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2015/16 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue
SLSP5236M Social and Public Policy Applied Project
30 creditsClass Size: 10
Module manager: Suzanne Hallam
Email: s.l.hallam@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2015/16
This module is not approved as an Elective
Objectives
- To enable students to apply their degree-related knowledge and higher level skills into non-academic contexts.- To enable students to apply their subject-specific knowledge in a context outside the academy in which that knowledge is relevant, while gaining experience of collaboration with external partners.
- To enable students to acquire a higher level of understanding of the relevance of social and public policy to contemporary social contexts, and of issues related to social and public policy as they affect the work of various organisations.
Learning outcomes
By the end of the mdoule, students will be expected to be able to:
- demonstrate critical knowledge and understanding of the relevance of social and public policy to the work of one or more contemporary organisations (public, private or third-sector);
- use their knowledge and understanding of one or more specific topics to design and carry out a small scale project on a contemporary issue to which this knoweldge and understanding is relevant
- demonstrate the ability to reflect critically on the applications of the academic study of Social and Public policy, and the skills acquired, to situations and problems beyond the university context
- demonstrate the ability to communicate relevant subject-specific knoweldge to a non-specialist audience
Syllabus
Students will work in partnership with external partners, which will be public, private- or third-sector organisations based locally. The specific objectives and parameters for each project will be agreed between the School and the external partner (see comments, below). Each student will have a designated supervisor from SSP staff, who will also assist in negotiations with external partners.
Students will be expected to demonstrate their higher level research and communication skills to undertake an academically rigorous project related to social and public policy that is valuable to an external partner. This may involve making use of the partner's facilities, contacts, data sources etc.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Fieldwork | 1 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Lecture | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Tutorial | 6 | 0.50 | 3.00 |
| Private study hours | 196.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 104.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 300.00 | ||
Private study
75 hours preparation of final report75 hourse research/literature review
46 hours preparation of presentation
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Attendance at supervision sessions and first assessment.Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Project | 5,000 words | 90.00 |
| Oral Presentation | 1,000 words | 10.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 08/12/2014
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