APR study plan

Map each Ethics and Law subtopic to a one-page decision rule that names the governing principle and the disclosure or approval step.

Draft 20 scenario-based ethics questions and justify each answer against a named code provision or legal standard.

Build a research brief template that states objective, audience, method, sample, data sources, and evaluation metrics.

Evaluate three public campaign case summaries for research design, measurement quality, and legal risk, noting one improvement per case.

Apply a four-step legal review to 10 communication scenarios: identify regulated speech, disclosure duty, recordkeeping, and approval path.

Calculate three evaluation metrics from supplied raw numbers and state the limitations of each metric.

Write 15 research questions that specify population, variable, data source, and decision use.

Audit one 10-question survey draft for leading wording, sampling bias, and privacy consent.

Draft three message maps that align audience insight, key message, proof point, channel, and measurable objective.

Produce a media relations plan with spokesperson roles, pitch angles, interview preparation steps, and coverage metrics.

Translate one organizational goal into a communication strategy using situation analysis, SMART objectives, and risk trade-offs.

Build a 12-month campaign budget line with cost assumptions, ROI rationale, and evaluation checkpoints.

Write two press releases and one holding statement that pass a 10-point accuracy, legal, and brand-voice checklist.

Conduct a 30-minute mock media interview, record it, and score answers on message discipline, evidence, and bridging.

Compare three channel mixes using audience data and cost per outcome, then recommend one mix with written rationale.

Create a measurement dashboard specification linking outputs, outtakes, outcomes, and business results.

Rank 12 issue scenarios by likelihood, impact, velocity, and reputational exposure, and assign an owner and trigger for each.

Draft a crisis playbook for one scenario with first-hour actions, approval chain, stakeholder map, and three holding statements.

Run a 45-minute tabletop exercise and log decisions, gaps, and time stamps.

Write post-crisis evaluation criteria covering response time, message consistency, stakeholder trust, and corrective action.

Build a 90-day team operating plan with roles, decision rights, meeting cadence, and two performance indicators per role.

Draft a talent plan for one communications team covering competency gaps, development actions, and succession risk.

Create a budget request that ties three communication initiatives to business outcomes and states trade-offs.

Practice a 20-minute coaching conversation using a feedback model and document the agreed action plan.

Resolve 15 mixed scenarios that combine ethics, legal disclosure, research design, and crisis escalation, writing the rule used for each decision.

Re-score 20 previously missed questions from Domains 1 and 2 and write a one-line correction rule for each.

Compare three evaluation plans for legal risk, data quality, and decision usefulness, then select one with a written rationale.

Draft a 30-day maintenance schedule that assigns weekly review blocks to weak subtopics and names the evidence for each block.

Complete a 100-question timed mock exam covering all six domains under exam conditions and log time per section.

Revise every missed mock item into a one-line rule and group the misses by domain and subtopic.

Rehearse two 20-minute media interviews and one crisis statement, scoring message discipline and legal accuracy.

Write a final one-page exam-day plan with time allocation, review checkpoints, and three stress-control actions.