Course in Policy Making and Analysis for Africa 's Development (76923)

Short Learning Programmes

Duration: 6 months

Language medium: English

Target group:

(a) Professionals in different fields; (b) members of different political parties and formations; (c) civil servants, civil society activists and community leaders; (d) women and gender activists; (e) students and youth; and (f) spiritual/religious leaders and activists.

Admission requirements:

NQF Level 4

Registration periods:

Unisa semester dates
For more information please visit: www.unisa.ac.za

Course leader details:

Prof D Mello, DAdmin, University of Pretoria
Discipline and expertise: Public Administration and Management
E-mail: emellodm@unisa.ac.za

Programme administrator:

Ms Ndiambani Nesengani
TM-School, Unisa
Tel: +27 12 352 4021
nesennp@unisa.ac.za

Modules:

CPPA01K - Public Policy Analysis

Content:

Unit 1. Introduction: Public Policy theories and practices. 
Unit 2. The Public Policy Process.
Unit 3. Public Policy: Analysis and Formulation.
Unit 4. Public: Implementation and Evaluation.
Unit 5. Policy Instruments and matters of outcomes, outputs.
Unit 6. Complexities of making policy at home.
Unit 7. Policy and governance

CPPA02L - Monitoring and Evaluation

Content:

Introduction: M&E Theory.
M&E and the planning process.
M&E and instruments of measurement.
Monitoring Theories, Approaches and Models.
Evaluation Theories, Approaches and Models.
M&E methodological and Research practices: (quantitative and qualitative methodologies).

CPPA03M - Scenario Planning and Stakeholder Analysis

Content:

Introduction: Future studies and Scenario planning within Public Policy context.
Role of Public Policy in constructing socioeconomic development: early African Developmental states.
Methodologies related to building future scenarios for a new Africa.
Exploring modern day variables for Africa's development.
Limitations of predicting and planning for the future.
Building stakeholder strength for policy planning and development purposes.   