PhD Module: Evaluation for Public Policy

Wednesday 18th to Friday 20th of April 2012, NUI Galway

The course is open to all PhD students and post doctoral researchers, both internal and external to NUI Galway. If you are currently supervising a student or post doc who may be interested in attending, please forward this information to them.

The module aims to give students the opportunity to acquire knowledge relevant to becoming sophisticated participants in, consumers of, and commentators on, public policy debates as they relate to social science areas. Adopting a social science perspective, it is assumed that optimal public policy will be evidence-based. As such, the module will examine the nature, production, and evaluation of evidence in this context. Consideration is given to the issues surrounding quantitative and qualitative evidence and the practice of evaluation. The module will also address evaluative case-studies of evidence-based public policy. The module aims to highlight the pertinence of social sciences to public policy development, the contribution of social sciences to the discussion of public policy, and the importance of academic rigour in maximising the role of social sciences in public policy arenas.

Although there are 5 ECT credits available for this course, you are highly encouraged to attend even if you do not need the credits.

For further information on the course, please see document below. If you have any enquiries about the course itself, please feel free to contact Dr. Brian Hughes brian.hughes@nuigalway.ie

To book a place, please contact Melissa O’Hea Melissa.ohea@nuigalway.ie Places are limited so please book as soon as possible if you wish to attend. Closing date for registration is Monday, 9th April 2012.

Pre-registration required!