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POLS 344- Policy Analysis

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Open Closing on January 24, 2025 / 3 spots left
MacEwan University
MacEwan University
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Barb Hudkins
Experiential Learning Facilitator
(16)
6
Timeline
  • January 30, 2025
    Experience start
  • April 5, 2025
    Experience end
Experience
2/5 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred Community Partners
Canada
Any Community Partner type
Any industries

Experience scope

Categories
Skills
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Student goals and capabilities

 

POLS/ECON 344

 

Policy and Program Analysis Opportunity with MacEwan University

Do you have a policy, program or service that could make a difference in people's lives but needs to be formally analyzed? MacEwan University’s political science students can work with your organization, in the government, private or non-profit sector, to assess, document and present the outcomes that your initiative could produce, who it would affect and how much it would cost. The analysis will provide information and resources that can inform internal decisions and be shared externally with funders, stakeholders and the public. In the winter 2025 term, our student teams will work with your organization to conduct an analysis of your chosen initiative after they receive training in formal policy analysis techniques (e.g. cost-benefit analysis, GBA+) as part of their senior level political science seminar. Your organization is expected to meet periodically with the students to advise them and provide or connect the student team with the information needed to complete their analysis. 

 


 

Students

Students
Undergraduate
Intermediate levels
40 students
Project
24 hours per student
Students self-assign
Teams of 5
Up to 1 team(s) or 5 student(s) per project.
Each student can join up to one team
Expected outcomes and deliverables

What you get:

Your organization will receive a written report and a PowerPoint presentation at the end of the term.  

Project timeline
  • January 30, 2025
    Experience start
  • April 5, 2025
    Experience end

Project Examples

Requirements

How this works

 

Student teams will choose a community partner (CP) at the beginning of term. 

 

Early Jan           Experiential Learning Facilitator and course professor will discuss the potential projects to ensure a good fit with the learning outcomes and the mandate of the partnering organization

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Late Jan           CPs join class (in person or virtually) to pitch their project with Q&A with students

 

Early Feb        Student teams select a project and partners are informed of a match.

 

Early Apr        Teams make final presentations to CP on campus or virtually

 


Additional Community Partner criteria

Community Partners must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Community Partners will provide a dedicated supervisor for the student or team of students on this project.

The supervisor will provide ongoing communication, project direction, and feedback, including feedback at the midway and end point of the project