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  • PPOL 502: Pol Env of Public Policy

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Dearborn

    This course examines how policy making occurs in our political system: the roles of community leaders, citizens, scientists and experts in the policy process; the stages of policy formulation, agenda setting, legislative action, administration of policy, and judicial oversight of the policy process; and the pros and cons of various ways of making policy, including cost-benefit analysis, democratic deliberation by informed citizens, the interest group process, and legal-judicial activism.
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  • PPOL 503: Economics and Public Policy

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Dearborn

    In this course students will review basic neoclassical economic theory and learn to apply it to the analysis of public policy issues. Economics offers important insights into the behavior of businesses, consumers, and government entities. We will review key economic concepts, applying each to an array of public policy questions. Next we'll evaluate resource allocation via the market system and consider how public policy might address situations where the market fails to produce desirable results. Lastly, we'll learn about the basic tools economists use to evaluate pubic policies.
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  • PPOL 504: Rational Choice

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Dearborn

    Good public policy requires that leaders make sound decisions. A good choice is a rational choice, so the study of rational choice is central to good policy making and to policy studies. This course examines the literature on rational choice, with an emphasis on more practical and applied studies that can aid practitioners who are trying to make rational decisions that will benefit communities. (OC)
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  • PPOL 505: Ethics and Public Policy

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Dearborn

    This course focuses on the tensions and relationships between personal morality and political action by examining the moral aspect of contemporary policy issues such as (but not limited to) the right to live, environmental policy, social welfare policy, discrimination, and war. These will be examined in the political context of the tension between the demands of personal conscience and the need to be a member of a team in an organization, as well as in the philosophical context of contending normative theories about justice and sound public policy.
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  • PPOL 506: Program Evaluation

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Dearborn

    Program Evaluation focuses on how particular policies and programs can be evaluated to assess how well they are working and whether they are attaining their goals. A required core MPP course.
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  • PPOL 507: Cost-Benefit Analysis

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Dearborn

    The course focuses on the various techniques used in cost-benefit analysis, the strengths and weaknesses of these techniques, and case studies illustrating the practical problems involved in such analyses.
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  • PPOL 508: Project Writing

    1.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Dearborn

    Required only for students not writing a Master's thesis, the course is designed to produce a capstone paper that demonstrates the student's ability to integrate previous policy papers (three) into a final coherent overview of a policy area. This course is required only of students electing the course-only Plan A.
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  • PPOL 551: Environmental Econ and Policy

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Dearborn

    Environmental policy at all levels of government is of increasing importance. This course uses the tools of economics to examine government policy related to pollution, natural resources, and other environmental issues. Topics covered in this course include externalities, common property, public goods, and the optimum use of depletable natural resources. The role of cost-benefit analysis as a part of the decision-making process is also examined.
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  • PPOL 552: Michigan Econ Environment

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Dearborn

    This course will provide students with an overview of the Michigan economy by highlighting key issues and challenges facing the regional economy. In addition, students will be instructed in how to locate economic data sources and how to utilize economic data. Current policy debates and proposals will be introduced and evaluated. Topics include the decline of manufacturing employment, income and wealth inequality, education policy and the knowledge/innovation economy, land use policy, and alternative economic policies including social entrepreneurship, third-sector economics, community economy movements and advocacy planning. The economic environment of Ontario will also be explored as a comparative case study.
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  • PPOL 560: Science, Tech & Pub Policy

    3.00 Credits
    University of Michigan-Dearborn

    This course explores the intersection of science, technology, and public policy. Scientific knowledge and technological innovations are exceptionally powerful resources for policy-makers and for societies; they also pose great challenges and risks. This course will look at how science and technology affect the pursuit of policy goals in areas such as public health, environmental sustainability, economic growth, and national security. Students will not receive credit for more than one of POL 460, POL 560, and PPOL 560.
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