This course aims to enable students to discover evidence base for identifying, analysing, and evaluating contemporary and critical policy issues. Both aspects, scientific and political, of policy analysis are highlighted in the course. The course introduces elements in a policy cycle and tools available for analysing them. Specifically, topics covered include, agenda setting, assessing alternative solutions, decision making, policy implementation and impact evaluation. The following approaches will be applied in analysing issues in different policy domains such as education, health, industry, energy and environment: stakeholder analysis, cost-benefit analysis, and institutional analysis. After taking the course, students are expected to be able to engage in debating contemporary policy issues from a more informed, analytical perspective. 

Continuous Assessment: 100%