The political and governmental context of policy is presented, from agenda setting to evaluation. Examines constitutional and federal contexts of policy, the role of various input mechanisms in shaping policy decisions, the processes by which government institutions make decisions (and the interactions among these institutions), and approaches for understanding and anticipating policy decision making.

Introduction to political models and theories of policy making. Agenda-setting, stakeholder involvement, policy adoption, policy design and implementation, evaluation, and advocacy.

This course explores the ethical and philosophical dimensions of artificial intelligence, and it examines policies that can, or should, govern its development and use.

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Course projects related to professional internships. Topics, credit, and requirements to be arranged by student, instructor, and sponsor.

Symbolic logic and applications of logic in critical reading and thinking by exploring modern systems of symbolic logic and their implications for science. Emphasizes skills in critical thinking and writing based on the principles of logic. Credit not allowed for both PST 3113 and PHIL 3113.

Supervised professional internship with the Georgia Tech Office of Legal Affairs.

Course projects related to professional internships. Topics, credit, and requirements to be arranged by student, instructor, and sponsor.

Capstone project in which teams of students formulate, analyze, and recommend policy options.

Introduction to probability, descriptive statistics, inferential statistics and analysis, and spreadsheets. Emphasis application of basic statistical concepts to public policy and administration problems. Credit not allowed for both PUBP 3120 and PUBP 4113.