1. Analyze the historical context, basic concepts, strategies, and / or models of public policy.
2. Recommend policy alternatives to deal with a specific problem.
3. Examine the nature, characteristics, models, and / or methods pertinent to the structuring of policy problems.
4. Analyze the goals, limitations, approaches, and techniques of forecasting.
5. Compare and contrast approaches and / or techniques for prescribing preferred policies.
6. Evaluate policy outcomes by applying a variety of methods and techniques.
7. Examine the process of policy argument development.
8. Analyze various methods of policy communication.
9. Develop a policy analysis report.
10. Use technology and information resources to research issues in policy analysis and program evaluation.
11. Write clearly and concisely about policy analysis and program evaluation using proper writing mechanics.