Overview

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Enrolment rules

Students must have completed 48 points

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Learning activities

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Learning outcomes

1.

High level understanding of the particular public policy that has been the focus of your project.

2.

High level understanding of the diverse range of approaches and perspectives appropriate to research into public policy.

3.

High level understanding of research ethics.

4.

High level understanding of the importance of professional writing and its relationship to formal academic writing.

5.
Critically apply disciplinary knowledge acquired during your university studies to your particular project.
6.
Plan the organisation, time-management and execution of a significant research project.
7.
Communicate both in written form and orally in a professional manner appropriate to the context and audience of your research.
8.
Accept and respond professionally to constructive critical feedback.

Assessments

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Additional information

Unit content:Interactive seminars and workshops: policy making, the ethics of research, professional writing NOTE: POL301 is proposed to be co-timetabled with POL340 Public Policy internship (6 points) and hence all seminars and workshops will be shared.