Policy Analysis - JSM691

• Title: Policy Analysis
• Guaranteed by: Department of Public and Social Policy (23-KVSP)
• Faculty: Faculty of Social Sciences
• Actual: from 2015 to 2019
• Semester: summer
• E-Credits: 9
• Examination process: summer s.:
• Hours per week, examination: summer s.:2/1, Ex [HT]
• Capacity: 30 / unknown (20)
• Min. number of students: unlimited
• 4EU+: no
• Virtual mobility / capacity: no
• State of the course: taught
• Language: English
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Teaching methods: full-time
• Note: course can be enrolled in outside the study plan; enabled for web enrollment; priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
• Guarantor: Mgr. Martin Nekola, Ph.D.; prof. PhDr. Arnošt Veselý, Ph.D.
• Teacher(s): Mgr. Martin Nekola, Ph.D.; prof. PhDr. Arnošt Veselý, Ph.D.
• Class: Courses for incoming students

Annotation

Last update: Mirna Jusić, M.A., Ph.D. (26.02.2024)

This course is designed to help students learn how to identify some public policy problem and prepare, design and select public policy measure or program to mitigate/solve it. The course will focus mainly on analytical approaches and methods that are intended to guide policy design and structure policy choice. Students will hone their ability to work in a team, analyze policy issues and develop a concise report of their findings and recommendations.

Learning Objectives and Outcomes
Policy analysis is the art, craft, and science of providing problem-solving advice to managers in public sector, policy-makers, or citizens. Policy analysis requires several distinct sets of skills: technical understanding of analytical tools, understanding the policy context, and the ability to produce and communicate practical advice. The overall aim of the course is to increase student’s capacity to contribute to identifying, analyzing and assessing policy problems and options and ultimately to generate arguments for alternative policy options.