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2009-2010 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

PST 385 - Applied Policy Research

three credits
Methods, techniques, and data sources for conducting applied policy research. The course prepares students to write analytic reports for decision-makers in government, business, education, and other organizational settings. It reviews the practical nature of policy research, the process of preparing to conduct policy research, how to conceptualize a research project, and how to conduct technical analysis and best practices research. Students learn to communicate their research findings to relevant audiences through briefing papers, press releases, newspaper editorials, and formal testimony.