Public Policies in Practice

Study:	Administrative-Economic - 6. semester Administrative-Legal - 6. semester International-Administrative - 6. semester Organisational-Managerial - 6. semester
Code:	123681
ECTS:	5.0
Course coordinators:	prof. dr. sc. Zdravko Petak dr. sc. Tihomir Žiljak , doc. art.
Exam dates:	26. 04. 2021. 07. 06. 2021. 21. 06. 2021. 05. 07. 2021. 30. 08. 2021. 13. 09. 2021. Exam registration: Studomat

Literature:
Grdešić, Ivan; Političko odlučivanje; Alinea (1995) Knill, Christopher, Tosun, Jale; Stvaranje politika; U: Caramani, Daniele (2013) Komparativna politika. Fakultet političkih znanosti (2013) Young, Eoin; Quinn, Lisa; Pisanje djelotvornih prijedloga za javne politike Vodič za policy savjetnike u zemljama Središnje i Istočne Europe; DIM (2007)

Description:

Public goods, common goods and public policies(2h)
Policy analysis and studies on public policies (2h)
The objectives of the public policies (2h)
The instruments of public policies (2h)
Regulatory Impact Assessment (2h)
Implementation of public policies (2h)
Monitoring of public policies (2h)
Public policy evaluartion (2h)
Basic quantitative methods of policy analysis (2h)
Basic qualitative methods of policy analysis (2h)
Analysis of a specific public policy 1 (2h)
Analysis of a specific public policy 2 (2h)
Analysis of a specific public policy 3 (2h)
Analysis of a specific public policy 4 (2h)
repetition. (2h)

Cognitive Skills:

After successfully completing the course, students will be able to:

1. Distinguish sector policies and their basic characteristics

2. Identify key stakeholders in the implementation of public policies

3. Recognise public policy instruments used in different public policies

4. Differentiate basic methods of evaluation in public policies

5. Explain the usage of different forms of responsibility and accountability in public policies

6. Distinguish among documents used in public policies and their connection with practical activity of stakeholders and manners of their preparation

Practical and Generic Skills:

1. Ability of independent professional work

2. Ability to work in a team

3. Ability to publicly argue while respecting different opinions

4. Ability to plan and manage the process of analysis

5. Ability of further independent learning

6. Ability of finding and selecting information

7. Ability to present conclusions and argument them orally and in writing in the form appropriate for the audience

Matching Assessments to Learning Outcomes:

1. Individual assignments - written petitions (up to 3 petitions)

Individual assignments relate to writing and presenting petitions on certain topic

2. Participation in group discussion

Participation in the discussion about a certain topic presenting different opinions and arguments of participants. It is focused on the analysis of facts brought up in the discussion and adequacy of reactions to arguments presented.

3. Written examination

Written examination consists of 30 questions. A half of questions are multiple choise questions, and the other half completion (inserting words or terms which are missing). The questions test all types of knowledge (recalling, understanding facts from literature, recognising facts from literature in real context, application of knowledge to new facts).

Consultations schedule:

Lecturer in charge	Consultations	Location
prof. dr. sc. Zdravko Petak
dr. sc. Tihomir Žiljak , doc. art.