Evaluation and Applied Social Science - SSCI310
This unit builds on core skills developed in the social science degree, focusing on developing practice-based skills for applied policy and research positions in the workplace. It dedicates particular attention to practical skills in evaluation and policy research, which apply social science methodologies to assess whether a program or policy intervention is working. The unit initially provides an overview of government structures at the Commonwealth, State and Local levels, to provide a context for the development of the core skills of the unit. These include: developing program logic models; reading and developing budget papers, writing briefs, conducting consultation processes, writing policy and funding proposals; commissioning and managing research and evaluations; and, developing strategies for grant writing. In doing this, we link the social science foundations and research methodologies established in the first and second year units with the vocational experience students receive through the internship program in their third year.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| When Offered: | 2019 - Next offered in 2019 |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Adam Stebbing, Dr Tobia Fattore |
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| NCCW(s): | SSCI200, SSCI300 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Sociology Faculty of Arts |
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