PAM 3850 - Applied Demography in Business and Government

(SBA-HE)      

Recommended prerequisite: PAM 2030 . Co-meets with PAM 5850 .

W. Brown.

The objective of this course is to teach students how demographic analysis is applied in public and private sectors. Through case studies and exercises students learn how demographers in non-academic settings play a key role in evidence based decision making.  Examples are drawn from the work of demographers in education, public administration, transportation, health, consumer behavior, housing, and workforce analysis.

Outcome 1: Able to access, assess and appropriately use demographic data from public and private sources.

Outcome 2: Able to translate management and policy issues into demographic research questions and provide objective evidence.

Outcome 3: Apply intermediate tools of demographic analysis to population data.