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Public Policy Field Placement

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Open Closing on November 30, 2024
MacEwan University
MacEwan University
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Barb Hudkins
Experiential Learning Facilitator
(16)
6
Timeline
  • January 15, 2025
    Experience start
  • April 11, 2025
    Experience end
Experience
15 projects wanted
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Alberta, Canada
Any company type
Government, Non-profit, philanthropic & civil society
Categories
Skills
No skills listed
Learner goals and capabilities

Student Profile: Students in this course are in their four-year Policy Studies program. These students can be expected to have an advanced understanding of this project area.


Student Profile:

Skills already have:

  • Excellent written or Oral communication skills, specialized qualified research training, data analysis, primary data collection, analytical and critical thinking, and ability to analyze issues based on an ethical standpoint. All senior students.


Skills to be developed:

  • Professional skills and hands-on learning. Real work experience, learning about applying concepts to practical situations/issues—interpersonal skills.


Learners
Undergraduate
Advanced levels
15 learners
Project
80 hours per learner
Learners apply to projects
Individual projects
Up to 1 team(s) or 5 learner(s) per project.
Each learner can join up to one team
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Challenge statement 


During this placement, students will apply policy process analysis, case study analysis concepts, and other theories.


The major learning outcomes of this project include(course learning outcomes translated to plain/business language) :

  • Experiment with professional tactics and skills in the workplace
  • Examine a particular aspect of politics and relate it to the broader field of political science.
Project timeline
  • January 15, 2025
    Experience start
  • April 11, 2025
    Experience end
Project Examples

MacEwan University Political Science Field Placement Opportunity

MacEwan University’s political science program has developed an exciting new opportunity for students and government and community partners working on political and public policy issues. Our new field placement course allows students to receive course credit for working with a partner organization on a project that is broadly related to politics and public policy. Examples of projects include, but are not limited to: cost-benefit analysis, jurisdictional policy scans, major literature reviews, designing and assisting with public consultations. The placement would involve approximately 80 hours of work between January and April 2025. The student will prepare a final report as well as several smaller assignments or reflections as part of the course, which will be accessible to the partner. Partners are expected to provide basic support and guidance throughout the placement, but the course instructor will be the main point of contact, providing support on all tasks and grading all assignments.

 

Companies 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