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Practical Guide

What you build, week by week

For every one of the 24 programs, here is the hands-on task and the concrete deliverable for each of the six weeks — so you finish with real, showable work.

24 programs6 practical weeks each

Technology & Engineering

Machine Learning

Build, train, and evaluate predictive models from first principles to deployment.

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  1. 1Week 1

    Foundations of Machine Learning

    Do: Set up a Python notebook environment and load a public dataset (e.g. Titanic or Iris), exploring its shape and types.

    Deliverable: A working notebook with the data loaded and summarised.

  2. 2Week 2

    Data Preparation & Feature Engineering

    Do: Clean the dataset: handle missing values, encode categorical fields, and scale numeric features.

    Deliverable: A cleaned, model-ready feature set.

  3. 3Week 3

    Supervised Learning

    Do: Train a logistic regression and a decision tree on your data and compare them.

    Deliverable: Two baseline models with accuracy scores.

  4. 4Week 4

    Model Evaluation & Tuning

    Do: Evaluate models with cross-validation and tune hyperparameters using grid search.

    Deliverable: A tuning report comparing metrics.

  5. 5Week 5

    Unsupervised Learning & Neural Networks

    Do: Apply K-means clustering and build a small neural network on a sample dataset.

    Deliverable: A clustering plot and a trained neural network.

  6. 6Week 6

    Deployment & Capstone

    Do: Package your best model behind a simple inference script or API and present it.

    Deliverable: A deployable model and capstone presentation.

Data Science

Extract insight from data using statistics, visualization, and storytelling.

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  1. 1Week 1

    The Data Science Mindset

    Do: Define a data question and gather a relevant dataset from a CSV or public API.

    Deliverable: A problem statement and raw dataset.

  2. 2Week 2

    Data Wrangling

    Do: Wrangle the data with pandas: clean, join, and reshape it into tidy form.

    Deliverable: An analysis-ready dataset.

  3. 3Week 3

    Exploratory Data Analysis

    Do: Run exploratory analysis with summary statistics and visualisations.

    Deliverable: An EDA notebook with charts and insights.

  4. 4Week 4

    Statistical Inference

    Do: Design and run a hypothesis test or A/B test on your data.

    Deliverable: A statistical test with interpreted results.

  5. 5Week 5

    Predictive Modeling

    Do: Build a predictive model and evaluate it against a baseline.

    Deliverable: A model with evaluation metrics.

  6. 6Week 6

    Communicating Insight & Capstone

    Do: Build a dashboard and present your findings to a non-technical audience.

    Deliverable: A dashboard and capstone presentation.

Cybersecurity & Ethical Hacking

Learn to defend systems by thinking like an attacker, legally and ethically.

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  1. 1Week 1

    Security Fundamentals

    Do: Set up a safe virtual lab and document the CIA triad against a sample system.

    Deliverable: A lab environment and threat notes.

  2. 2Week 2

    Networking & Reconnaissance

    Do: Run reconnaissance and an Nmap scan against your lab target.

    Deliverable: A reconnaissance report of open ports and services.

  3. 3Week 3

    System & Network Attacks

    Do: Perform a vulnerability assessment and a controlled exploit in your lab.

    Deliverable: A findings log of vulnerabilities.

  4. 4Week 4

    Web Application Security

    Do: Test a deliberately vulnerable web app for OWASP Top 10 issues such as SQL injection and XSS.

    Deliverable: A web-app vulnerability report.

  5. 5Week 5

    Defense & Incident Response

    Do: Harden a system: configure a firewall, enable logging, and set up basic monitoring.

    Deliverable: A hardened configuration and monitoring setup.

  6. 6Week 6

    Penetration Testing & Capstone

    Do: Run a full lab penetration test and write a professional report with remediation.

    Deliverable: A capstone penetration-test report.

Software Engineering

Design, build, and maintain reliable software with professional practices.

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  1. 1Week 1

    Engineering Foundations

    Do: Initialise a Git repository, set up your dev environment, and scaffold a small app.

    Deliverable: A version-controlled starter project.

  2. 2Week 2

    Data Structures & Algorithms

    Do: Implement a core feature using appropriate data structures and analyse its complexity.

    Deliverable: A working feature with Big-O notes.

  3. 3Week 3

    Design & Architecture

    Do: Refactor your code applying SOLID principles and a design pattern.

    Deliverable: A refactored, well-structured codebase.

