BUSP 4200 - Public Policy Analysis

3 hours

Prerequisites: COMM 2010 or MATH 2000. This course provides the student with an overview of public policy analysis and program evaluation-what it is, how to do it, and, most importantly, how to critically assess studies others have done. Although the course will examine both quantitative and qualitative methods for analyzing public policies, emphasis will be placed on quantitative methods and students should have completed an introductory statistics course. While some statistical material will be covered, emphasis will be placed on discussion of research strategies, designs, and interpretation of results.