Introduction to methodologies for analyzing, implementing, and evaluating public policy. Topics include research methods, participant observation survey research and questionnaire construction, research design, measurement theory and practice, and framing categories.

Introduction to microeconomics theory and policy analysis. Examines economic rationales for and against government policy and the economic consequences of public policy.

Overview of organization theory including theories of administration, motivation, budgeting, decision making, inter- organizational relationships, and ethics. Uses case studies to provide a broad range of policy areas and organizations.

Examination of the influence of political factors, including institutions and interests, on the initiation, formulation, and implementation of public policy. Examines the role of information and expertise in politics.

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The goals of this course are to teach you basic GIS concepts such as spatial data sources and structures, projections and coordinate systems, geospatial analysis, cartographic modeling, and the integration of remote sensing and GIS. By the end of the course, students will be proficient in ESRI ArcGIS software.

Population centers have evolved around water sources to ensure provision of drinking water, hygiene and sanitation, water for agriculture and for animal husbandry. Water is a requirement for life, and when water supplies are threatened, communities will do whatever they can to protect their limited resources ? even to declaration of war with neighboring regions. Water ways and coastlines are also critical for commerce, fisheries and tourism and can be equally zealously protected.

The purpose of this course is to prepare exploratory track students to achieve academic success at UMass. The curriculum will aim to orient students to the health science fields and the major options within, assist students with major exploration outside of the health sciences, create strategies for academic success, transition to campus life and learn how to effectively navigate and utilize campus resources.

The purpose of this course is to prepare exploratory track students to achieve academic success at UMass. The curriculum will aim to orient students to the health science fields and the major options within, assist students with major exploration outside of the health sciences, create strategies for academic success, transition to campus life and learn how to effectively navigate and utilize campus resources.