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MPP610 - Public Policy Research Project

2023

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Public Policy

MPP501, MPP502

Unit Description

This capstone unit provides students with an opportunity to consolidate, integrate and apply the public policy and discipline specific knowledge and skills learned throughout the coursework of the Masters of Public Policy. The unit requires students to develop and commence a research based project with their research supervisor. The project topic is negotiated with the supervisor(s) assigned to each student. The project aims to examines a key public policy issue and develop a response to that issue. Students must speak to the unit supervisor prior to enrolment to ensure adequate preparation for the unit.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Identify a public policy issue of significance for a project.
2.	Explain the significance of the project, the issues addressed and the implications of what has been learned in conducting the project.
3.	Design a public policy project that recognizes the key issues related to the topic and an appropriate approach to examining the issues.
4.	Demonstrate mastery of the underlying theory related public policy in northern contexts and this project.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Project Proposal: The total of the assessment items should be 10,000 words. The balance between the ethics application and proposal should be negotiated with the supervisor to meet the requirements of the assessment item e.g. is ethics clearance or exemption required (7,500 - 10,000 words).	75%	1,2,3,4
2.	Ethics Application: The total of the assessment items should be 10,000 words. The balance between the ethics application and proposal should be negotiated with the supervisor to meet the requirements of the assessment item e.g. is ethics clearance or exemption required (250 - 2,500 words).	25%	1,2,3,4

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2023	Semester 1	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR
2023	Semester 1	External	External Studies	OLR
2023	Semester 2	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR	View
2023	Semester 2	External	External Studies	OLR	View

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OLR: Internet access is required for this unit as students are required to access study materials provided on-line through Learnline. Please log into Learnline on the first day of each teaching period. For more information about Learnline, please click here.

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