1. January 10, 2006 (1) POLS 4300.06 Research in Political Science Locations:Tuesday,4-6 PM,120 Stedman; 144 York Hall ProgramEvaluation(Fall)/Policy Analysis(Winter) My e-mail: htwilson@osgoode.yorku.cahtwilson@osgoode.yorku.ca Office: 234 McLaughlin College, Keele Phone:(416)736-5128;Fax: (416)736-5436 Office Hours: At mutual convenience at both locations (2-3 classes given from Glendon)

2. January 10, 2006 (2) POLS 4300.06 Major Text: Hogwood and Gunn Policy Analysis for the Real World Policy Analysis broader and more theoretical than Program Evaluation Taught 2 nd term while carrying out P.E. and internship (where applicable) Today: Part I An Approach to Policy Analysis, pp. 1-64.

3. January 10, 2006 (3) POLS 4300.06 Chapter One: A Framework for Description and Prescription: 9 steps (p. 4) Choice of Appropriate Mode of Analysis: Between RC and SLC (Mixed Scanning) Unpacking the 9 steps (pp. 7-11) Chapter Two:Analyzing Public Policy (12-31) Definitions of Policy (pp. 13-19) Distinction between Policy and Decision(pp.19-24) Different Meanings of Policy Analysis (pp.26-29) Characteristics of Policy Analysis (pp. 29-31)

4. January 10, 2006 (4) POLS 4300.06 ChapterThree:ThePolicyOrientation(32-41) Origins and Why Necessary (32-36) Current Status of Policy Analysis (p.36) Co-optation of Social Science by both P.E. and P.A. in U.K. under Thatcher (pp.36-41) ChapterFour:ModelsofPolicyMaking42-64 TypologyUses&CriticismsofModels 44-49 Descriptive Models& 5 limitations 49-53 PrescriptiveModels,Rationality&Muddling56-60 AMiddleWay:MixedScanning&Contingency60-4