Information in Public Policy and Decision Making

3 credits · Graduate

This course addresses the role(s) of information in policy and decision-making at local, national, and international levels. Evidence-based policy making is relatively new and challenging. This course examines the research-policy interface, especially enablers and barriers to use of information of several domains, and uses case studies to illustrate concepts. CROSSLISTED: INFO 6100.03, ENVI 6100.03 FORMATS: Lecture