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Home > Degree Programs > Teaching & Courses > 2009-2010 Course Listing > Public Opinion, Polling, and Public Policy
DPI-614M: Public Opinion, Polling, and Public Policy
Faculty: Robert Blendon
Schedule
| Day | Time | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Day | 1/25 | ||
| Meet Day | M/W | 8:40 AM - 10:00 AM | L332 |
| Review |
Description
Public opinion polling has become an essential tool in public policy decision making, election campaigns, and media reporting. This course focuses on helping stdnts interested in these areas learn the basic skills required to design, use, field and critically interpret surveys measuring public opinion. The lectures will be given by Harvard faculty and guest speakers who area currently involve din international and national polling activities. The course focuses on the design of newspaper and television polling and polls for political campaign strategy. Class participants will have hands-on experience critically evaluating existing opinion surveys, designing polling questions, and interpreting results.