Module SSIM907 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
SSIM907: Policy Analytics: Dissertation or Research Consultancy Project
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
This module aims to:
- provide you with an opportunity to conduct independent research-based academic work in the area of policy analytics related to an area in which to pursue further research or their career
- develop your ability to apply originality and data analysis skills alongside theory and practice to a specific research topic. This may be consultancy or workplace based.
- enhance your awareness of the methodological, ethical and practical concerns of social science and data driven research.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate in depth knowledge of a specialised subject area; 2. Design an individual research programme, incorporating appropriate policy analytic methods; 3. Collate and analyse subject-specific information from a range of appropriate sources; |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. Assimilate and critically analyse data from an appropriate range of sources; 5. Demonstrate how research fits within policy context and the implications that the research will have for policy practitioners |
Personal and Key Skills | 6. Develop cogent arguments; 7. Communicate complex information and ideas effectively in writing; 8. Undertake an individual research project; 9. Manage your own work. |
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Basic reading:
Locke, Lawrence F., Waneen Wyrick Spirduso, and Stephen J. Silverman. Proposals that work: A guide for planning dissertations and grant proposals. Sage Publications, 2013.
Oliver, Paul. Writing your thesis. Sage, 2013.
Web based and electronic resources:
http://imai.princeton.edu/software/index.html
UK Data Services - https://www.ukdataservice.ac.uk
NCRM - http://www.ncrm.ac.uk