Public Policy

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

• Analyze how historical trends and conditions have affected social, political, and management theories, and how they have influenced the evolution of public administration in theory and practice.
• Understand how relationships between participants in the policy process (including official and nonofficial actors) influence the policy process.
• Interpret what public policy is and how it is created.
• Understand the different policy types, and how policy type influences policy design, policy tool choice, and implementation.
• Analyze ethical issues and standards that influence public policy.
• Use technology and information resources to research issues and in politics, policy, and ethics in the public sector.
• Write clearly and concisely about policy for issues in politics, policy, and ethics in the public sector using proper writing mechanics.