Master of Arts in Public Policy and Administration
MPPA 406-0 OR MPPA 406-DL
( Core Course ) Analytic Methods for Public Policy Analysis
This course will expose students to a set of tools and principles that fall under the heading of "analytic methods." These methods help public policy and program analysts systematically value decisions, improve the decision-making process (and hopefully the resultant decisions), value inputs and outcomes, handle uncertainty, and compare aspects of public policy and systems that might not otherwise appear to be comparable. Topics include discounting techniques, cost-benefit analysis, decision theory, difference equations, and elements of microeconomic analysis. MPPA and MPPA distance learning program core course.
