PSS711 - EVIDENCE BASED POLICY
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVIDENCE BASED POLICY | PSS711 | Any Semester/Year | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Prequisites | ||||||
| Course language | English | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Discussion Case Study | |||||
| Instructor (s) | Assis.Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Tunç | |||||
| Course objective | This course aims to provide the student with the skills to understand and interpret scientific methods and approaches used for policy making | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | This course focuses on the scientific research methods which can be utilized in policy making. In this context, it discusses the potential research projects by means of case studies. | |||||
| References | - Relevant research papers | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | Evidence Based Policy Making |
| Week 3 | Historical background of Evidence Based Policy Making |
| Week 4 | Approaches in the World ? UK |
| Week 5 | Approaches in the World ? Australia |
| Week 6 | Approaches in the World ? Canada |
| Week 7 | Mid-term Exam |
| Week 8 | Applications in Health Care Policy |
| Week 9 | Applications in Energy Policy |
| Week 10 | Applications in Agriculture Policy |
| Week 11 | Applications in Education Policy |
| Week 12 | Other Applications |
| Week 13 | Project Presentations I |
| Week 14 | Project Presentations II |
| Week 15 | Project Presentations III |
| Week 16 | Final Exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 14 | 5 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Project | 1 | 20 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 1 | 15 |
| Final exam | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 17 | 50 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 50 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 6 | 84 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 1 | 9 | 9 |
| Project | 1 | 25 | 25 |
| Homework assignment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 1 | 35 | 35 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 55 | 55 |
| Total Workload | 32 | 133 | 250 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest