Course Overview

In this class, students will learn impact evaluation methods using data. This class will begin with learning how to set evaluation questions and move on to quantitative analysis. Regarding evaluation methodologies, students will learn: causal inference and counterfactuals, randomized selection methods, regression discontinuity design, difference-in-differences, and matching. Students will be given homework and assignments to advance their understanding and research skills.

Learning Achievement

By the end of this class, students will have basic knowledge about policy and programme evaluation as well as critically discuss public policies/ programmes being implemented in our society.

Competence

1. General-propose competence: communicative ability, team work.
2. Degree program competence: research capability, professional knowledge, ethics.

Course prerequisites

Students are required to take ‘Policy Evaluation A’.

Grading Philosophy

Homework and assignments (50%)
Final exam (50%)

Course schedule

1. Operationalizing the impact evaluation design
2. Choosing the samples for evaluation
3. Making own research questions-Hypothesis
4.~6. Conducting policy evaluations ？ preliminary analysis
7. Presentation of the results of preliminary analysis
8. ~9. Modification of the preliminary analysis
10. Final presentation

Course type

Class Exercises

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Other information

Students are expected to come every class.
This class will be conducted as face-to-face.

Site for Inquiry

Link to the syllabus provided by the university