PA 632 - Policy Analysis

Unit(s): 3

(For generalist PA students and Health Services Administration Concentration students.) This course will explore the policy process, design of programs, and its impact on service delivery. Policy analysis is used to focus on the key issues, concepts, arenas, and actors in decision making. Decision models are used to describe, explain, and predict phenomenon, such as behaviors and outcomes for policies and programs. As policies, programs, and projects proliferate and increase in complexity, there is a greater demand for analysis. Key stakeholders in government, service providers, industry groups, professional associations, trade associations, advocacy and consumer groups, require policy analysis to frame problems and make better decisions. The methods of policy analysis include: forecasting, case method, technology, political feasibility, and economic viability assessments. Both the role of government to correct market failures as well as government failures and unintended consequences that flow from decisions will be covered.

Prerequisite: PA 611
Restriction: Level Restricted to Graduate; Field of study restricted to Public Administration Major
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