RGU: RGU Module: Governance And Public Policy Making (BSM119)

Module Title
Governance And Public Policy Making

Keywords
Governance, Public Policy

Reference

BSM119

SCQF Level

SCQF 11

SCQF Points

ECTS Points

7.5

Created

September 2007

Approved

October 2007

Amended

Revision No.

Prerequisites for Module

None in addition to the course entry requirements

Corequisite Modules

None.

Precluded Modules

None.

Aims of Module

To provide the student with an understanding of the concepts of 'public policy' and 'governance' and the ability to analyse these constructs in the context of governing. To examine the argument that 'governance' denotes a change in the way we are governed, and to work through a combination of analytic development and detailed empirical cases to establish the significant of these concepts in both the analysis and practice of governing.

Learning Outcomes for Module

On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:

1.	Appraise the concepts of governance and public policy and the ways in which they are mobilised in the analysis and practice of governing.
2.	Locate and critically analyse relevant literature.
3.	Apply relevant concepts and theories to empirical cases and practice of governing.
4.	Carry out independent investigation of the process of governing and communicate the outcomes effectively both orally and in writing.

Indicative Module Content

'governance' and 'public policy'; analytic approaches; accountability, participation, integration and policy actors; collective action; market individualism; the State and legitimation; governance as an agenda for change.

Indicative Student Workload

Contact Hours	Full Time	Part Time
Assessment	10	10
Lectures/Seminars/Workshops	36	36
Directed Study
Coursework preparation	64	64
Private Study
Private Study	40	40

Mode of Delivery

This is a lecture based module supplemented with interactive group work, tutorials, workshops and directed study.

Assessment Plan

	Learning Outcomes Assessed
Coursework	1,2,3,4

Reading Report (20% of final mark); Practice Report(20% of final mark); Project Report (60% of final mark)

Indicative Bibliography

1.	COLEBATCH, H.K. 2002 Policy. Buckingham: Open University Press.
2.	KJAER, A.N., 2004. Governance. Cambridge: Policy Press
3.	PIERRE, J. and PETERS, B.G., 2000. Governance, Politics and the State. Basingstoke: MacMillan.
4.	RHODES, R.A.W., 1997. Understanding Governance, Reflexivity and Accountability. Maidenhead: Oxford University Press.