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COURSE OUTLINE AND READING LISTS - POLI 465: POLICY MONITORING AND EVALUATION
University
of Ghana
Department of
Political Science
First Semester, 2017/2018
Academic Year
Lecturer: Dr. Isaac
Owusu-Mensah
Email: iomensah@ug.edu.gh
Office hours: Tuesday 9:30-11:30 am
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Course Title
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Course Code
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Poli 465
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Purpose and Objectives
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The course
is intended to introduce students to policy monitoring and evaluation within
the context of public policy analysis.
Consequently,
students will be provided with the core skills in monitoring and evaluation that
can be applied in any administrative and project management setting.
OBJECTIVES:
·
To provide students with
options and different methods of monitoring governmental policies.
·
To understand the philosophy
and logic underlying monitoring and evaluation.
·
To appreciate the principles that
guides the public policy analysis
·
To be confident in applying
appropriate monitoring tools to analyze public policies
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Assessment
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Students
will undertake a group project work. This will constitute 30% of the overall
assessment of the course.
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Week No.
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Date
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Lecture
Course
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Tutorials
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Venue
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Assessment
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1
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23rd
August 2017
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Introduction to public policy analysis
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Lecture:
NNB 1
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2
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30th
August 2017
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Public policy process
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Lecture
NNB1
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3
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6th September 2017
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The philosophy of monitoring of public
policy
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Lecture
NNB1
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4
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13th
September 2017
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Approaches to monitoring of public
policy
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Lecture
NNB1
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5
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20th
September 2017
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The
public policy evaluation- key issues
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Lecture
NNB1
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6
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27th
September, 2017
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Public policy evaluation
-standards and guiding principles
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Lecture
NNB1
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7
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4th
October 2017
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Public policy Evaluation- the processes
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Lecture
NNB1
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8
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11th
October, 2017
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Public Policy Evaluation- the politics
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Lecture
NNB1
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9
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18th
October, 2017
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Relationship between monitoring and
evaluation
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Lecture
NNB1
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10
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25th
October, 2017
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challenges of policy monitoring and
evaluation
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Lecture
NNB1
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11
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1st
November 2017
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Case Studies
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Lecture
NNB1
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12
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8th
November, 2017
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Case Studies
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Lecture
NNB1
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13
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15th
November, 2017
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Revision
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Revision
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Lecture
NNB1
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15
- 16
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Exam (70%)
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KEY Reference Texts:
Aguinis, Herman (2008) Performance
Management. Second Edition. New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall.
UNDP (2003) Measuring and Demonstrating
Impact. UNDP/GEF Resource Kit. December.
UNDP (2003) Performance Measurement. Handbook
on Monitoring and Evaluating for Results. www.developmentgateway.org/aideffectiveness.
Deshler, D. (1999) Evaluating Extension
Programmes, Part 1. FAO Sustainable Development Department.
Hatry, Harry P. (2007) Performance
Measurement, Second Edition, by Harry P. Hatry, is available from
the Urban Institute Press (342 pages), ISBN 978-0-87766-734-6, $34.50).
HM
Treasury, National Audit Office, (2001) Choosing the Right Fabric: A Framework
for Performance Information. London, UK.
Hogwood, B.W. and Gunn, L. (1984) Policy
Analysis for the Real World. Chp. 12.
Carlson, J., Kohlin, G. and Ekbom, A. (1994)
The Political Economy of Evaluation:
International Aid Agencies and the
Effectiveness of Aid. Basingstoke and New York:
Macmillan Press and St Martin’s Press. Chps 2
and 8.
Parsons, W. (1995) Public Policy. See Part 4.4
on Evaluation. Pp. 491-541.
Cracknell, B. E. (2000)
Evaluating Development Aid: Issues, problems and solutions. Delhi, Thousand
Oaks and London: Sage. Chapters 1, 2, 9, 20. Chapter 20 is important as it
points us towards “Participatory
Monitoring and Evaluation”, and
tries to answer the question whether this is the ultimate destination.
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.
Cabinet Office, Office of the
Prime Minister (2001) The Jamaica Social Policy Evaluation (JASPEV) Report.
Davies, Philip (2004) Policy
Evaluation in the United Kingdom. Paper presented to the KDI International
Policy Evaluation Forum, Seoul, Korea. May 19-21, 2004.
Hogwood, B. and Gunn, L. (1984)
Policy Analysis for the Real World.
Chp.13
Osei, P. D. (2000) Political
Liberalisation and the Implementation of Value Added Tax in Ghana. The Journal of Modern African Studies,
Vol. 38, No. 2. UK: Cambridge University Press.
Osei, P. (2009) Managing Urban
Regeneration in Jamaica: The Cluster Implementation Approach and Outcomes. Local Government Studies, Vol. 35, No. 3,
315-334, June.
Julnes, P. de Lancer, Berry, F.
S., Aristigueta, Maria P. and Yang, Kaifeng (2007) International Handbook of
Practice Performance.
