PTKT1117 — Development Policy EP25.PTKT1117
Course description
The Development Policy course is designed as a core disciplinary course for students majoring in International Development and also serves as an important elective for other economics-related programs. Grounded in Development Economics, the course provides students with fundamental knowledge of development policy, including its role within the development planning system, policy content, and the full policy cycle from problem identification to implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
The course emphasizes the application of policy analysis frameworks and analytical tools throughout the policy process, enabling students to analyze real-world development policies in Vietnam and internationally. Through lectures, seminars, case studies, and group discussions, students develop policy analysis skills, critical thinking, teamwork, and evidence-based decision-making capacity relevant to development practice in a global context.
Course requirements
Requirements for Final Examination
Attendance score must be at least 5 (according to University regulations).
Students must complete all continuous/midterm assessments to be eligible for the final exam.
See Appendix 2, Rubric 1 for attendance evaluation.
Requirements for Class Attendance
Students must meet NEU attendance requirements.
Excessive absences will result in failing the attendance component and retaking the course.
Requirements for In-class Behaviour
Students must comply with academic integrity rules and proper citation practices.
Teaching plan
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Learning resources
- 1. Course Books
- . Policy Analysis: Concepts and Practice. Prentice Hall — Weimer, D. L., & Vining, A. R., 1998
- . Public Policy Analysis: An Introduction. Prentice Hall — Dunn, W. N., 1994
- . Handbook of Public Policy Analysis. CRC Press — Fischer, F., Miller, G. J., & Sidney, M. S., 2007
- . An Introduction to the Policy Process. M.E. Sharpe — Birkland, T. A., 2005
- 2. References
- . Policy Analysis: Methods and Skills. National Economics University Press — Pham Ngoc Linh, 2009
- . Development Policy. National Economics University Press — Nguyen Ngoc Son & Bui Thi Thanh Huyen., 2025
- World Bank Open Data Indicators
- General Statistics Office of Vietnam (NSO). General Statistics Office of Vietnam
- 3. Other resources available at the University Library