Public Policy Evaluation Methods 4208-Mepp
The workshop is intended to familiarize students with the role of evaluation at all stages of public intervention and to practice the skills of designing and conducting evaluation.
The issues discussed and then practically mastered in class will include the following:
(1) public programs as theories - intervention logic,
(2) types and functions of evaluation,
(3) research questions and evaluation criteria,
(4) core research designs and determinants of their application,
(5) methods of data collection and analysis
(6) drawing conclusions and formulating recommendations
Type of course
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
In terms of knowledge, the student ...
(1) Learns a complete set of approaches and methods for analyzing public interventions (K_W01)
(2) Lists the basic types of evaluation questions and criteria (K_W03).
(3) Knows the assumptions of structuring evaluation research K_W03).
In terms of skills, the student ...
(1) Can plan an evaluation project (K_U01).
(2) Can select research methods and research design to the information needs (K_U02).
In terms of social skills:
(1) Works in the team on solving the examples of developmental problems (K_K02)
(2) Organises the work in the group and plans the research (K_K02)
Assessment criteria
Students will be graded based on the results of the team and individual tasks conducted during the class.
Bibliography
1. Olejniczak K, Kozak M, Ledzion B (red.) (2008) Teoria i praktyka ewaluacji interwencji publicznych. Podręcznik akademicki, Warszawa: Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego i Wydawnictwa Akademickie i Profesjonalne.
2.Rossi P.H., Freeman H.E., Lipsey M.W., 1999, Evaluation: A Systematic Approach. 6th Edition, Sage Publications Inc., Thousand Oaks – London.
3. Ewaluacja oparta na teorii w złożonym otoczeniu społeczno-ekonomicznym, pod red. J. Pokorski, Z. Popis, T. Wyszyńska, K. Hermann-Pawłowska, PARP, Warszawa
4. Pawson R. (2006). Evidence-Based Policy: A Realist Perspective. SAGE Publications Ltd.
5. Olejniczak, K. (2014). “Modele logiczne”; w: Ledzion, B., Olejniczak, K. & Rok, J. (ed.) Jak wzmacniać organizacyjne uczenie się w administracji rządowej, p.21-41. Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar.
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