Policy brief
Write a two-page brief on a local problem with three options and a recommendation.
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Public Policy Officer
Future civil servants, policy officers or advocates.
Public policy and advocacy, public and private law, then survey data collection and analysis for evaluation.
228hours of coursework
23weeks at 10 h
3steps
14courses
3universities
Target skills
Strategic LeadershipPublic PoliciesSocial WorkCommunity OutreachCultural DiversityCommunity and Social WorkSocial ImpactCommunity OrganizingSystems ThinkingPolicy DevelopmentPolicy AnalysisLeadership Studies
Skill labels as listed on Coursera.
Target jobs
- Policy officer
- Advocacy officer
- Civil servant
Progression
- 1University of MichiganBeginner
Stated prerequisites: No prior experience required
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Using Public Policy for Social Change Beginner 14 h 4.9 (194) Social Work Practice: Advocating Social Justice and Change Beginner 13 h 4.8 (449) Community Organizing for Social Justice Beginner 8 h 4.8 (327) Sustainability Leadership Development Beginner 25 h 4.8 (14) - 2University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBeginner
Stated prerequisites: Basic law knowledge helpful
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Foundations of American Law: History and Constitution Beginner 15 h — Rights, Liberties, & Criminal Law Beginner 15 h — Regulation and Private Law: Torts, Property, Contracts Beginner 19 h — Legal Processes: Family Law, Procedure, and Evidence Beginner 17 h — - 3University of Michigan, University of Maryland, College ParkBeginnerStata, R
Stated prerequisites: Introductory statistics helpful for later courses
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Course Level Length Rating (reviews) Framework for Data Collection and Analysis Beginner 10 h — Data Collection: Online, Telephone and Face-to-face Beginner 21 h 4.6 (353) Questionnaire Design for Social Surveys Intermediate 17 h 4.5 (467) Sampling People, Networks and Records Beginner 26 h 4.3 (113) Dealing With Missing Data — 18 h 3.8 (139) Combining and Analyzing Complex Data — 10 h 4.2 (70)
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