Policy Analysis Courses and Certifications

Theories of Public Policy

Explore political, social, and economic contexts shaping policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation through theories, frameworks, and real-world case studies.

• Coursera
• 21 hours 38 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Social and Environmental Leadership in the Arctic

Explore Arctic governance, community resilience, and climate impacts while developing leadership skills to translate science into effective policy for sustainable futures.

• edX
• 5 weeks, 2-5 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course (Audit)

Complexity and Public Policy

Explore wicked policy problems like climate change and inequality through complexity theory, computational modeling, and innovative evaluation methods for effective governance.

• Coursera
• 2 days 9 hours 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Paid Course

Tools for Academic Engagement in Public Policy

Gain insights into effective policy engagement for scientists and engineers, with practical tips for impacting public policy and connecting with key stakeholders.

• MITx Online
• 3 weeks, 2-3 hours a week
• On-Demand
• Free Online Course

Economics for Business Leaders

649 ratings at LinkedIn Learning

Learn how to track major economic data points and understand changes in the economy to make more informed business decisions.

• LinkedIn Learning
• 50 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Trial Available

The economics of flood insurance

2 ratings at OpenLearn

This course shows how some of the theories and tools of economics can be applied to understanding and tackling the problem of flood risk in the UK. With the incidence of flooding rising due to ...

• OpenLearn
• 6 hours
• On-Demand
• Free Certificate

PyCon US

Geospatial Public Policy Analysis with GeoPandas

Analyze US higher education institutions using GeoPandas, exploring education deserts and equity implications through hands-on data analysis with NCES and IPEDS datasets.

• YouTube
• 3 hours 59 minutes
• On-Demand
• Conference Talk

AnalystPrep

Credit Risk Management - Fundamentals of Lending Policy and Risk Analysis

Master essential credit risk management concepts, from lending policies and exposure limits to loss provisions and IFRS 9 requirements, preparing you for FRM Part 2 certification.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Leading Change: The Convergence of Politics and Policy

3 reviews

Explore political leadership and policy implementation with Elaine Kamarck, discussing government reform, effective decision-making, and lessons from major initiatives like healthcare reform.

• YouTube
• 56 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

The Aspen Institute

Is There a Cure for Slow Growth? - Economic Policy Analysis

Explore potential policy changes to boost economic growth with experts John Fernald and Austan Goolsbee, discussing employment, output, and wage trends in the US and globally.

• YouTube
• 58 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

SELint - An SELinux Policy Static Analysis Tool

Explore SELint, a static analysis tool for SELinux policies, addressing challenges and improving security through practical examples and insights.

• YouTube
• 30 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

DevSecCon

Removing AWS Policy Review Fatigue with Automated Terraform Resource Analysis

Automate AWS policy control with Terraform resource analysis, reducing security review fatigue and improving developer productivity through early-stage static analysis in IaC pipelines.

• YouTube
• 22 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Centre for Networked Intelligence, IISc

Average Reward Markov Decision Process - Policy Gradient Algorithms and Regret Analysis

Delve into infinite horizon average reward Markov Decision Process (MDP), exploring policy gradient algorithms, gradient estimation techniques, and innovative approaches to reduce mixing time dependencies.

• YouTube
• 1 hour 3 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

Snorkel AI

Fine-tuning AI Models for Healthcare Policy Analysis with AWS and Snorkel Flow

Master AWS and Snorkel Flow integration to enhance AI models through structured fine-tuning workflows, focusing on improving accuracy in analyzing health insurance policy documents and generating reliable responses.

• YouTube
• 11 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video

AWS Events

Automating IAM Policy Validation and Analysis Using GitHub Actions - SEC341

Discover how to automate AWS IAM policy validation using GitHub Actions and Access Analyzer to enable developer speed while maintaining security through live coding demonstrations.

• YouTube
• 53 minutes
• On-Demand
• Free Video