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Public Policy

Build practical understanding of problem definition, stakeholders, policy tools, implementation, evidence, and evaluation, then use it for comparing policy choices and tracing their likely tradeoffs.

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Level
General to university foundations
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Learning outcomes
4 focused outcomes

Topic overview

Learn the foundations of Public Policy.

Public Policy connects problem definition, stakeholders, policy tools, implementation, evidence, and evaluation with practical decisions and tasks. Guided examples, comparison, practice, and feedback help members apply these ideas to comparing policy choices and tracing their likely tradeoffs. The goal is to make each step easier to explain, check, and improve.

Learning outcomes for Public Policy

  1. 1

    Explain the main ideas and vocabulary involved in problem definition, stakeholders, policy tools, implementation, evidence, and evaluation

  2. 2

    Follow a repeatable process for comparing policy choices and tracing their likely tradeoffs

  3. 3

    Compare examples, identify common mistakes, and improve an approach

  4. 4

    Complete an independent public policy task and reflect on the result

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How to learn Public Policy step by step.

01

Build the foundation

Explain the main ideas and vocabulary involved in problem definition, stakeholders, policy tools, implementation, evidence, and evaluation

02

Practise with feedback

Follow a repeatable process for comparing policy choices and tracing their likely tradeoffs

03

Practise with feedback

Compare examples, identify common mistakes, and improve an approach

04

Apply and reflect

Complete an independent public policy task and reflect on the result

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