2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9256.2009.01356.x
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Abstract: The policy brief is an innovative and underutilised form of teaching, learning and assessment which provides undergraduate students with practical skills that translate directly into the workplace. This alternative to standard essays also challenges students to expand their research, writing and presentation skills. Further pedagogical advantages include assisting students in building personal development portfolios, improving internship programmes and making it difficult to plagiarise. International relations… Show more

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“…There is no guarantee that it will be read or used (Conaway, 2013): this requires engagement beyond the written brief. Briefs are short and succinct and prioritise style over detailed substance, and lack theoretical depth compared to other written products (Boys & Keating, 2009). Co-creating a brief with a large and diverse authorial team takes time and requires pedagogical effort to ensure disagreements are aired and resolved.…”
Section: Final Guidance and Recommendationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…There is no guarantee that it will be read or used (Conaway, 2013): this requires engagement beyond the written brief. Briefs are short and succinct and prioritise style over detailed substance, and lack theoretical depth compared to other written products (Boys & Keating, 2009). Co-creating a brief with a large and diverse authorial team takes time and requires pedagogical effort to ensure disagreements are aired and resolved.…”
Section: Final Guidance and Recommendationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Geography graduates may be expected to prepare policy briefs in their future employment, particularly if they enter government or the civil service or are involved in regulatory work in industries or non-governmental organisations. Experience writing this type of document is a practical skill, which can translate into the workplace (Boys & Keating, 2009): along with the research, policy briefs involve writing and presentation skills. Research produced by undergraduates also has the potential to influence decision making (Walkington, 2021).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As a result, the policy brief is a commonly used tool in a range of jobs related to politics and IR, such as civil servant, lobbyist or NGO. It is therefore perhaps surprising that there use as an assessment tool in politics/IR courses remains underutilised (see Boys and Keating 2009;Pennock 2011;Trueb 2013;Biswas & Paczynska 2014;McMillan 2014; Chagas-Bastos and Burges 2018 for exceptions). The literature shows that the assessment method encourages students to develop 'real world' skills (very few jobs require the employee to regularly write 3000 words, most tend to need short, persuasive briefs), whilst also demonstrating academic knowledge (Moody and Bobic 2011).…”
Section: Policy Briefs As Innovative Assessment In Political Science mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…There are different views within the policy writing literature about what forms of guidance to issue to students. While some outline a particular structure for students to follow (Boys and Keating, 2009;Chagas-Bastos and Burges, 2019) others leave this in the hands of the students (Druliolle, 2017). There are advantages and disadvantages to both approaches.…”
Section: Primary Learning Aim What Is the Primary Learning Aim Of The Assessment?mentioning
confidence: 99%