This paper discusses the design and delivery of a master’s-level course in policy analysis for senior public servants studying for a Masters of Public Administration Executive (EMPA) degree with the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG). ANZSOG is a consortium of government and university partners that was established in 2002 to enhance the management and policy capability of public sector leaders. The course sets out to develop sophisticated, creative policy design skills in its students, using a highly practical pedagogical approach that offers practice in negotiating the complexities and subtleties of policy option design in the real world.
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