Solving Public Policy Problems: UC Berkeley’s Eightfold Path - Berkeley

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An introduction to Berkeley’s signature method for problem-solving in the public interest. The following course, offered by Edx, will help you improve your skills and achieve your professional goals. During the program you will study different subjects which are deemed to be useful for those who want to enhance their professional career. Sign up for more information!

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About this course

Recommended: Secondary school course(s) on social studies/civics and/or undergraduate course introduction to government; Basic undergraduate course(s) in political economy and/or microeconomics, encompassing coverage of fundamentals of economic efficiency

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Subjects

  • Public
  • Public Policy
  • UC
  • Politics

Course programme

Interested in public policy thinking? This course will equip you to utilize a powerful, eight-step method for analyzing public policy problems and formulating recommendations for addressing them. To help you learn the “eightfold path” to problem solving, you will review and enjoy lectures and presentations by faculty from UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy, the top-ranked graduate academy in this field. You will examine specific policy examples and learn to apply this method to the social challenges you wish to concentrate upon in your own work. And this course is just the beginning! Consider exploring graduate training in public policy. Earn a Masters in Public Affairs (MPA) degree from the Goldman School.

What you'll learn
  • Defining problems in public policy
  • Constructing alternatives
  • Projecting outcomes
  • Confronting tradeoffs
  • The relationship between politics and policy work

Additional information

Eugene Bardach Eugene Bardach is a broadly based political scientist with wide ranging teaching and research interests. He focuses primarily on policy implementation and public management, and most recently on problems of facilitating better interorganizational collaboration in service delivery, e.g., in human services, environmental enforcement, fire prevention, and habitat preservation. He also maintains an interest in problems of regulatory program design and execution, particularly in areas of health, safety, consumer protection, and equal opportunity. 

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