COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: PUBLIC POLICY MAKING AND ANALYSIS

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
PIR 361	B	5	3	0	0	3	5

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Main Course Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Dr. Avdi Smajljaj asmajljaj@epoka.edu.al
Second Course Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Compulsory
Study program: (the study for which this course is offered)	Bachelor in Political Science and International Relations (3 years)
Classroom and Meeting Time:
Code of Ethics:	Code of Ethics of EPOKA University Regulation of EPOKA University "On Student Discipline"
Attendance Requirement:
Course Description:	The course aims to introduce students to theories, politics and methods of public policy making and analysis, public policy issues, processes and actors, as well as environment on which public policy takes place. Its main focus is the public policy making and analysis cycle. It covers each step of policy making accompanied by policy analysis pertaining to produce better policies: agenda setting and problem structuring, policy formulation and forecasting, decision making and recommendations, policy implementation and monitoring, policy evaluation.
Course Objectives:	The course aims to introduce students to theories, politics and methods of public policy making and analysis, public policy issues, processes and actors, as well as environment on which public policy takes place. Its main focus is the public policy making and analysis cycle. It covers each step of policy making accompanied by policy analysis pertaining to produce better policies: agenda setting and problem structuring, policy formulation and forecasting, decision making and recommendations, policy implementation and monitoring, policy evaluation.

BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE COURSE

1	Policy forecasting
2	Problem structuring
3	Evaluation and monitoring

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	Introduction to the course
2	Public policy: theories, definition, categorization, approaches
3	Public policy making context, process, environment and system
4	Agenda setting
5	Problem structuring
6	Forecasting; Selection of alternatives
7	Decision making models; Policy adoption and recommendations
8	Midterm
9	Policy designs and policy formulation
10	Policy implementation
11	Policy monitoring
12	Policy evaluation
13	Presentations
14	Course revision

Prerequisite(s):	No
Textbook(s):	Birkland, T. A. 2020. An Introduction to the Policy Process: Theories, Concepts, and Models of Policy Making, Routledge, Taylor & Francis; Dunn, W. N. 6th Edition. Public Policy Analysis: An Integrated Approach, Routledge, Taylor & Francis; Kraft, M.E. & Furlong, S.R. 6th Edition. 2018. Public Policy: Politics, Analysis and Alternatives. Sage; Gerston, L.N. 3rd Edition. Public Policy Making: Process and Principles, Routledge, Taylor & Francis; Anderson, J.E. 7th Edition.2010. Public Policy Making: An Introduction. Cengage Learning; Dunn, W. N. 5th Edition. 2011. Public Policy Analysis. Pearson Fisher: F. & Miller, G. J. & Sidney, M.S. (ed.)WILLIAM N. DUNN.2007. Public Policy Analysis: Theory, Politics and Methods. Taylor and Francis Group
Additional Literature:
Laboratory Work:
Computer Usage:
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Identify and sense the process, actors and politics of public policy
2	Apply skills to analyse policies and make recommendations
3	Compare and analyse various policy alternatives
4	Conduct policy analysis using like cost benefit analysis, SWOT analysis
5	Report and discuss results of policy evaluation

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Bachelor in Political Science and International Relations (3 years) Program
1	Having and using advanced knowledge and comprehension supported by textbooks including actual knowledge in political sciences and international relations literature, materials and the other scientific resources.	5
2	Analyzing data, ideas and concepts of current political issues and international relations, determining complex events and topics, making discussions and developing new suggestions in accordance with researches.	5
3	Having knowledge and thought about actual topics and problems together with their historical, social and cultural aspects.	5
4	Introducing those who are interested in politics and international events with the topics of Political Science and IR and teaching clearly the problems and the types of solutions.	5
5	Improving skills of working together with the main social science disciplines and other disciplines which are related to Political Science and International Relations.	5
6	Improving critical thinking and skills in making research independently.	5
7	Developing solutions about the problems and conflicts which are common in national and international arena.	5
8	Improving skills for leadership and research and analyze capacity of those who is responsible with national and international ones.	4
9	Knowing any foreign language enough to communicate with colleagues and understand actual researches and articles.	2
10	Gaining IT skills to use computer and technology) in order to reach actual knowledge.	3
11	Gaining skills to follow societal, scientific and ethic values during collecting, interpreting, conducting of data related to social and political developments.	4
12	Having consciousness about human rights and environment.	5
13	Gaining the skills to follow actual developments and pursue long-life learning.	5

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	30
Project	1	15
Term Paper	1	10
Final Exam	1	35
Attendance		10
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	3	42
Mid-terms	1	10	10
Assignments	1	13	13
Final examination	1	15	15
Other	1	3	3
Total Work Load:			125
Total Work Load/25(h):			5
ECTS Credit of the Course:			5

CONCLUDING REMARKS BY THE COURSE LECTURER

A study visit within the semester to a local or national decision making body would have enriched the course.