This course aims at developing critical understanding of public policy, especially in the context of social justice. It will focus on the introduction and examination of policy analysis frameworks and decision theories. Examples will be drawn from China, Macao, and Hong Kong to demonstrate the process of policy analysis.
Intended Learning Outcomes
CILO-1: Explain the nature of public policy and importance of public policymaking in modern government.
CILO-2: Differentiate and evaluate social policy and public policy theoretically and empirically.
CILO-3: Demonstrate the skills for doing policy analysis based on the approaches, concepts and theories in public policymaking as well as the methods and tools for decision making learnt in this course.