SPOL40450 Evidence-Based Policy Making

Academic Year 2021/2022

In this module students will examine the nature, role and impact of evidence on various aspects of the policy process.
Key topics covered in the module include:
-The challenges of providing evidence for policy making and the use (and abuse) of evidence in the policy process
- Research designs and methods commonly employed in policy evaluation and the relative strengths and weaknesses of each
- Accessing and analysing useful sources of relevant data to inform policy making.
-Increasing the impact of evidence on policy design and evaluation.

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Curricular information is subject to change

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students will be able to:
-Critically analyse the relationship between evidence and policy making
-Source and analyse data to inform policy design and implementation
-Design a project to evaluate a policy
-Critically analyse the relationship between evidence-based policy making and social scientific research.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

16

Computer Aided Lab

6

Specified Learning Activities

100

Autonomous Student Learning

78

Total

200

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Active/task based learning; short lectures; peer and group work. 
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Continuous Assessment: Group portfolio consisting of critiques of readings done by small group of students. Throughout the Trimester n/a Graded No

15

Project: Project Coursework (End of Trimester) n/a Graded Yes

85


Carry forward of passed components
No
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Autumn No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 
Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

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Name Role
Dr Cliodhna Bairead Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Dr Micheal Collins Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Professor Michelle Norris Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Assoc Professor Nessa Winston Lecturer / Co-Lecturer