CHILDPOL 495S · also PUBPOL 420S
Multidisciplinary Approaches to Contemporary Children's Issues
Katie Rosanbalm
Description from DukeHub
In this course, you will learn to translate your scholarship into policy-relevant writing and actions. Students must have completed or be in the process of completing an independent research project on a topic related to children, families, or education. You will translate knowledge gained from your independent research project into several products for diverse audiences, including practitioners and policymakers. You will learn to present your academic scholarship in oral, academic, lay-public, and professional forums. Capstone course required for the Child Policy Research certificate program. Consent of Director of that certificate program required.
Skills
- policy and lawdescription: "policy" and 1 more
- writingAI review: "translate your scholarship into policy-relevant writing and actions"
- public speakingAI review: "present your academic scholarship in oral, academic, lay-public, and professional forums"
AI-resilient: 2 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- No: Live work with people
- Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "policy"
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- Yes: Small, in-person format · seminar, 18 seats per section
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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