  4. 4Week 4

    Testing & Quality

    Do: Write unit and integration tests to cover your features.

    Deliverable: A passing test suite.

  5. 5Week 5

    Collaboration & Delivery

    Do: Set up a CI pipeline and containerise the app.

    Deliverable: A CI config and Dockerfile.

  6. 6Week 6

    Systems & Capstone

    Do: Add a database, finalise, and present the application.

    Deliverable: A deployed capstone application.

Web Development

Build responsive, full-stack web applications from scratch.

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  1. 1Week 1

    The Web & HTML/CSS

    Do: Build a responsive multi-section page with semantic HTML and CSS (flexbox and grid).

    Deliverable: A responsive static page.

  2. 2Week 2

    JavaScript Fundamentals

    Do: Add interactivity with JavaScript: DOM events and fetching data from an API.

    Deliverable: An interactive page consuming an API.

  3. 3Week 3

    Frontend Frameworks

    Do: Rebuild the interface as React components with state and routing.

    Deliverable: A component-based React app.

  4. 4Week 4

    Backend & APIs

    Do: Build a small backend with a REST API and database CRUD operations.

    Deliverable: A working API with endpoints.

  5. 5Week 5

    Full-Stack Integration

    Do: Connect the frontend to the backend with validation and error handling.

    Deliverable: A functioning full-stack app.

  6. 6Week 6

    Performance & Capstone

    Do: Optimise for accessibility, SEO, and performance, then deploy.

    Deliverable: A deployed capstone app.

UI/UX Design

Design intuitive, accessible products through research and prototyping.

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  1. 1Week 1

    Design Foundations

    Do: Choose a product idea and audit a similar app against core design principles.

    Deliverable: A heuristic audit document.

  2. 2Week 2

    User Research

    Do: Conduct two or three user interviews and build a persona and empathy map.

    Deliverable: Research findings and a persona.

  3. 3Week 3

    Information Architecture & Wireframing

    Do: Create a sitemap, user flow, and low-fidelity wireframes.

    Deliverable: A wireframe set with flows.

  4. 4Week 4

    Visual & Interaction Design

    Do: Design a high-fidelity screen set with a small design system (colour, type, components).

    Deliverable: A styled UI kit and screens.

  5. 5Week 5

    Prototyping & Testing

    Do: Build an interactive prototype and run a usability test with two users.

    Deliverable: A prototype and usability findings.

  6. 6Week 6

    Portfolio & Capstone

    Do: Compile a case study and present your design decisions.

    Deliverable: A portfolio case study (capstone).

Business & Management

Project Management

Plan, execute, and deliver projects on time, on scope, and on budget.

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  1. 1Week 1

    Project Management Foundations

    Do: Pick a real project and write its charter and business case.

    Deliverable: A project charter.

  2. 2Week 2

    Initiation & Planning

    Do: Define the scope, build a work breakdown structure, and estimate time and cost.

    Deliverable: A scope statement and WBS.

  3. 3Week 3

    Scheduling & Resources

    Do: Create a Gantt schedule with the critical path and a resource plan.

    Deliverable: A project schedule.

  4. 4Week 4

    Risk & Quality

    Do: Build a risk register and a quality and change-management plan.

    Deliverable: A risk register and quality plan.

  5. 5Week 5

    Execution & Monitoring

    Do: Simulate execution: track progress with earned value and a status report.

    Deliverable: A status report with EVM.

  6. 6Week 6

    Closing & Capstone

    Do: Close the project with lessons learned and present the full plan.

    Deliverable: A complete project plan (capstone).

Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E)

Measure program performance and demonstrate impact with rigorous M&E.

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  1. 1Week 1

    Introduction to M&E

    Do: Choose a program and write its M&E purpose and scope.

    Deliverable: An M&E scoping note.

  2. 2Week 2

    Theory of Change & Logframes

    Do: Draft a theory of change and a logical framework (logframe).

    Deliverable: A logframe with a theory of change.

  3. 3Week 3

    Indicators & Data Sources

    Do: Define SMART indicators with baselines, targets, and means of verification.

    Deliverable: An indicator tracking table.

  4. 4Week 4

    Data Collection

    Do: Design a data-collection tool (survey or interview guide) and a sampling plan.

    Deliverable: Data-collection instruments.

  5. 5Week 5

    Analysis & Evaluation

    Do: Analyse a sample dataset and form evaluative judgements.

    Deliverable: An analysis with findings.

