USESEB016 Evaluation of Public Policy

Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Summer 2016
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Guaranteed by
Institute of Central European Studies – Faculty of Public Policies in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the lessons of the course Evaluation of Public Policy is to deepen the knowledge of process of creation of public policy and to learn the findings concerning the importance and practical implementation of the evaluation in the improvement of this process. The lessons are focused on detailed analysis of evaluation and monitoring as the stage of the process of public policy creation, and on introduction of theoretical as well as practical content and frame of evaluation, its methods and techniques and applicability in various topical fields of public policy. The content of the lectures is linked to the matter of theory of public policy, individual sectional policies and mainly to the whole process of public policy creation.
Syllabus
  • 1. Monitoring and evaluation. Evaluation - definition of the term.
    2. Indicators, features and classification of the indicators.
    3. Types of evaluation (ex-ante, intermediate, ex-post)
    4. Evaluation procedure. Management of evaluation. Phases of evaluation.
    5. Projecting and planning of evaluation. Assignment of evaluation, criteria of evaluation, evaluation questions.
    6. Possible design of evaluation, choice of methodology and process of data collecting, interpretation of data, choice of outcomes of evaluation.
    7. Data collecting. Primary and secondary data. Quantitative and qualitative data.
    8. Analysis and data interpretation. Methods and techniques of evaluation of various interventions.
    9. Preliminary conclusions, discussion, participation evaluation. Preparation of final report.
    10. Discussion on application of recommendation. Application of evaluations in various topical fields.
    11. Management and quality control of evaluation.
    12. Building the evaluation capacities. Institutionalisation of evaluations.
Literature
    required literature
  • VESELÝ, A. a NEKOLA, M. (eds.). Analýza a tvorba veřejných politik - přístupy, metody a praxe. Praha: Slon, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86429-75-5. info
  • GOMBITOVÁ, D. Úvod do monitorovania a evaluácie. Bratislava: Ministerstvo financií Slovenskej rep, 2007. ISBN 80-969860-9-5. info
  • GREENBERG, D. Hodnocení veřejných programů. In: Potůček, M., a kol Veřejná politika. Praha: Slon, 2005. ISBN 80-86429-50-4. info
    recommended literature
  • Evaluace socioekonomického rozvoje. Metodická příručka. Praha: Ministerstvo pro místní rozvoj ČR, 2005. info
  • BEBLAVÝ, M. Manuál pre tvorbu verejnej politiky. Bratislava: SGI - Slovak Governance Institute, 2003. info
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Summer 2017, Summer 2018, Summer 2019.
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