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  • PUBLIC POLICY: COURSE DESCRIPTION

    • COURSE DESCRIPTION Fichier

      About the Course:

      The Master of Public Policy (MPP)

       English is an intensive taught degree course that offers several lessons; topics about the subject of Public Policy (as a an academic sub-field in Political science) to learning about public policy at various levels. It is a good opportunity for students "as future leaders" so to speak, with a commitment to public service. Taught by the Professor as an academic, who will be uniquely positioned to develop academic knowledge and professional skills to address some of this century's most complex public policy challenges.
      in this course, students will be able to:

      1- Be well aware of the challenging tasks of Public Policy as a process.
      2- Be able to deal with the main terminology and Glossary of the field through having an in-depth communication about how Policy is made and by whom, in addition to the main contributions in this political science specialty (VOCABULARY BUILDING)
      3-       Be highly interested in theoretical approaches of Public Policy, since such topics need to be debated thoroughly in concepts and theories.
      4- Be ready to build up Grammatical capacity in analyzing texts in their field of interest, not to mention the opportunity to expand their knowledge in Mastery of language .
      5- Be able to paraphrase, write, argue and summarize in an effective way (WRITING SKILLS).

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    • How to make an argument ? Forum

      In this session, students will have the opportunity to make an argument, based on the main rules language experts give us.

      HOW TO BUILD A SOLID ARGUMENT


      When you need to build an argument, use the seven C's to develop and support a position about a specific topic:

      1. Consider the situation. ...
      2. Clarify your thinking. ...
      3. Construct a claim. ...
      4. Collect evidence. ...
      5. Consider key objections. ...
      6. Craft your argument. ...
      7. Confirm your main point.
      Tasks:

      1/ If English language education gradually prevails, the Francophone current will weaken more broadly throughout Algerian society, especially given the tendency among youth to lean towards English over French. 

      Discuss this idea (present your own argument)


      2/ Translation (From English into Arabic ):


      In June 2022, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune made international headlines when he decreed that English would be taught in elementary schools. Tebboune went one step further this past May, announcing the launch of a new high school program in English language pedagogy to solve what he termed an “employment crisis.” And following the president’s announcement, the Secretary General of the Ministry of Higher Education instructed university directors to prepare for the adoption of English as the language of instruction for the coming academic year.



    • writing an argument PDF Annotation

      HOW DO I WRITE AN ARGUMENT?

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    • Translation Leçon

      In this session, students will be able to render texts in public policy and policymaking from English into Arabic and vice versa, based on the main rules of translation. additionally, they can learn several points at various levels of language:

      vocabulary
      Grammar
      Punctuation
      Terminology

    • Translation Task/ Paper Fichier

      Translation, lexical and grammatical hints

    • Translation Discussion Chat

      Read the passage carefully, and underline the difficult terms and expressions 

      be careful, each word/expression has both lexical and contextual meanings

  • Section 6

    • Master Thesis Abstract Analysis: Grammar and Vocabulary Chat

      Abstract

      Multinational oil and gas enterprises often try to find opportunities in countries with large proven reserves and promises of future economic growth. However, these countries often find themselves lacking proper formal institutions and accordingly the environmental volatilities are high. As a result, this brings with it many challenges for international investors, including corporate governance issues pertaining to cross-national joint ventures. We have conducted a case study on the joint ventures between British Petroleum, Statoil and Sonatrach, located in southern Algeria. We have attempted to map the nature of these joint ventures and how they play into a broader context by using a corporate governance view. The thesis has been conducted with an inductive approach, using an explanatory strategy. The aim has been to explore the role of local corporate governance in a developing country and how it affects the ventures of international investors. This has led us to the following research question: “How does the institutional environment in Algeria impact the corporate governance in the joint ventures between British Petroleum, Statoil and Sonatrach and how can the foreign investors best protect their assets?” While the three companies have very different domestic cultures, they have certain cultural drivers that make them able to cooperate. However, the success of this teamwork depends on several other things. Our research has uncovered that Sonatrach and Algeria has the biggest influence in both joint ventures, even though British Petroleum and Statoil are acting as important resources from their position as international shareholders. In addition, these two foreign investors are accepting great financial and political risks when choosing to invest in Algeria. These risks emerge as a consequence of Algeria being a rentier state and consequently the country suffers from great institutional voids. These voids are one of the major reasons of why the country has yet to make the leap towards becoming a well functioning democracy. In addition to challenges related to weak institutions, they are also expected to suffer from agency problems pertaining to local workers and their Algerian management. The investment environment in Algeria is hostile towards foreign investors and foreigners are almost without exception only allowed to invest in the hydrocarbon industry. The reasons for accepting these risks and the hostility towards FDI is grounded in a potentially great return on investments as the industry in question is highly lucrative.

      Corporate Governance in Algeria: Case study on the joint ventures between British Petroleum, Statoil and Sonatrach

      By: Gabriella Ann Wells Klev & Christian Sennesvik
       (Student thesis: Master thesis)

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