Print syllabusSurveys, experiments, interviews - studying the impact of public policies
General data
| Course ID: | 4208-BEPP-OG |
| Erasmus code / ISCED: |
14.6
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| Course title: | Surveys, experiments, interviews - studying the impact of public policies |
| Name in Polish: | Ankiety, eksperymenty, wywiady - badania efektów polityk publicznych |
| Organizational unit: | Centre for European Regional and Local Studies |
| Course groups: |
General university courses General university courses in Euroreg General university courses in the social sciences |
| ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): |
(not available)
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| Language: | Polish |
| Type of course: | general courses |
| Short description: |
The aim of the workshop is to familiarize students with the idea, functions, approaches and specificity of public policy evaluation methods |
| Full description: |
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 topics discussed in class will include the following (1) Public programs as theories - intervention logic. (2) Types and functions of evaluation, its place in policy cycle – what types of studies when to conduct. (3) Research questions and evaluation criteria, that is what are we really judging (4) Deadweight, substitution, displacement effects – is what we observe an actual effect of program. (5) Surveys as an example of quantitative method – preparing the questionnaire and conducting. (6) Interviews as an example of qualitative method – preparing the protocol and conducting. (7) Experiments & quasi-experiments – the strongest method of establishing program impact. |
| 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 2. 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. |
| 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 methods and assessment criteria: |
Students will be graded based on the results of the team and individual tasks conducted during the class. |
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