7 A4. Team Team poster presentations 02/29/16 Policy Poster (electronic) (15%) 03/02/16 A4. Team Team poster presentations Policy Poster (electronic) (15%) 8 A5. Team Reflection and discussion: To be determined (if any) 03/07/16 Policy Brief Challenges in policy analysis (25%) Telling your story: elevator speeches 3/11/15 A6. Individual Elevator Speech Video (10%) A7. Memo to intern (10%) Table 3. PA 5002 Learning Objectives and Assignments Learning Objectives Opportunity to Demonstrate Competency Explain the basic terminology, theories, concepts, models, and A7. Individual Memo to Intern tools used by policy analysts in policy-making processes Use diverse sources of quantitative and qualitative evidence to A1. Individual Problem Definition Brief define and structure policy problems, develop and assess alternative A2. Team Problem Definition Brief policies, and make concise policy recommendations that convey A3. Team Evidence and Alternatives Brief tradeoffs among alternatives A4. Team Policy Poster A5. Team Policy Brief Explain the limitations of evidence and analyses and the A3. Team Evidence and Alternatives Brief implications of uncertainty for policy-making and implementation A4. Team Policy Poster A5. Team Policy Brief A6 Individual Elevator Speech Explain the complementary roles of scientific inquiry, technical A7. Individual Memo to Intern analysis, ethics, and normative value judgments in policy analysis Write clear, short, and persuasive evidence-based policy briefs for All assignments diverse audiences Make clear, short, and persuasive oral presentations for diverse A4. Team Policy Poster audiences A7. Individual Elevator Speech Work more effectively with others A2 A5 – All assignments will be completed on one of the policy topics listed in Table 4. These topics were chosen for a number of reasons: each is timely, information about each will be readily available, and each is recurring in the sense that the problem always will be a matter of debate. The topics include policy problems at the national, state and local levels most are important internationally and institutionally as – well. An objective was to include a set of issues that reflect the varied interests of Humphrey School students and the expertise of Humphrey School faculty. That said, policy analysis is a general process, many policy analysts work in several areas, and this class will focus on the generality of the analytic process. We will assign teams to each of these topics the first day of class.
7 02/29/16 Team poster presentations (electronic) A4. Team Policy Poster (15%) 03/02/16 Team poster presentations (electronic) A4. Team Policy Poster (15%) 8 03/07/16 Reflection and discussion: Challenges in policy analysis Telling your story: elevator speeches To be determined (if any) A5. Team Policy Brief (25%) 3/11/15 A6. Individual Elevator Speech Video (10%) A7. Memo to intern (10%) Table 3. PA 5002 Learning Objectives and Assignments Learning Objectives Opportunity to Demonstrate Competency Explain the basic terminology, theories, concepts, models, and tools used by policy analysts in policy-making processes A7. Individual Memo to Intern Use diverse sources of quantitative and qualitative evidence to define and structure policy problems, develop and assess alternative policies, and make concise policy recommendations that convey tradeoffs among alternatives A1. Individual Problem Definition Brief A2. Team Problem Definition Brief A3. Team Evidence and Alternatives Brief A4. Team Policy Poster A5. Team Policy Brief Explain the limitations of evidence and analyses and the implications of uncertainty for policy-making and implementation A3. Team Evidence and Alternatives Brief A4. Team Policy Poster A5. Team Policy Brief A6 Individual Elevator Speech Explain the complementary roles of scientific inquiry, technical analysis, ethics, and normative value judgments in policy analysis A7. Individual Memo to Intern Write clear, short, and persuasive evidence-based policy briefs for diverse audiences All assignments Make clear, short, and persuasive oral presentations for diverse audiences A4. Team Policy Poster A7. Individual Elevator Speech Work more effectively with others A2 – A5 All assignments will be completed on one of the policy topics listed in Table 4. These topics were chosen for a number of reasons: each is timely, information about each will be readily available, and each is recurring in the sense that the problem always will be a matter of debate. The topics include policy problems at the national, state and local levels – most are important internationally and institutionally as well. An objective was to include a set of issues that reflect the varied interests of Humphrey School students and the expertise of Humphrey School faculty. That said, policy analysis is a general process, many policy analysts work in several areas, and this class will focus on the generality of the analytic process. We will assign teams to each of these topics the first day of class.