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Public Policy Syllabus

This course covers concepts and principles of public policy and the policymaking process. It examines policy formulation, adoption, implementation, and evaluation across sectors like environment, education, and health care. The course aims to explain public policy concepts and analyze existing policies and constraints.

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Public Policy Syllabus

This course covers concepts and principles of public policy and the policymaking process. It examines policy formulation, adoption, implementation, and evaluation across sectors like environment, education, and health care. The course aims to explain public policy concepts and analyze existing policies and constraints.

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SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT

COURSE SYLLABUS IN

PUBLIC POLICY AND POLICY MAKING

Course Description

This course covers the basic concepts, principles and processes in public policy. It
includes the policy environment affecting policy making process of policy formulation,
adoption, implementation and evaluation. This course also covers the practical methods in
policy analysis and allows students to critically analyze existing policy and program areas in the
national government covering the environment, education, health care, social welfare and
defense.

Course Objectives

At the end of the course students are expected to:

1. Explain the concepts underlying public policy and policy making;


2. Identify the policy makers and and analyze their environment
3. Describe the process of policy formulation, implementation and evaluation
4. Identify and critically analyze the policy and program areas of the various sectors in
the government; and
5. Analyze existing constraints in the implementation of public policy.

Course Contents

I. The Study of Public Policy


A. Meaning of Public Policy
B. Importance of Public Policy
C. Nature of Public Policy
D. Types/Categories of Public Policy

II. The Policy Makers and their Environment


A. The Policy Environment
1. Geographic Environment
2. Demographic Variables
3. Political Culture
4. Social Culture
5. Economic System
B. The Official Policy Makers
1. The Legislative
2. The Executive
3. The Judiciary
C. The Unofficial Policy Makers
1. Interest Groups and Advocacy Organizations
2. Political Parties
3. Individual Citizens

iii. POLICY FORMULATION

A. Policy Problem
B. The Policy Agenda
C. The Agenda- Setting Process
D. The Formulation of Policy Proposal
E. Policy Formulation as a Technical Process

IV, POLICY ADOPTION – once there is a policy, comes policy adoption

Approve the bill to law, provisions of the law

President can overpower, lapse if not signed into law after 30days

Publication

A. Theories of Decision Making


B. Decision Criteria
C. The Public Interest
D. Styles of Decision Making

V. POLICY IMPLEMENTATION – Executive Branch

A. Implementation Theories/Process
B. Factors that Affect Policy Implementation
C. Who Implements Policy
D. Administrative Organizations
E. Administrative Politics
F. Administrative Policy Making
G. Techniques of Control
H. Measuring Policy Effectiveness

VI. POLICY IMPACT AND EVALUATION


A. Policy Impact
B. Policy evaluation Approaches/Process
C. Problems in Policy Evaluation
D. The Response to Policy
E. Policy Termination
F. Measuring Policy Effectiveness
G. Cost-Benefit Analysis

VII. POLICY AND POLITICS

A. The Political Landscape and Politicy Making


B. Political Ideologies and their Impact on Policy
C. Public Opinion and Policy

VIII POLICY ETHICS AND VALUES

A Ethical Considerations in Policy Making

B. Balancing Competing Values


C. Ethical Dilemmas in Policy Decisions

IX POLICY ADVOCACY AND COMMUNICATION


A. Strategies for Policy Advocacy
B. Effective Communication in Policy Making
C. Building Coalition and Alliances

X. POLICY INNOVATION AND CHANGE


A. Policy Innovation Models
B. Barriers to Policy Change
C. Advocacy for Policy Reforms

XI. FUTURE TRENDS IN PUBLIC POLICY


A. Emerging Policy Issues
B. Technology and Policy
C. Environmental Sustainability and Policy

XII. ANALYZING PUBLIC POLICY

A. What is Policy Analysis


B. Types of Policy Analysis
C. Approaches in the Study of Policy Analysis
D. Nuts and Bolts of Policy Analysis
1. Verify, Define and Detail the Program
2. Establish Evaluation Criteria
3. Identify Alternative Policies
4. Evaluate Alternative Policies
5. Display and Distinguish Among Alternative Policies
6. Monitor and Evaluate the Implementation of Policy

XIII. POLICY/PROGRAM AREAS

A. Disaster Conrol
B. Ecological Improvement
C. Educational
D. Agricultural/Aquacultural
E. Industrialization
F. Social Welfare
G. Fiscal
H. Health Care
I. Defense
J. Housing

Course Methodology

Lectue-discussion, individual and group reporting and case studies shall form part of
instructional strategy .

Course Requirements and Grading System

Requirements Weight

1. Individual/Group Report 25%


2. ClassParticipation 25%
3. Case Study/Policy Paper 25%
4. Final Examination 25%
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100%

References

1. Anderson, James E., Public Policy Making. USA: Praeger Publishing Inc., 1977
2. Dunn, William N., Public Policy Analysis: An Introduction, 3nd edition, Engelwood
Cliff, New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1999
3. Iglesia, Gabriel U. Implementation: The Problem of Achieving Results. A Casebook on
Asian Experience, Manila, Philippines:EROPA 1976
4. Basu, Rumki,Public Administration, Concepts and Theories, Sterling PublishersPrivate
Limited, New Dilhi, India: 2005
5. Dye, Thomas R. Understanding Public Policy.Prentice-Hall International Inc. Engelwood
Cliffs, New Jersey.1994
6. Library Genesis (Lib.Gen), Google Scholar and other websites
7. Carmilo Bihasa

Reporter Topic Date of Report


Aawitin The Study of Public Policy May 25

Abundo The Policy Makers and their May 25


Environment
A.The Policy Environment

Agapito B.The Official Policy Makers May 25

Asuncion C.The Unofficial Policy Maker June 8


Atabay POLICY FORMULATION June 8
Babon POLICY ADOPTION June 8

De Chavez POLICY IMPLEMENTATION


Delos Santos POLICY IMPACT AND EVALUATION
Gaton POLICY AND POLITICS
Go POLICY ETTHICS AND VALUES
Iradiel POLICY ADVOCACY AND
COMMUNICATION
Legaspi POLICY INNOVATION AND CHANGE
Palma FUTURE TRENDS IN PUBLIC POLICY
Que ANALYZING PUBLIC POLICY
A to C

Sibayan D (1-3)

D (4-6)
Singson
Tanupan POLICY/PROGRAM AREAS
A-C

Valenzuela D-F

Liquit G-J

Final Exam - Aug 24

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