Students examine and develop applied skills in the core genres and principles for policy writing, with an emphasis on theories of stakeholder engagement. Students explore the role and process of policy development and communication in a variety of professional contexts, including workplace regulation, industry, government, and the non-profit environment. Working with specific scenarios and the principles of storytelling, document design and revision, students apply best practice approaches to the collaborative creation of policy documents with subject matter experts and other stakeholders, and then communication plans for their dissemination. Prerequisite: Students must have completed 45 credits of study. Exclusion: CMNS 4541
Students examine and develop applied skills in the core genres and principles for policy writing, with an emphasis on theories of stakeholder engagement. Students explore the role and process of policy development and communication in a variety of professional contexts, including workplace regulation, industry, government, and the non-profit environment. Working with specific scenarios and the principles of storytelling, document design and revision, students apply best practice approaches to the collaborative creation of policy documents with subject matter experts and other stakeholders, and then communication plans for their dissemination. Prerequisite: Students must have completed 45 credits of study. Exclusion: CMNS 4541
