HE 711: Policy Studies in Higher Education
HE 711-001: Policy Analysis Higher Ed
(Fall 2019)
04:30 PM to 07:10 PM R
Section Information for Fall 2019
The primary goal of this class is to equip students with the knowledge and skills to identify policy issues, understand the policy environments, initiate a policy study to analyze the potential impacts of a policy, and present the policy study in a professional and scholarly format. To this end, I expect students of this class to reach the following learning outcomes:
- Understanding the major policy frameworks
- Understanding the relationship between state government and higher education policies
- Understanding the relationship between federal government and higher education policies
- Understanding the major policies issues challenging today’s American higher education
- Understanding the debates behind key higher education policy issues
- Becoming aware of the primary policy data sources
- Being able to conduct informed discussion on key higher education policy issues
- Presenting policy discussion in a professional and scholarly manner orally and in written format
- Demonstrate professionalism and ethical behaviors as required to be a leader and scholar in higher education and other professional fields
- Be an active and responsible learner and a fervent participant in the class
Course Information from the University Catalog
Credits: 3
Enrollment is limited to Graduate or Non-Degree level students.
Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.
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