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SPPA PhD Learning Outcomes Assessment (2024-2025)

The School of Public Policy and Administration (SPPA) is implementing a new learning outcomes assessment survey. This survey will be conducted annually, and you will be asked to rate the attainment of the learning outcomes. The learning outcomes are at the program level, not at a course level. A conceptual map describing how the different program components are designed to meet the program learning outcomes is provided as attachment here. Please recognize that your ability to rate the attainment of the learning outcomes will differ depending on whether you teach in the PhD program or supervise PhD student(s). Please note that you shall ignore this survey if you do not currently teach in the PhD program or supervise PhD students. After the rating, an open-text section will allow you to provide additional comments regarding the learning outcomes.

SPPA PhD Faculty Learning Outcomes Assessment (2024-2025)

LO1: Explain and appraise the theoretical and methodological foundations for how social scientists understand and research policy and policy issues.
1 = not attained at all, 5 = completely attained
LO2: Explain and appraise existing research in an area of policy in order to identify a research question meriting examination in their thesis research.
1 = not attained at all, 5 = completely attained
LO3: Explain and appraise the strengths and limitations inherent to different kind of theoretical approaches, research designs and methods, recognizing the complexity of knowledge creation.
1 = not attained at all, 5 = completely attained
LO4: Design and critique various forms of research design for answering research questions in a manner deemed robust within their disciplinary field and that meets ethical standards.
1 = not attained at all, 5 = completely attained
LO5: Execute various forms of research methods/tools that will provide answers to academic research questions of interests within their disciplinary field.
1 = not attained at all, 5 = completely attained
LO5: Execute various forms of research methods/tools that will provide answers to academic research questions of interests within their disciplinary field.
1 = not attained at all, 5 = completely attained
LO6: Author a PhD thesis that makes an original academic contribution and has the potential to make a substantive contribution to the practice of public policy.
1 = not attained at all, 5 = completely attained

About you

This information will help contextualize and monitor the evolution of the learning outcomes attainment.
Name(Required)
Teaching in the PhD program during 2023-2024?(Required)
Supervising PhD student(s) (as supervisor or co-supervisor) during 2023-2024?(Required)
If you answered no to each, you can stop here and submit without filling out the LOA component.

 

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