Creation of Development Programs

Indicative content

Indicative content:
Students will get acquainted with the whole process of creating a development program. The first part will focus on the analytical part of the selected area which is the subject of support. Another topic will be setting priorities, links between priorities and the analytical part, the link between priorities and measures. The third block will be the financing and institutional setting of the program (the question of budget, co-financing or eligible expenditure). The fourth block will be devoted to the time frame and process implementation issues in creating the program. The last block will be devoted to the interconnection of programs and projects in the form of specific calls.
Emphasis will be placed on the ability to participate in the creation of a development program, but part of the course will be devoted to the basic aspects of implementation and evaluation of programs that affect the actual creation of programs. Students will also get acquainted with current programs implemented in selected public policies.
Course topics:
- What are development programs, differences between program and project, differences between programs and other forms of support
- Program cycle of policy and programs - creation, implementation, evaluation, creation
- Analysis of the problem area - the basic basis for creating the program
- Methods and techniques of the analytical part of the programs
- Identification of priorities for the program, hierarchy of objectives, priorities and measures of the programs
- Defining the basic parameters of the programs - target group, target area, eligible applicants
- Financial aspects of programming - budget, co-financing, eligible costs
- Risk analysis of programs
- Program implementation management
- Management of control and monitoring of programs
- Evaluation of programs
- Examples of programs, functioning of support programs in the Slovak Republic