2024/25 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
SLSP2976 Social and Public Policy beyond the University
20 creditsClass Size: 20
Module manager: Dr Adegbola Ojo & Dr Clare Mawson
Email: A.A.Ojo@leeds.ac.uk/C.M.Mawson@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2024/25
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Module summary
This module provides students with a unique opportunity to support the local community and enhance their employability through working in collaboration with local organisations. The module has a very different structure to all other modules. Students will undertake a research project at an external organisation, based locally in Leeds or elsewhere and will take their degree-related knowledge and skills into these non-academic contexts.Objectives
Students will apply their subject-specific knowledge in a context ‘beyond the university’ and, in doing so, acquire a broad and deep understanding of the contemporary relevance of social and public policy, and of issues related to social and public policy as they affect the work of various organisations. The specific objectives and parameters for each project will be agreed between the School and the external partner. Students will be expected to carry out a minimum of 50 hours at or on behalf of the organisation on their project and they will have a designated academic supervisor within the School of Sociology & Social Policy as well as a Project Supervisor from the external organisation or partner.Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students will be expected to be able to:
1. 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)
2. Use their knowledge and understanding of one or more specific topics to produce a report on a contemporary issue to which this knowledge and understanding is relevant
3. Demonstrate the ability to reflect critically on the application of the academic study of Social and Public policy, and the skills acquired, to situations and problems beyond the university context
4. Demonstrate the ability to communicate relevant subject-specific knowledge to a non-specialist audience
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
1. Develop technical and IT skills for gathering and analysing public policy data
2. Communicate effectively to a diverse audience by employing a range of oral and written techniques
3. Develop analytical and critical thinking capabilities required for advising stakeholders on decisions
4. Employ effective decision-making techniques within complex research settings
5. Critically and reflectively engage in the development of professional/disciplinary approaches to social and public policy
Syllabus
Details of the syllabus will be provided on the Minerva organisation (or equivalent) for the module
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Fieldwork | 7 | 7.00 | 49.00 |
| Lecture | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Seminar | 3 | 1.00 | 3.00 |
| Independent online learning hours | 70.00 | ||
| Private study hours | 77.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 53.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 | ||
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Students will receive formative feedback during their attendance at tutorials. Prior to submission of their final assignment, students will also receive feedback on a draft version of their assignment including comments that would help students improve the quality of their assignment.Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Assignment | Coursework | 50.00 |
| Assignment | Coursework | 50.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
There is no reading list for this moduleLast updated: 25/06/2024
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