Course Description:
Evidence-based policymaking is the foundation for a holistic public policy. Today, all policies must be grounded in data and analysis of that data in order to be successful, efficient, effective, and impactful.
However, before we incorporate data to make a people-centric policy, it is imperative to understand how ‘evidence’ is introduced at each level of a Public Policy Cycle. One cannot simply rely on ideological or impulsive responses to create successful public policy.
It is in this context that the course, “Data Analysis in Public Policy” is presented – to teach the art of ‘Research Planning’, its significance, and ‘measuring the concepts derived from research planning’.
The course helps to learn the building blocks of data analysis in public policy. Resource material will also be provided during the course, which will be of aid when working on the assignment, and on future public policy projects you will be engaged in.
Course Objective:
Evidence-based policymaking relies on research-based evidence to produce desired outcomes. We recognize that however well-researched and managed a policy might be, research and conclusions are value-laden. This is why public policy must be developed skilfully through participatory processes that take into account multiple concerns, some of which might militate against each other.
Data analysis is successfully undertaken in public policy when it is acquired by implementing various exercises. There are various layers of data and policymaking. We have to find these layers, spend adequate time on each of them, and gather evidence about the policy in discussion.
The DAPP course will aid individuals in acquiring the tools and skills to help gather, inspect/monitor, evaluate, and analyze such data. The course will entail basic statistical and inferential methods. Instructors will engage the participants with live examples and current work undertaken by them, to develop practical skills and techniques in policy-related projects.
Application Process and Eligibility:
- Apply via the registration link available on all social media platforms and CPPR Academy webpage
- Undergraduate or Graduate. It will also be open for mid-career professionals
- Must have research methods knowledge, intermediate research skills, basic understanding of data when studying public policy and types of data (qualitative and quantitative).
Course will be Beneficial for:
- Students pursuing a degree in Social Sciences, Economics, Statistics, and other related subjects.
- Policy Research Interns.
- Policy researchers working with corporate consultancies and/or public policy think tanks, nascent PhD Scholars, and anyone entering the analytical side of public policy.
Course Details:
- Weekend sessions
- Assignment completion is mandatory to get certification – to be submitted two weeks after the final session is conducted
- 50% attendance in the course is mandatory to get certification
