POLS 6338 Applied Policy Research

The methods, techniques, and data sources for conducting applied policy research and the preparation of analytic reports designed to influence decision-making in government, business, education, and other organizational settings. The nature of policy research, the process of preparing to conduct applied research, how to conceptualize a research project, how to conduct technical analysis and best practices research, and how to communicate research findings to an appropriate audience through briefing papers, press releases, newspaper editorials, and formal testimony.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Graduate Standing

Schedule Type

Seminar

Grading Basis

Standard Letter (A-F)

Administrative Unit

Political Science

Offered

As scheduled