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SPPA PhD Progress Report (2024-2025)

PhD Progress Report (2024-2025)

Please complete the form below. Submitting this form using your cunet address as an electronic signature indicates you agree to the information given.

Name(Required)
Have you satisfied the language requirement?(Required)
Have you completed two approved electives?(Required)
Have you presented the proposal defence?(Required)
Have you completed the Research Methods course?(Required)

Learning Outcomes Assessment

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 the attainment of the learning outcomes depends on your year in the program, and that you will be able to continue to progress on these learning outcomes as your progress in the program. After the rating, an open-text section will allow you to provide additional comments regarding the learning outcomes shall you wish to do so.

SPPA PhD Student 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.(Required)
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.(Required)
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.(Required)
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.(Required)
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.(Required)
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.(Required)
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.(Required)
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)
Have you completed two approved electives?(Required)
Have you presented the proposal defence?(Required)