School of Business & Public Leadership Graduate 6 ECTS
POL410 · Policy Studio: Briefs, Hearings, Decisions
A policy studio focused on briefs, hearings, and decision support under critique. Students defend assumptions, revise based on stakeholder feedback, and produce policy documents with evidence, budgets, and implementation risks clearly articulated.
- policy
- writing
| Overview | Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Code | POL410 | — |
| Title | Policy Studio: Briefs, Hearings, Decisions | — |
| School | School of Business & Public Leadership | — |
| Level | Graduate | — |
| Credits | 6 ECTS | — |
What you will learn
- · Frame a public problem into testable hypotheses and constraints
- · Design an evaluation plan with stakeholder-facing metrics
- · Produce a studio dossier: interviews, evidence, and recommendations
Prerequisites
- · POL220 (or equivalent problem framing experience)
Assessment
| Component | Weight |
|---|---|
| Studio dossier (iterative) | 55% |
| Stakeholder memo | 20% |
| Final presentation + defense | 25% |
Weekly outline
Week 1: Problem framing
3 topics
- · Stakeholders
- · Constraints
- · Risks
Week 2: Evidence and measurement
3 topics
- · Indicators
- · Baseline data
- · Evaluation ethics
Week 3: Recommendations
3 topics
- · Options
- · Tradeoffs
- · Implementation notes