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 Academic Year: | 2016/7 |
| Owning Department/School: | Department of Social & Policy Sciences |
| Credits: | 6 [equivalent to 12 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 120 |
| Level: | Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7) |
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| Assessment Summary: | CW 100% |
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| Aims: * To identify, summarize and process relevant information from diverse sources in response to a question or topic. * To work within tight deadlines. * To think critically. * To structure an argument, anticipate and respond to objections. * To formulate a question and respond to it. * To work independently and within a group. * To make an effective presentation and communicate to an audience. Learning Outcomes: By the end of the unit the student will be able: * To find relevant information on a subject or in response to a question within set deadlines. * To provide a coherent, brief and structured summary of identified sources. * To frame an argument, anticipate and respond to objections. * To think critically and challenge received opinions. * To work in a group. * To communicate a message effectively to an audience. Skills: * Cross-cultural and interpersonal sensitivity (T/F) * Effective oral communication (T/F/A) * Ability to select, summarise & synthesise written information from multiple sources (T/F/A) * Ability to work effectively as part of a group or team (T/F/A) * Ability to synthesise multidisciplinary perspectives on the same problem (T/F/A) * Ability to produce work to agreed specifications and deadlines (T/F) * Ability to work independently, without close supervision of guidance (T/F). Content: The unit will be run over the first 5 weeks of Semester 1 and a one-week block in week six of Semester One. It has two major aims: * To prepare students for essay writing and successful completion of post-graduate study in international development and public policy. * To develop students' skills to enable them to increase their effectiveness as professionals in international development and policy. The structure will be as follows: * Part 1 (5 weeks): Finding and reviewing literature * Constructing a structured argument: Communicating a message * Part 2 (week long): Group work and presentations: |
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SP50293 is a Designated Essential Unit on the following programmes:Department of Social & Policy Sciences
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