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Societal Change and Policy Analysis (B-KUL-S0L22B)

15 ECTSEnglish85 Second termCannot be taken as part of an examination contractCannot be taken as part of a credit contract
Brans Marleen |  Murru Sarah |  Verbeke Tom |  N.
POC Bachelor of European Studies

Aims

This clustered course is reserved exclusively for students in the Bachelor of European Studies programme. Students of other KU Leuven programmes and credit contract students can only take up the individual courses (see learning activities – is also included in other courses) as offered in the regular KU Leuven programmes.

Previous knowledge

S0A74a Policy Analysis

 

At the beginning of this course, the student should have some knowledge of basic sociological concepts, theory and methodology.

 

S0O00a Diversity and Intersectionality

 

No specific prior knowledge is required for this course.

 

HMI19a Lobbying in the European Union

 

Knowledge of the European institutions and decision-making procedures.

Is included in these courses of study

Activities

6 ects. European Institutions, Decision-making and Lobbying in the EU (B-KUL-HMI19a)

6 ECTSEnglishFormat: Lecture39 Second term
Verbeke Tom
OC Business Administration FEB Campus Brussel

Content

Working methods of the European Commission, the Council and European Council and the European Parliament.

Theories on lobbying and interest represenation

Application to recent EU legislative procedures

Depending upon the availability, the course will include guest lectures and/or visits to the EU institutions. Attendance is compulsory. 

Course material

Material for this course will be make available on Toledo.

https://webapps.odisee.be/Ancor/SSM/Pages/BekijkSSM.aspx?OID=19907

Language of instruction: more information

Internationalisation of the programme and/or opening the course to incoming exchange students.

Format: more information

Depending on the number of students who participate in the course and the opportunities offered by the EU institutions, the course can include guest lectures and/or visits to the European Institutions in Brussels.

Is also included in other courses

5 ects. Policy Analysis (B-KUL-S0A74a)

5 ECTSEnglishFormat: Lecture26 Second term
Brans Marleen |  N.
POC Politieke wetenschappen

Content

The course consists of two parts:

 

The first part deals with a macro-approach to policy analysis and offers an overview of the underlying theoretical and philosophical approaches of policy analysis.

  • Session 1: development of public policy analysis and the policy sciences
  • Session 2: approaches to policy analysis: analytical frameworks
  • Session 3: policy context, actors and institutions
  • Session 4: policy instruments

 

The second part deals with policy analysis at the meso-level. This involves various frameworks to academically analyse the different stages of the policy cycle.

  • Session 5: definition of the problem and agenda setting
  • Session 6: policy formulation
  • Session 7: decision-making
  • Session 8: implementation
  • Session 9: policy evaluation
  • Session 10: feedback and learning

Course material

Used course material:

  • Compulsory text book which will be available at Politika Cursusdienst: M. Howlett, M. Ramesh & A. Perl (2020 - Fourth edition). Studying public policy. Policy cycles and policy subsystems. Oxford: Oxford University Press;
  • PowerPoint presentations which will be made available via Toledo;
  • Examples and extra documents and videos which will be made available via Toledo;
  • Personal notes.

 

Recommended course material:

  • Recommended books which are part of the SBIB library collection

Format: more information

In addition to attending the lectures, students are expected to follow a current affairs topic of choice and to apply the acquired (theoretical) knowledge to that topic. The students have to make a portfolio of such applications and upload it on Toledo. More information is available via Toledo.

Is also included in other courses

4 ects. Diversity and Intersectionality (B-KUL-S0O00a)

4 ECTSEnglishFormat: Practical20 Second term
Murru Sarah
POC Sociologie

Content

The content of this teaching activity consists of the following thematic components:

  • Intersectionality as a critical social theory
  • Interdisciplinary understanding of diversity
  • Social inequalities and exclusion
  • Marginalization, violence and resistance
  • Diversity and sociological research

Course material

  • Reader with primary texts, made available by the Professor via Ultra (Toledo)
  • PowerPoint slides of the lectures, made available via Ultra (Toledo)

Format: more information

  • During the lectures, the theoretical text is explained with the help of cases and read texts are discussed collectively.
  • The student is expected to be present and participate, as well as read texts in advance.
  • Support/guidance is provided by the Professor through specific guidance sessions, especially regarding the creation of the paper

​This course is a knowledge-based course in the STEPS model of the bachelor's program and is taught during the first 9 weeks of the semester.

Is also included in other courses

Evaluation

Evaluation: Societal Change and Policy Analysis (B-KUL-S2L22b)

Type : Partial or continuous assessment with (final) exam during the examination period
Description of evaluation : Written, Presentation, Participation during contact hours, Portfolio
Type of questions : Multiple choice, Open questions
Learning material : None

Explanation


Features of the evaluation: check the individual course fiches of the original courses below.

Determination of final grade:

The final overall grade is calculated on a scale of 0-20. Students must obtain at least 10/20 on all subparts (OLA’s) to be able to pass in total. If the student obtains less than 10/20 on one or more OLA’s, they cannot achieve a final overall grade higher than 9/20. Pass grades are carried over to the retake exam period. If the student does not take one or more subparts, the student will achieve an NA as the final overall grade.

If no credit was obtained for the overall course and the course is resat in the third examination period (retakes), then:

  • Pass grades shall not be retaken. The previously obtained results shall be transferred to calculate the new final overall grade.
  • The subparts for which the student obtained less than 10/20 (or NA) must be retaken. The 'Best result principle' does not apply to OLAs! 

Retaking the course in the next academic year means that all failed parts must be retaken. The pass grades are transferred to the next academic year.

Information about retaking exams

This course unit allows partial mark transfers in case of partial pass mark:

  • HMI19a - European Institutions, Decision-making and Lobbying in the EU (during and beyond academic year)
  • S0A74a - Policy Analysis (during and beyond academic year)
  • S0O00a - Diversity and Intersectionality (during and beyond academic year)

This course unit allows partial mark transfers in case of partial pass mark:
 

  • HMI19a - Lobbying in the European Union (during and beyond academic year)
  • S0A74a - Policy Analysis (during and beyond academic year)
  • S0O00a - Diversity and Intersectionality (during and beyond academic year)

 

S0A74a Policy Analysis

 

Students who do not pass for this course at their first attempt, can do a resit. The evaluation characteristics and the determination of the result of the retake exam can differ from the first examination opportunity, depending on the results obtained during that first examination opportunity.

 

The specific modalities and submission deadline of the assignments will be communicated via Toledo in the beginning of July at last.

 

S0O00a Diversity and Intersectionality

 

The evaluation characteristics and the determination of the result of the retake exam can differ from the first examination opportunity. The specific modalities and submission deadline of the assignments will be communicated via Toledo in the beginning of July at last.

 

HMI19a Lobbying in the European Union

 

With respect to the paper: in case a students fails on the paper, the student needs to rework the paper (without presentation). The exam is written, open book with at least 1 question from a guest lecture/visit.

 

Weights for the paper and exam are 8/20 for the paper and 12/20 for the oral exam.
To pass the course, students need at least 3/8 for the paper and 4/12 for the exam.