PA 5002 is also offered in Fall 2023
PA 5002 is also offered in Spring 2023
PA 5002 is also offered in Fall 2022
PA 5002 is also offered in Spring 2022
PA 5002 is also offered in Fall 2021
PA 5002 is also offered in Spring 2021
Spring 2022 | PA 5002 Section 001: Introduction to Policy Analysis (58919)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 1.5 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- A-F or Audit
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Enrollment Requirements:
- PA: major or minor in Public Policy or Science/Technology/Environmental Policy or PA PhD or Human Rights major or Development Practice major
- Times and Locations:
First Half of Term
Tue,
Thu 04:00PM - 05:15PM
UMTC, East Bank
Science Teaching Student Svcs 530B
- Enrollment Status:
Open (41 of 43 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Process of public policy analysis from problem structuring to communication of findings. Commonly used analytical methods. Alternative models of analytical problem resolution.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?linds301+PA5002+Spring2022
- Class Description:
- This course is designed to introduce you to the discipline of policy analysis and help you understand where policy analysis fits within the policy process. Members of the Humphrey School faculty have designed a set of exercises to help you acquire specific competencies: developing a problem context, problem structuring, developing alternative policy options, evaluation, forecasting, policy simulation, monitoring, and recommendation. We place special emphasis on the challenges of problem definition or structuring and communication because these are among the most challenging skills to learn.
- Grading:
- A1. Individual Problem Definition Memo(10%)
A2. Team Problem Definition Memo(10%)
A3. Team Evidence Memo (10%)
A4. Team Alternatives Memo (15%)
A5. Team Policy Poster (15%)
A6. Team Policy Brief (20% including self-and peer assessment)
A7. Individual Elevator Speech Video and Memo (20%)
- Class Format:
- This course will include a few lectures, discussion, individual and group practice, collaborative learning, and teamwork. PA 5002 historically has been taught as a lecture-discussion class. This year, we are moving more to a problem-based learning approach that involves "flipping" some elements of the class. For Example, you will observe several videos and mini-lectures that introduce topics, and we will explore their complexity in work-groups in class. Because research indicates students learn best when actively engaged in trying to solve problems, we will emphasize in-class exercises and professional practice, sometimes individually, but most often with classmates on assignments and your group project. We meet only seven times, so each week will be filled with activity.
- Workload:
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/58919/1223
- Past Syllabi:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/linds301_PA5002_Fall2017.pdf (Fall 2017)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/linds301_PA5002_Spring2016.docx (Spring 2016)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/linds301_PA5002_Fall2015.pdf (Fall 2015)
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 7 October 2015
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