HMAN5180 – Policy analysis and evaluation

Course content

After the completion of the course the students will be able to understand the policy process and what variables that affects the probability of a successful implementation of health policy. The students will also learn about different designs for impact analysis and evaluation.

Learning outcome

Knowledge

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• explain different theoretical perspectives of the policy process
• explain different models for understanding policy implementation
• explain empirical examples from different countries and health policy areas
• explain the differences between different forms of evaluation

Skills

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• analyse the health policy process
• know the main features of impact analysis
• recognise variables that affect the outcomes of health policy implementation
• distinguish analytically between different phases of the policy process
• apply different forms of evaluation

General competence

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• diagnose and solve implementation problems in health care organisations
• the benefits and disadvantages of different impact analysis designs
• discuss different evaluation designs.

Admission to the course

This course is only available for students at the following master programmes:

Health Economics, Policy and Management (master's two years)

European Master in Health Economics and Management (master's two years)

Students who are admitted to study programmes at UiO must each semester register which courses and exams they wish to sign up for in Studentweb.

If you are not already enrolled as a student at UiO, please see our information about admission requirements and procedures.

Teaching

The main teaching method is lectures. In addition, the students work in groups on a case, and present their solution to the rest of the class.

Examination

Written examination.

Examination and grading at The Faculty of Medicine.

Language of examination

For students at Eu-HEM: English

For students at HEPAM: The problem set will be given in English. Answers can be given in Norwegian, Swedish, Danish or in English.

Grading scale

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.

Resit an examination

For Eu-HEM students:

An EU-hem student cannot present her or himself for the examination in a course more than two times. There will be held re-sits for EU-hem students who have failed an exam or who have legitimate absence (usually illness) in January and August. If you are entitled to a re-sit you must contact the student advisor via email no longer than one week after the result of the exam has been published.

More about examinations at UiO

• Use of sources and citations
• Special exam arrangements due to individual needs
• Withdrawal from an exam
• Illness at exams / postponed exams
• Explanation of grades and appeals
• Resitting an exam
• Cheating/attempted cheating

You will find further guides and resources at the web page on examinations at UiO.