Module overview
The Capstone project for MPA students.
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Transferable and Generic Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Apply knowledge of public administration to a case study.
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Integrate and hone a variety of skills acquired and extended during the studies
- Engage with problems/issues/topics that broadly reflect the substantive content and/or methodological concerns of student's chosen programme
- Master the skills related to conducting research, compiling evidence, analysis, summarising, assessing, arguing, formulating, structuring, and evaluating
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Significantly deepen knowledge of a topic of student's choice
Syllabus
Training and support for the capstone project will include structured guidance on:
- Understanding evidence use and uptake in policymaking
- Understanding communication to end users in policy
- Identifying and developing a policy-oriented research project
- Identifying and applying relevant evidence and analytical skills for a policy-oriented project
- Considerations of research ethics and reflexive research practice for policy-oriented work
Learning and Teaching
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Guided independent study | 575 |
| Teaching | 25 |
| Total study time | 600 |
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Policy Analysis | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Policy Analysis | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Policy Analysis | 100% |