- Department: Social Policy and Social Work
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2024-25
- See module specification for other years: 2023-24
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Summer Semester 2024-25 |
This series of intensive master classes will help students prepare for the second stage of their programme. There will be three core Masterclass themes delivered annually. Masterclasses will advance students’ skills in evaluation and design within policy decisions and the role of behavioural science in shaping policy. Additional revolving themes will include topics such as the contribution of big data to decision making, innovations in implementation, and administrative redress.
Outcomes to be developed include
understanding the challenges in drawing national policy lessons
understanding the challenges in systematically assessing national and local policy initiatives
understanding how assumptions around cognition and evidence shape policy decisions
understanding of principles and evidence underpinning innovations for policy making and implementation
policy lesson-drawing from complex cross national and national evidence
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
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Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
Feedback will be given in accordance with the University Policy on feedback in the Guide to Assessment as well as in line with the School policy.
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