Spring 2023
PUBPOL 240B 001 - LEC 001
Decision Analysis, Modeling, and Quantitative Methods
Rucker Charles Johnson
Class #:29756
Units: 4
Instruction Mode:
In-Person Instruction
Offered through
Richard and Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
21
Enrolled: 29
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 50
Waitlist Max: 5
Open Reserved Seats:
24 reserved for Public Policy: Graduate Students
Hours & Workload
4 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 8 hours of outside work hours per week, and 2 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.
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Course Catalog Description
An integrated course on the use of quantitative techniques in public policy analysis: computer modeling and simulation, linear programming and optimization, decision theory, and statistical and econometric analysis of policy-relevant data. The student develops a facility in distilling the policy relevance of numbers through an analysis of case studies and statistical data sets.
Class Notes
PubPol 240B is restricted to only students in the MPP program. Non-MPP students may add themselves to the waitlist, and wait until the end of the 3rd week of instruction to determine their enrollment status.
If you have enrollment questions, send an email to gsppscheduler@berkeley.edu a.. show more
If you have enrollment questions, send an email to gsppscheduler@berkeley.edu a.. show more
PubPol 240B is restricted to only students in the MPP program. Non-MPP students may add themselves to the waitlist, and wait until the end of the 3rd week of instruction to determine their enrollment status.
If you have enrollment questions, send an email to gsppscheduler@berkeley.edu and we'll respond as soon as we can. show less
If you have enrollment questions, send an email to gsppscheduler@berkeley.edu and we'll respond as soon as we can. show less
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Course is not repeatable for credit.
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
Open Reserved Seats:
24 reserved for Public Policy: Graduate Students
Textbooks & Materials
See class syllabus or https://calstudentstore.berkeley.edu/textbooks for the most current information.
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