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The Public Policy Process
Module POC1014 for 2017/8
Module POC1014 for 2017/8
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
POC1014: The Public Policy Process
This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.
Please note that this module is only delivered on the Penryn Campus.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following themes:
- Introduction to the policy process – policy types and stages, module assessments, reading
- Major theories of the policy process – pluralism, neopluralism, structuralism, networks, institutional theory, advocacy coalition framework
- Relating theories to a case study
- The decisional phase
- Issues and agenda-setting
- Policy formulation
- Policy instruments
- Decision-making
- The post-decisional phase
- Implementation
- Evaluation, succession/termination
- Conclusions and new horizons in public policy research
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
---|---|---|
27.5 | 122.5 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
---|---|---|
Scheduled learning and teaching activity | 16.5 hours | 11 Lectures 1.5 hours each |
Scheduled learning and teaching activity | 11 hours | 11 Seminars 1 hour duration |
Guided independent study | 122.5 hours | Private study. Students will be given directed reading to complete which will support the lectures, seminars and coursework (approximately 50% of the allocated time). Students will be expected to devote the rest of this time to the formative exercise and completing the summative case study. The case study will also require some independent research, although guidance will be given in class and on request. |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).