PA 655 - Evidence-Informed Decisions in Public & Nonprofit Sectors

3 Credit(s)

This course focuses on evidence-informed management practices and decision methodologies for individuals working in the public and nonprofit sectors. The course includes an examination of numerous decision scenarios for managers in public and nonprofit settings and explores variations in evidence-based decision making models that apply in context of program outputs, policy effectiveness and change advocacy. Topics include discussions of evidence quality, data collection and management techniques and efforts to understand, interpret and apply common statistical techniques used to support evidence-based decision making. Special emphasis given to effective communication of processes and findings to others.