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Degree
Doctor
Standard Academic Year
1 - 3
Course delivery methods
face-to-face
Subject
Social studies, Law, Business & administrative studies, Languages
Program
School
Doctoral Program in International Public Policy
Department
Doctoral Program in International Public Policy
Campus
Tsukuba Campus
Classroom
Course Offering Year
2023-2024
Course Offering Month
-
Weekday and Period
Capacity
Credits
1.0
Language
English
Course Number
0BBC236

Special Seminar on Policy Analysis and Programme Evaluation AI University of Tsukuba

Course Overview

In this class, it is assumed that students are equipped with basic impact evaluation skills. Thus, we will read top-ranked academic journals’ papers to update our knowledge on policy evaluations and critically discuss each academic paper. For PhD students, it is important to read academic papers outside of their primary interest areas in order to expand their knowledge and perspective. Therefore, paper themes will not be specified so long as they relate to policy evaluations.

Learning Achievement

By the end of this class, students will be able to fully understand and critically discuss academic journals of impact evaluation.

Competence

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

Course prerequisites

Students are expected to have knowledge and skills of basic impact evaluation.

Grading Philosophy

Assignment (100%)

Course schedule

1. Review of policy evaluation ? various methods and combining these methods
2.~9. Reading academic journals ? discussion
10. Understanding and make people understand results of impact evaluation

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