PUBPOL 5019

Data-Driven Organizations, Policy, and Decision-Making for Executives

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2025-2026 Catalog.

In this class, we will use data-related case studies to understand the common problems organizations and policymakers face, how they use data to benefit their organization and key components that are driving the policy conversation. We will also get broad exposure to the related concepts behind data products and teams including data engineering, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and data visualization.

Enrollment Priority Enrollment limited to: EMPA students.

Distribution Requirements (KCM-HE, SBA-HE)

Last 4 Terms Offered 2025SU, 2024SU, 2023SU, 2022SU

Learning Outcomes

• Students will embed a data-driven strategic approach into their organization or product.
• Students will demonstrate understanding of the types of data in different types of organizations and products, the challenges faced with data quality, leadership, and team building.
• Students will anticipate use cases for artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data engineering pertinent to their organization or policy.
• Students will articulate the key ethical concerns with data security, data privacy, and artificial intelligence implementation and usage.

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