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- Be familiar with the literatures and current debates on digital policy
- Understand and apply the policy making and evaluation processes
- Apply knowledge of theoretical and empirical concepts to contemporary issues in digital policy
Drawing on the state of the art in social science, policy analysis, law, ethics, and design, this module will provide a
multidisciplinary introduction to current challenges, debates, and approaches to designing,
implementing, and developing policy for different organisational and technological contexts. Topics will include the policy process, current trends and issues in policy making, industry and academic perspectives, and designing ethical policy. Module will include lectures, group discussions, and hands-on activities.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 25 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 100 |
Total | 125 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Continuous Assessment: In class assessments | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | No | 50 |
Project: Policy paper or essay | Unspecified | n/a | Pass/Fail Grade Scale | No | 50 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Students will receive feedback on in-class assessments as they are completed. Individual policy essay/brief will receive feedback in Brightspace.