Course ID: | PADP 8620. 3 hours. |
Course Title: | Policy Process |
Course Description: | Key concepts in the study of public policy. Among the topics
covered are description of policy process to include agenda
setting, policy formulation, and policy adoption. |
Oasis Title: | POLICY PROCESS |
Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in POLS 7620 |
Semester Course Offered: | Offered every year. |
Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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Course Objectives: | This course consists of aquainting the student with the policy process, especially
in the context of U.S. politics. From enrollment in the course, the student will
become familiar with the general context of policy development in the U.S., agenda
setting (how a policy arrives on the public agenda), how it is managed by the
executive and legislative branches in government, and how policy is implemented and
evaluated. Finally, the student becomes familiar with policy change and the
possible termination of policy. |
Topical Outline: | I. Introduction to the course
II. The policy process
III. The role of interest groups and the press
IV. Agenda setting
V. Policy development from the executive branch
VI. How policy becomes law
VII. The role of the judicary
VIII. Policy implementation
IX. Policy Evaluation
X. Policy change
XI. Policy termination |