8th Cycle of the Congressional Internship Program for Young Muslim Leaders (Academic Course on Public Policy Development and Advocacy)
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) through its Growth with Equity in Mindanao Project (GEM3), together with the Mindanao State University and the House of Representatives, has once again teamed up with CPED to provide an intensive two-week structured learning course on public policy analysis and development for the 8th Cycle of the Congressional Internship Program for Young Muslim Leaders interns from 2-13 February 2009.
The course is an introductory exploration of public policy analysis. It provides the students with basic concepts and practical methods of public policy analysis. It covers important considerations in the process of policy analysis such as: (a) defining the policy problem; (b) establishing criteria for analyzing policies; (c) assessing policy alternatives; (d) choosing among policies; and (e) monitoring and evaluating policy implementation. It also deals with accessing data sources and weighing the utility of policy relevant information.
It also introduces the students to the use of computer resources in policy analysis, particularly in searching electronic repositories of information, such as the Internet, and to provide a means of communication with the instructors/mentors and other students in the course. By the end of the course, the students should be able to write a policy paper and to know more about opportunities for further study in public policy analysis.
The two-week course commenced last 30 January 2009 at NCPAG Room 307. Dean Alex B. Brillantes welcomed the 25 interns with an overview of the Philippine Public Administration using his famous technology of participation.
