The students were then required to work in teams to write a 4,000-6,000 word report based on a real life policy problem. This gives students experience of engaging in real research, prepares them for their dissertations, as well as giving them work-place style experience.
Students' projects are available at the links below:
Students were also asked to produce an interactive on-line assignment. Southampton students were required to produce a summary of their policy-brief reports, whereas Exeter students had the possibility to instead produce a video about what they had learned about the research process more generally. Available at the links below.