VII. Session 6: Policy Brief

Aim of session 6:

This session will introduce you to the importance of policy brief. In many cases, researchers develop their research paper targeting academic audience. However, the consumer of your research findings is mainly policymakers. In addition, most academicians fail to link research findings to actionable policy briefs to help policymakers apply evidence-based policy for impactful interventions.

Content of session 6: Policy Brief

• Planning for a policy brief development
• Structure of a policy brief
• Designing a policy brief

Unit Learning Outcomes:

At the end of the session, you will be able to:

• Understand the main components of a policy brief planning
• Describe major headings of a policy brief
• Understand the design of a policy brief
• What students are expected to do (Tasks):

Purpose: To understand major headings and content of a policy brief

Preparatory research/ over to you:

Use presentations of session 6 of scientific communication course: this will introduce you the planning and the development of a policy brief