SGIA40Q15: Advanced Topics in Public Policy

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• To familiarize students with advanced literature in public policy, at the current limits of knowledge, and as novel public policy issue areas emerge;
• To furnish students with the skills to apply insights from this literature to answer questions in public policy;
• To furnish students with the skills to apply insights from this literature to inform their understanding of public policy making;
• To furnish students with the skills to communicate results from an analysis to a policy audience.

• Indicative content will vary from year to year, as literature in Public Policy and novel public policy issue areas develop, and may include:
• Public Policy of global public health
• Public Policy of the environment
• Comparative Public Policy
• Political Economy of public policy making
• Advanced theoretical models of public policy making

Subject-specific Knowledge:

• Advanced knowledge of how literature in Public Policy, at the current limits of knowledge, can inform (our understanding of) policy making.

Subject-specific Skills:

• The ability to apply insights from literature in Public Policy at the current limits of knowledge to answer a question in public policy, including in current or novel public policy issue areas;
• The ability to effectively communicate results from an analysis to a policy audience.

Key Skills:

• The ability to do independent research, including the ability to design research, execute research, and critically evaluate its strengths and weaknesses.
• Communication skills: the ability to convey information or arguments effectively to others.

• Teaching and learning are through a series of 1-hour lectures and seminars.
• Lectures will familiarize students with latest literature in public policy and furnish students with examples of how this can be applied to answer questions in public policy.
• Seminars will allow students to practice applying insights from literature to a variety of public policy issue areas and contexts.
• Summative assessment is a 2500-word policy analysis (accounting for 100% of the final grade).
• Formative assessment is a 750-word outline of the summative policy analysis, allowing students to receive feedback on their plans for their policy analysis.

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