Public Policy at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy | University of Toronto

April 15 (9 am – 4 pm): Programme Evaluation workshop with Ontario Public Service Fellow, William Forward
Program evaluation is increasingly important to federal, provincial and municipal governments across Canada as they search for increased efficiency and effectiveness in their actions. Non-profit agencies and other third sector actors are also under constant scrutiny to demonstrate meaningful outcomes.
Program evaluation techniques are being used to assess outcomes over a range of government and not-for-profit initiatives – from social programs, to economic development programs, to environmental programs, to labour market programs and more.
Program evaluation is important to the successful implementation of policy. Still, program evaluation is a contested field of public administration. The early vision of program evaluation as a social scientific technique leading to productivity improvement in government has collided with the realities contemporary governance.
Professor Forward will situate the theory and practice, success and failure of program evaluation within a practical guide for new students to the field.”
*April 15 (12 – 1 pm): Internship Information Session with Anna Lau and Anita Srinivasan
This session will help ensure you maximize your internship and are intentional with your networking strategies to facilitate your full time recruitment process. It will provide you with an outline to achieve success and explain the MPP Internship Deliverables that are required to receive your internship credit. (Lunch will be provided).
*April 15 (4 – 5 pm): OPS Orientation Session
This session will focus on how to maximize your summer with the OPS specifically. Tips on what to expect during the summer at OPS, what the best practices are to network within your team, Ministry and across different Ministries to build relationships that may help you in the future, what is the appropriate etiquette with team members and supervisors, what to do if your supervisor goes on vacation, what to do if you feel isolated in your position/project, etc. Topics submitted from students will also be addressed and the session will end with an open Q&A period.

April 16 – 17: Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) workshop with Prof. James Radner
This invaluable Professional Development workshop will provide both conceptual and hands-on, practical introduction to selected financial and economic tools in policy analysis. The session will begin with a review of market externalities and the range of responses available to policy makers. The workshops will then concentrate on cost-benefit analysis, including core techniques and such topics as risk analysis and discount rates. It will then conclude with an introduction to financial accounting and management in the public sector.
Detailed agenda for Prof. Radner’s 2-day session: Agenda-April16-17-CostBenefitAnalysis-ProfJRadner.pdf
*April 16 (5 – 6 pm): Info session ~ Yr.II MPP course selection for 2014-15 academic term with Petra Jory
*April 17 (9 – 10 am): MPP Class of 2015 Town Hall with SPPG Director, Prof. Mark Stabile

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