some of the ideas and topics covered in the course, choose a specific social problem that you think you can solve, and write a memo to someone in a position to implement your recommendations. You are writing a memo to someone who is likely to be busy, who has a pile of memos and reports on his/her desk, and so has a limited attention span to devote to your proposal. Your job is to clearly, succinctly, and convincingly identify a problem, review what has been done in the past, and come up with a solution – one that can choose from among past solutions and make a case for why it is the best one, combine past solutions into your original synthesis, or come up with a proposal that is entirely new.