  6. 6Week 6

    Reporting & Capstone

    Do: Produce an M&E report or dashboard and a full M&E plan.

    Deliverable: A complete M&E framework (capstone).

Procurement & Supply Chain Management

Source, buy, and move goods efficiently across the supply chain.

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  1. 1Week 1

    Supply Chain Fundamentals

    Do: Map an organisation's end-to-end supply chain and its key performance indicators.

    Deliverable: A supply-chain map.

  2. 2Week 2

    Procurement Process

    Do: Draft a procurement plan with specifications and a tender or RFQ document.

    Deliverable: A tender/RFQ document.

  3. 3Week 3

    Supplier & Contract Management

    Do: Build a bid-evaluation matrix and negotiate a mock contract.

    Deliverable: A supplier evaluation and contract terms.

  4. 4Week 4

    Inventory & Warehousing

    Do: Calculate EOQ and reorder points and design an inventory-control approach.

    Deliverable: An inventory management plan.

  5. 5Week 5

    Logistics & Distribution

    Do: Design a distribution and logistics plan with transport modes and incoterms.

    Deliverable: A logistics plan.

  6. 6Week 6

    Risk, Sustainability & Capstone

    Do: Present a resilient, sustainable procurement strategy.

    Deliverable: A procurement strategy (capstone).

Human Resource Management

Attract, develop, and retain people while building a healthy workplace.

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  1. 1Week 1

    Foundations of HRM

    Do: Draft an HR structure and key policies for a sample organisation.

    Deliverable: An HR policy outline.

  2. 2Week 2

    Recruitment & Selection

    Do: Write a job description and design a recruitment and selection process.

    Deliverable: A recruitment pack.

  3. 3Week 3

    Performance Management

    Do: Build a performance appraisal form and a KPI framework.

    Deliverable: A performance-management tool.

  4. 4Week 4

    Learning & Development

    Do: Design a training needs assessment and a learning and development plan.

    Deliverable: An L&D plan.

  5. 5Week 5

    Compensation & Relations

    Do: Create a compensation structure and an employee-relations policy.

    Deliverable: A compensation and relations plan.

  6. 6Week 6

    HR Analytics & Capstone

    Do: Build a simple HR analytics dashboard and present an HR strategy.

    Deliverable: An HR strategy (capstone).

Business Administration

Understand how organizations run across strategy, operations, and finance.

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  1. 1Week 1

    Business Fundamentals

    Do: Analyse a business idea using a business model canvas.

    Deliverable: A business model canvas.

  2. 2Week 2

    Management & Leadership

    Do: Draft an organisational structure and management plan.

    Deliverable: An organisation and management plan.

  3. 3Week 3

    Operations & Processes

    Do: Map a core operational process and propose improvements.

    Deliverable: A process map with improvements.

  4. 4Week 4

    Marketing & Sales

    Do: Create a basic marketing and sales plan for the business.

    Deliverable: A marketing and sales plan.

  5. 5Week 5

    Finance & Accounting

    Do: Build a simple budget and financial projection.

    Deliverable: A financial projection.

  6. 6Week 6

    Strategy & Capstone

    Do: Assemble the strategy and present a full business plan.

    Deliverable: A business plan (capstone).

Finance & Accounting

Taxation

Understand tax systems, compliance, and planning for individuals and businesses.

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  1. 1Week 1

    Principles of Taxation

    Do: Summarise the tax system and key taxes that apply to a sample taxpayer.

    Deliverable: A tax overview brief.

  2. 2Week 2

    Income Tax – Individuals

    Do: Compute individual income tax for a sample salary with allowances.

    Deliverable: An income-tax computation.

  3. 3Week 3

    Corporate Taxation

    Do: Prepare a corporate tax computation for a small company.

    Deliverable: A corporate-tax computation.

  4. 4Week 4

    Indirect Taxes

    Do: Calculate VAT and other indirect taxes for sample transactions.

    Deliverable: A VAT computation worksheet.

  5. 5Week 5

    Tax Planning & Compliance

    Do: Build a tax-planning and compliance calendar for a client.

    Deliverable: A tax plan and compliance schedule.

  6. 6Week 6

    Practice & Capstone

    Do: Prepare and present a full tax-return case.

    Deliverable: A complete tax-return case (capstone).

Auditing

Plan and perform audits that give confidence in financial information.

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  1. 1Week 1

    Introduction to Auditing

    Do: Outline the audit objectives and draft an engagement letter for a client.

    Deliverable: An engagement letter.

