SGIA40Y15: The Making of a Policy Maker

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• The module will equip students with policymaking specific knowledge and skills essential for all policy makers regardless of sectors. A list of knowledge and skills might include: writing and delivering speeches, negotiation and mediation skills, and interview skills, among others.

• The module will equip students with policymaking specific knowledge and skills essential for all policy makers regardless of sectors. A list of knowledge and skills might include: writing and delivering speeches, negotiation and mediation skills, and interview skills, among others.
• The module will teach students advanced techniques in making policy presentations, including the ability to clearly communicate evidence collected by oneself and others and provide policy advice to peers and supervisors in a manner appropriate to the subject area.
• The module will introduce students to the basics of running an effective political campaign, which might include political strategies, messaging, and social media usage.

Subject-specific Knowledge:

• Through the module students will gain an understanding of:
• Best practices in policy communication and advocacy;
• Advanced techniques to independently design and successfully deliver convincing, evidence-driven presentations.

Subject-specific Skills:

• Students will also develop subject-specific skills, such as:
• Writing policy briefs;
• Advanced and specialized design and delivery skills for persuasive presentations and arguments;
• Development and management of campaign strategies and narratives.

Key Skills:

• In-depth knowledge of effective policy communication and advocacy skills;
• Mastery of presentation and effective communication skills;
• Independent strategic thinking and management for political campaigns.

• Teaching and learning are through a series of 2-hour workshops.
• Workshops are interactive sessions, a mix between lectures and seminars, where students will learn and actively apply skills relevant for public policy professionals including mock interviews and speeches, drafting political campaign strategies, and presenting and advocating for policy changes.
• Summative assessment is made up of two parts. First, a 2,000-word individually written report, where students answer a policy question. This first assessment builds upon the formative. Second, students will be evaluated on a group presentation.
• Formative assessment is an individual report of up to 750 words, where students develop a plan of a preliminary answer to a policy question. The plan will form the basis for the individually written report as part of the summative assessment.

Formative assessment is an individual report of up to 750 words, where students develop a plan of a preliminary answer to a policy question. The plan will form the basis for the individual written report.

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