- Department: Social Policy and Social Work
- Module co-ordinator: Prof. Neil Lunt
- Credit value: 40 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2021-22
- See module specification for other years: 2022-23
An independent project around policy transfer and lesson drawing. It involves the application of theory and more practical investigation.
Pre-requisite modules
Co-requisite modules
- None
Prohibited combinations
- None
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Summer Term 2021-22 |
Working under the supervision of a supervisor and selecting and specialising on a specific policy issue that is of professional interest, students complete an Applied Policy Transfer Project (Theory and Practice) in which they examine cross-national evidence to identify potential ‘policy lessons’ that might be transferred from one set of countries/one country to another.
The aims of the Project are:
The Project contributes towards academic and graduate skills development by ensuring students are able to:
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Essay |
N/A | 100 |
None
Task | Length | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework Essay |
N/A | 100 |
Four routes.
1) Essay plan (formative)
2) Presentation (formative)
3) One-to-one supervision (upto 3 one-to-one supervision discussions).
4) Group reflection and supervision activities (two group discussion about progress and challenges)
Rose, R. (2005) Learning from Comparative Public Policy, London: Routledge.
Pawson, R. (2013) The Science of Evaluation: A Realist Manifesto, Sage