Van de Walle, Steven and
Bovaird, Tony (2007) Making Better use of Information to drive Improvement in
Local Public Services. A Report for the Audit Commission. INLOGOV, University
of Birmingham, UK.
Martin, L. L. and Kettner, P.
M. (1996) Measuring the Performance of Human Service Programmes. Thousand Oaks.
London. New Delhi: Sage Publications.
Jackson, P. M. (1993) Public
Service Performance Evaluation: A Strategic Perspective. Public Money &
management, Oct-Dec.
Pollitt, C. and Bouckaert, G.
(200?) Evaluating Public Management Reforms: An International Perspective. In
Evaluating in Public Sector Reform: Concepts and International Practice in
International Perspective, Edited by Hellmut Wollmann. Chektenham, UK.
Northhampton, MA, USA.
COURSE OUTLINE AND READING LISTS - POLI 343: INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL RESEARCH
University of Ghana
Department of
Political Science
First Semester, 2017/2018
Academic Year
Lecturer: Dr. Isaac
Owusu-Mensah
Office Hours: Tuesday 9:30-11:30
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Course
Title
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Course
Code
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Poli 343
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Purpose
and Objectives
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The course is intended to introduce
students to philosophies underpinning social science research. The purpose of
this course is to give students a firm grounding in the fundamentals of
political research and to familiarize students with a range of typical
research designs and processes in political science. Consequently, students
will be provided with the core foundation of research and skills that can be
applied in an academic setting or work.
OBJECTIVES:
·
To provide an introduction to
different theories of and approaches to carrying out social research with
specific emphasis on political research methodology.
·
To understand the philosophy
and logic underlying social science research.
·
To appreciate the principles
that guide design and evaluation of social science research.
·
To be confident in applying
appropriate research methods to answer social and political issues.
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Week
No.
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Date
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Lecture
Course
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Tutorials
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Venue
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Assessment
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1
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22
August, 2017
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Introduction to course
a. Administrative elements of the course/Course structure
b. What is and what is not a research.
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Lecture:
JQB 22
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2
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29th
August, 2017
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Political Research
Types and features of good research
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Lecture: JQB 22
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3
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5th
September, 2017
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a. Purpose and use of research
b. Tools of research
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Lecture:
JQB 22
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4
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12
September, 2017
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Sources of Knowledge
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Lecture: JQB 22
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5
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19th
September, 2017
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Scientific Knowledge
Process
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Lecture: JQB 22
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6
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26th
September, 2017
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Methods and Methodologies
Qualitative Research
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Lecture: JQB 22
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7
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3rd
October 2017
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Methods and Methodologies
Quantitative Research
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Lecture:
JQB 22
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Interim
Assessment (30%)
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8
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10th
October, 2017
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Methods and Methodologies
Mixed Methods
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Lecture: JQB 22
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9
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17th
October, 2017
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Introduction
The significance and use in various
research designs:
a. Quantitative
b. Qualitative
c. Mixed Methods
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Lecture:
JQB 22
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10
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24th
October, 2017
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Statement of the Problem
in Research
Designing and defining a research
question
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Lecture: JQB 22
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11
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31st
October, 2017
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Hypotheses
The significance and use of hypothesis
in various research designs:
d. Quantitative
e. Qualitative
f.
Mixed Methods
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Lecture: JQB 22
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12
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7th
Nov. 2017
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Theory
The significance and use of theory in
various research designs:
a. Quantitative
b. Qualitative
c. Mixed Methods
Types of theories
Levels of theory
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Lecture: JQB 22
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13
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14th
November, 2017
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Revision
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Revision
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Lecture: JQB 22
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15
- 16
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Exam (70%)
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KEY Reference Texts:
1.
Leedy, P.D and Ormrod, J. E. (
2010). Practical Research: Planning and Design. Ninth Edition. New Jersey: Pearson Education Inc. pp: 1-7.
2. Kreuger L. W and Lawrence Neuman, W (2003). Social Work Research Methods: Qualitative and
Quantitative Applications. Boston:
Pearson Education Inc. pp. 11-16 (Steps of the Research Process)
3. Creswell, J.W (2009).
Research Design: Qualitative, Quantitative and Mixed Methods Approaches.
Third Edition. London: Sage Publishing
Inc. Chapter One: The Selection of Research Design pp 1-20
4. Dawson, C (2011).
Introduction to Research Methods: A practical guide to anyone
undertaking a research project. Oxford:
How To Books Ltd pp. 1-8
5. May, T (2010). Social
Research: Issues, Methods and Process.
New York: Open University Press. Chapter One: Perspective on Social
scientific research pp. 7-27.
6. Wolfer, L (2007). Real
Research: Conducting and Evaluating Research in the Social Sciences. Boston: Pearson Education Inc. pp 13-18.
7.
Blaikie, Norman (2010). Designing Social Research: The Logic of
Anticipation. Second Edition. Cambridge:
Polity Press. pp. 124-147
8.
Punch, K.F (2005). Introduction to Social Research: Quantitative
and Qualitative Approaches. Second
Edition. London: Sage Publications Ltd. pp. 37-39
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