Fall 2024 Public Affairs U8410 section 001

The Use of Science-based Evidence in Dec

Sci-based Evid/Dec&Policy

Call Number 16312
Day & Time
Location
T 6:10pm-8:00pm
324 International Affairs Building
Points 3
Grading Mode Standard
Approvals Required None
Instructor Natalia Pasternak Taschner
Type SEMINAR
Method of Instruction In-Person
Course Description

In all societies, public policies are developed to solve social problems such as extreme poverty, inequality, basic sanitation, health and basic care, family planning, food security, mental health, abuse of illegal substances, education, and protection of vulnerable groups. How can we ensure that these public policies are based on solid evidence, which would guarantee the greatest probability of effectiveness? And how do we plan and adapt the implementation of these policies to different realities, respecting cultural and historical differences?

In order to achieve this, it is useful, if not necessary, to be acquainted with scientific thinking and the accumulation and use of evidence. It is also necessary to understand our own limitations and cognitive biases that interfere in the decision-making process. This course aims to provide students with the tools necessary to assess public policies critically and rationally, as well as to evaluate different types of scientific evidence and understand how and where it is appropriate to include scientific evidence in building effective public policy.

Web Site Vergil
Department International and Public Affairs
Enrollment 15 students (18 max) as of 4:06PM Saturday, November 2, 2024
Subject Public Affairs
Number U8410
Section 001
Division School of International and Public Affairs
Open To Architecture, Schools of the Arts, Business, Engineering:Graduate, GSAS, SIPA, Journalism, Law, Public Health, Professional Studies, Social Work
Section key 20243PUAF8410U001