See Public Policy and Public Administration.
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| 201 |
Politics and Public Policy (3) |
Rycroft |
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The role of policy analysts in public policymaking. The impact that the political, economic, cultural, and bureaucratic context has on the policymaking process and outcomes. Political and ethical issues raised by the intricate interface of the private, not-for-profit, and public sectors in public policy formulation and implementation. Same as PSc 229. |
| 202 |
Research Methods and Applied Statistics (3) |
Adams, Conger, Davidson, Newcomer |
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Development of skills and knowledge for conducting original research and critically evaluating empirical studies. Various research designs and data collection techniques are examined. Focus on computerizing data sets for quantitative analysis, analyzing strength of relationships, selecting appropriate statistical techniques, and testing statistical hypotheses. Same as PAd 202. |
| 204 |
Economics in Policy Analysis (3) |
Brock, Cordes, Goldfarb |
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The application of intermediate microeconomic theory to the study of public policy. Topics include: models of individual choice in policy analysis, policy aspects of models of the firm, theory of market failure and welfare economics, and resource allocation decisions in the public sector. Prerequisite: Econ 217 or equivalent. Same as Econ 221; credit cannot be earned for PPol 204 and SMPP 206. |
| 205 |
Intermediate Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis (3) |
Newcomer |
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Theory and practice of research methodology, with a public policy emphasis. Qualitative and quantitative data sources and gathering, research models and designs, and analysis and interpretation. Prerequisite: PPol 202 or equivalent. |
| 206 |
Policy Analysis (3) |
Conger, Infeld |
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Development of skills in conducting and critiquing policy analyses. Application of methodologies used in analyzing possible consequences of specified alternatives as applied in the public policy decision-making process. Appropriate applications and limitations of policy analysis and its relationship to politics and the policy process. Same as PAd 206. |
| 207 |
Environment, Energy, Technology, and Society (3) |
Starik |
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The identification, examination, and evaluation of how environment, energy, and technology are interrelated and how these interactions influence policy formulation and implementation at the international, national, regional, industrial, and organizational levels. Same as SMPP 207. |
| 208 |
Public Policy, Governance, and the Global Market (3) |
Staff |
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The socioeconomic foundations of government regulation and public policy cooperation for the governance of firms, markets, and globalization. The evolution of national, transatlantic, and multilateral frameworks for market and civil society governance, international competition policy cooperation, regulatory harmonization, and industry standards. |
| 211–12 |
Research Methods in Policy Analysis (3–3) |
Conger, Cordes |
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PPol 211: Multivariate research methods in policy analysis; PPol 212: multivariate and causal modeling, experimental and quasi-experimental designs, and measurement issues. Prerequisite to PPol 211: PPol 202 or equivalent; prerequisite to PPol 212: PPol 211 or equivalent. |
| 215 |
Capstone Seminar: The Ethics and Practice of Public Policy (3) |
Cordes, Wolman |
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Policy theory and typologies; policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation; ethics and practice in policy analysis, policy processes, content, and contexts; and policy linkages to multiple disciplines. Students submit an analysis of a substantive policy primarily utilizing resources in the D.C. region. |
| 285 |
Special Topics in Public Policy (3) |
Staff |
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Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit, provided the topic differs. |
| 298 |
Independent Research (arr.) |
Staff |
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Prerequisite: Permission of instructor and program director. |
| 385 |
Advanced Special Topics in Public Policy (3) |
Staff |
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Topics announced in the Schedule of Classes. Limited to doctoral students or master's students with instructor approval. May be repeated for credit provided the topic differs. |
| 390 |
Philosophical Foundations of Policy and Administrative Research (3) |
Harmon |
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Philosophy of science as applied to research in public policy and public administration. Topics include the nature and current problems of epistemology, development and role of theories, and relationships among theory, methodology, and empirical data. |
| 391 |
Dissertation Workshop (3) |
Cordes, Infeld, Newcomer |
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Limited to doctoral candidates who have taken and passed the qualifying examination and completed all required course work in a policy or public administration field. Critical analysis of current research. Formulation of a dissertation proposal and development of dissertation research strategies. |
| 398 |
Advanced Reading and Research (arr.) |
Staff |
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Limited to students preparing for the Doctor of Philosophy general examination. |
| 399 |
Dissertation Research (arr.) |
Staff |
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Limited to Doctor of Philosophy candidates. May be repeated for credit. |
