COURSE OUTLINE AND READING LIST - POLI 465: POLICY MONITORING AND EVALUATION

Course Title	Policy Monitoring and Evaluation
Lecturer	Dr. Lloyd G. Adu Amoah
Purpose and Objectives	The course seeks to introduce students to policy monitoring and evaluation within the context of public policy analysis. The course will examine the concepts of monitoring and evaluation; types of monitoring and evaluation; the role of evaluators; criteria and techniques for policy monitoring and evaluation and case studies. Consequently, students will be provided with some of the core skills in monitoring and evaluation applicable in any administrative and project management setting. OBJECTIVES: ·         Make students appreciate the key principles which guide public policy analysis. ·         Ensure that students grasp the overarching philosophy and specific logic underlying monitoring and evaluation. ·         Expose students to the different approaches and methods of monitoring and evaluating government policies. ·         Develop students’ competencies in applying appropriate monitoring and evaluation principles and tools to analyze public policies.
Assessment	A mid-semester examination will constitute 30% of the overall assessment of the course. A final examination will constitute 70% of overall assessment.
Week No.	Date	Lecture Topics	Tutorials	Venue	Assessment
1	24th August 2016	Introduction to the Policy Process		Lecture: NNB 1
2	31st  August 2016	Overview of Public policy Analysis		Lecture NNB 1
3	7th  September,2016	Relationship between monitoring and evaluation-The M&E Framework		Lecture NNB 1
4	14th September 2016	The M&E Framework-Program theory, Logic & Questions		Lecture NNB 1
5	21st September 2016	The  public policy evaluation- key issues		Lecture NNB 1
6	28th September, 2016	Public policy evaluation –Processes I[Stake Holders]*		Lecture NNB 1
7	5th October,2016	Public policy Evaluation-  Processes II[Information/Data Management]*		Lecture NNB 1
8	12th October, 2016	Public policy Evaluation- the Processes III[Learning &Reporting]*		Lecture NNB 1
9	19th October, 2016	Public Policy Evaluation-The Processes IV[Possible Dangers]		Lecture NNB 1
10	26th October, 2016	Public policy Evaluation and Government		Lecture NNB 1
11	2nd November, 2016	Case Studies		Lecture NNB 1
12	9th  November, 2016	Case Studies		Lecture NNB 1
13	16th November, 2016	Revision		Lecture NNB 1

KEY REFERENCE TEXTS:

Note that the list is not exhaustive. Any relevant text will be provided as we go along.

24^th Aug (Week One): Introduction to the Policy Process

Appadurai, A. (1990). Disjuncture and Difference in the Global Cultural Economy. Theory, Culture and Society, 7:295-310.(S)Lester, J.P. & Stewart, J.(2000). Public Policy: An Evolutionary Approach. Wadworth, Thomson Learning. Ch. 1.

31^st Aug (Week Two): Overview of Public Policy Analysis

Nakamura, R.T. (1987). The Textbook Policy Process and Implementation Research. Policy Studies Review, 7: 142-154.

Wilson, W. (1887). The study of public administration. Political Science Quarterly, 2, 197–222.

Hogwood, B.W. and Gunn, L. (1984) Policy Analysis for the Real World. Ch. 12.

7^th September (Week Three): The Relationship between Monitoring and Evaluation-The Framework Approach

Stufflebeam, D.L. & Shinkfield, A.J. (2007). Evaluation Theory, Models, and Applications. San Francisco, California: John Wiley and Sons, Inc. pp.32-42.

Markiewicz, A. & Patrick, I. (2016). Monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks. Sage Publications. Ch.1.

14^th September (Week Four):  The M&E Framework-Program theory, Logic & Questions

Newcomer, K.E. & H.P. Hatry(2015).Handbook of Practical Programme Evaluation. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons. Ch.3.

Markiewicz, A. & Patrick, I. (2016). Monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks. Sage Publications. Ch.4.

21st September, 2016(Week Five): Public policy evaluation- Key Concerns

Lester, J.P. & Stewart, J. (2000). Public Policy: An Evolutionary Approach. Wadworth, Thomson Learning. Ch. 8.

Markiewicz, A. & Patrick, I. (2016). Monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks. Sage Publications. Ch.5 &6.

Goldman, S.P. (2013). A growing demand for Monitoring and Evaluation in Africa.  African Evaluation Journal, 1(1):1-9.

28th September, 2016 (Week Six): Public policy evaluation –Processes I[Managing Stakeholders]

Vaughn, M.L. & LoeMuller, M. (2014). Calling All Stakeholders Group-Level Assessment (GLA):A Qualitative and Participatory Method for Large Groups. Evaluation Review, 38(4):336-355.

Abers, R.N. & Keck, M.E. (2009).Mobilizing the State: The Erratic Partner in Brazil's Participatory Water Policy. Politics and Society, 37(2), pp. 289-314 DOI: 10.1177/0032329209334003..

Newcomer, K.E. & H.P. Hatry(2015).Handbook of Practical Programme Evaluation. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons. Ch.2.

5^th October 5, 2016 (Week Seven): Public policy evaluation –Processes II [Information/Data Management]

Newcomer, K.E. & H.P. Hatry(2015).Handbook of Practical Programme Evaluation. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons. Part 2 and Part 3.

Markiewicz, A. & Patrick, I. (2016). Monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks. Sage Publications. Ch.8.

Amoah, L.G.A (2016). Economic Policy Formation in Ghana’s Fourth Republic: Is the Budgeting Process a Ritualized Anti-National Transformation Process.  In Haruna, P. and Vyas-Doorgapersad, S. (Eds.) Public Budgeting in African Nation: Fiscal Analysis in Development Management.. pp.86-113. New York, Oxford: Routledge. https://www.academia.edu/24451539/Economic_Policy_Formation_in_Ghana

12^th October, 2016 (Week Eight): Public policy evaluation –Processes III [Learning, Informing and Dissemination Strategies]

Newcomer, K.E. & Hatry, H.P. (2015).Handbook of Practical Programme Evaluation. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons. Ch.27 and Ch.28.

19th October, 2016(Week Nine): M&E Processes IV-Possible Dangers

Markiewicz, A. & Patrick, I. (2016). Monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks. Sage Publications. Ch.26.

Naicker, C. (2016). Worker Struggles as Community Struggles: The Politics of Protest in Nkaneng, Marikana. Journal of Asian and African Studies, 51(2): 157–170.

26th October, 2016(Week Ten): Public policy Evaluation and Government

Markiewicz, A. & Patrick, I. (2016). Monitoring and Evaluation Frameworks. Sage Publications. Ch.30.

Amoah, L.G.A (2016). Economic Policy Formation in Ghana’s Fourth Republic: Is the Budgeting Process a Ritualized Anti-National Transformation Process.  In Haruna, P. and Vyas-Doorgapersad, S. (Eds.) Public Budgeting in African Nation: Fiscal Analysis in Development Management. Pp.86-113. New York, Oxford: Routledge. https://www.academia.edu/24451539/Economic_Policy_Formation_in_Ghana

  Smith, Thomas B. (1989) Analysis of Policy Failure: A Three Dimensional Approach. The Indian   Journal of Public Administration, Vol. XXXV, No. 1. Pp. 1-15

2nd November, 2016(Week Eleven): Case Study One Reflection

Lecturer will provide Case(s).

9th November, 2016(Week Twelve): Case Study Two Reflection

Lecturer will provide Case(s).