Year
2017
Units
4.5
Contact
9 x 2-hour seminars per semester
3 x 4-hour workshops per semester
1 x 13-week independent study per semester
Course context
Master of Public Administration; Graduate Diploma in Public Administration; Graduate Certificate in Public Sector Management; Graduate Certificate in Development Administration; Graduate Certificate in Public Policy; Graduate Certificate in Organisational Learning
Topic description
Students taking this topic will complete an action learning or action research project in their own organisation OR undertake an internship within a public or non-profit organisation.
Educational aims
The aim of this topic is to enable students to undertake a real project within an organisation using an action learning framework.
Expected learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this topic will be able to:
  • critically interpret and use the models and concepts of action learning or action research in an organisational context
  • plan and conduct a supervised project with an organisation
  • interpret and report on the planning and management of a project, and on their own personal learning and the implications of the analysis for public policy