Writing for Public Policy and Administration

Catalog description

This course covers techniques in effective writing for policy and public sector audiences. Students will learn how to effectively draft policy memos, public comments, crisis management communications, professional emails, and persuasive Congressional Hill materials. Students will gain a persuasion toolkit and be able to pitch ideas to diverse sets of stakeholders. In addition, this course explores the ethical use of Generative AI in order to improve one's writing while still maintaining personal voice and critical thinking to prepare for future use in the workplace.