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Analytic Skills I: Skills for Policy Analysis

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
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MoWe 6p.m. – 9p.m.
REMOTE 3 $2421 (guest students)
Date
-
Time
MoWe 6p.m. – 9p.m.
Location
REMOTE
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2421 (guest students)

Description

This course will introduce a variety of policy analysis tools for policymakers and public managers/administrators; provide an overview of how public policy is shaped by research and numerical data; encourage students to generate research questions and match research methods to the questions; teach how to interpret numerical data in tables, charts, research reports, and articles; introduce basic statistical analysis tools and the interpretation of statistical results as they inform public policy decision making.

Prerequisites

Graduate degree student in Public Administration

This course is closed for registration.

Course Details