300.714.01
Policy Analysis in Practice
Course Status
Discontinued
Course Status
Discontinued
Location
East Baltimore
Term
3rd Term
Department
Health Policy and Management
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2019 - 2020
Instruction Method
TBD
Wednesday, 9:00 - 11:50am
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Philip Garboden
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Prerequisite
300.712
Lectures, lab exercises, and case studies of policy issues develop expertise in analyzing and synthesizing policy issues and in preparing policy documents.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Identify the key elements of policy research
- Articulate differences between policy research process and the policy research outcomes
- Outline the characteristics of effective policy research
- Describe the process of policy research
- Apply strategies and techniques of the policy research process to various policy areas
- Frame policy questions using evidence from the literature, data, and stakeholder input
- Design policy recommendations using a systematic review of the evidence gathered
- Reflect on the policy research process in order to gain further insight and lessons to be applied to future policy questions and improve as a policy researcher