Postgraduate Course: Comparative Analysis of Social and Public Policy (PGSP11104)
Course Outline
| School | School of Social and Political Science |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course introduces students to the main methodological approaches in comparative policy analysis. Its aims are to give students an understanding of key issues involved in comparative social research and to develop their analytical skills in systematic comparison that may add rigour to their research and help achieve valid and well-founded generalizations and evaluations of social and public policy developments in national and international context. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 55 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 10,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 10,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
4,000 word essay chosen from the topic list supplied. Alternatively write an essay on a topic of your own choice that relates to the issues discussed in the course. Please note, if you select your own topic you need agreement from the course convener. |
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Learning Outcomes
- understanding of the role of theory and modelling in comparative analysis
- knowledge of data sources and their limitations [including web-based sources]
- appreciation of methods and problems of inference from data
- understanding of context, constraints, choice and values in policy development
- exploration of processes of policy learning and policy transfer
- engagement with substantive issues in comparative social policy
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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Mode of delivery
The course will run as a series of ten two-hour weekly lecture and seminar sessions. Each week, students will learn a different aspect of comparative method, aided by group discussion based on one or two selected texts. Students are expected to have read and prepared these readings prior to each session. The final session will be organised as a panel where staff members discuss their comparative approaches and practical experiences with conducting empirical comparative research.
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Jochen Clasen
Tel: (0131 6)50 9922
Email: jochen.clasen@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Jade Birkin
Tel: (0131 6)51 1659
Email: Jade.Birkin@ed.ac.uk |
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