Public Policy

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 learners 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