  2. 2Week 2

    Audit Planning

    Do: Draft an audit plan with materiality and a risk assessment.

    Deliverable: An audit plan.

  3. 3Week 3

    Internal Control

    Do: Document and test a client's internal controls.

    Deliverable: An internal-control evaluation.

  4. 4Week 4

    Audit Evidence & Procedures

    Do: Gather audit evidence and complete sample working papers.

    Deliverable: Audit working papers.

  5. 5Week 5

    Completion & Reporting

    Do: Draft audit findings and an audit report with an opinion.

    Deliverable: An audit report.

  6. 6Week 6

    Specialized Audits & Capstone

    Do: Assemble and present a full audit file for a case entity.

    Deliverable: A complete audit file (capstone).

Accounting & Finance

Record, report, and analyze financial information for sound decisions.

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  1. 1Week 1

    Accounting Fundamentals

    Do: Record a set of transactions and prepare a trial balance.

    Deliverable: A completed trial balance.

  2. 2Week 2

    Financial Statements

    Do: Prepare a full set of financial statements.

    Deliverable: An income statement and balance sheet.

  3. 3Week 3

    Management Accounting

    Do: Build a costing and budgeting worksheet (management accounting).

    Deliverable: A budget/costing model.

  4. 4Week 4

    Financial Analysis

    Do: Perform ratio analysis on a company's statements.

    Deliverable: A financial-analysis report.

  5. 5Week 5

    Corporate Finance

    Do: Appraise an investment using NPV and IRR.

    Deliverable: An investment appraisal.

  6. 6Week 6

    Reporting Standards & Capstone

    Do: Prepare IFRS-aligned statements and present a finance case.

    Deliverable: A financial-reporting case (capstone).

Marketing & Communication

Digital Marketing

Grow audiences and revenue across search, social, and content channels.

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  1. 1Week 1

    Digital Marketing Foundations

    Do: Audit a brand's digital presence and define goals and personas.

    Deliverable: A digital-marketing audit.

  2. 2Week 2

    Content & Social Media

    Do: Build a content calendar and create sample social posts.

    Deliverable: A content calendar and posts.

  3. 3Week 3

    Search Marketing

    Do: Do keyword research and optimise a page for search (SEO).

    Deliverable: An SEO plan and optimised page.

  4. 4Week 4

    Paid Advertising

    Do: Set up a mock paid ad campaign with targeting and a budget.

    Deliverable: An ad campaign plan.

  5. 5Week 5

    Email & Automation

    Do: Design an email sequence with automation triggers.

    Deliverable: An email automation flow.

  6. 6Week 6

    Analytics & Capstone

    Do: Build an analytics dashboard and present a full campaign.

    Deliverable: A marketing campaign (capstone).

Business Communication & Public Speaking

Communicate with clarity, confidence, and impact in any professional setting.

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  1. 1Week 1

    Communication Foundations

    Do: Analyse your audience and write a communication brief.

    Deliverable: A communication plan.

  2. 2Week 2

    Professional Writing

    Do: Write a professional email, memo, and short report.

    Deliverable: A professional writing pack.

  3. 3Week 3

    Interpersonal & Team Communication

    Do: Practise active listening and facilitate a team meeting or role-play.

    Deliverable: A meeting facilitation exercise.

  4. 4Week 4

    Public Speaking Essentials

    Do: Prepare and deliver a three-minute speech.

    Deliverable: A delivered short speech.

  5. 5Week 5

    Presentations & Visuals

    Do: Build a slide deck with strong visuals for a talk.

    Deliverable: A presentation deck.

  6. 6Week 6

    Persuasion & Capstone

    Do: Deliver a persuasive presentation with a Q&A.

    Deliverable: A capstone presentation.

Governance & Public Policy

Peace & Conflict Resolution

Analyze conflict and build sustainable peace through dialogue and mediation.

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  1. 1Week 1

    Understanding Conflict

    Do: Analyse a real conflict case and identify its root causes.

    Deliverable: A conflict-analysis brief.

  2. 2Week 2

    Conflict Analysis

    Do: Map stakeholders and conflict dynamics using an analysis tool.

    Deliverable: A conflict map.

  3. 3Week 3

    Negotiation & Mediation

    Do: Role-play a mediation or negotiation between parties.

    Deliverable: A mediation exercise with notes.

  4. 4Week 4

    Peacebuilding

    Do: Draft a peacebuilding plan for a community scenario.

    Deliverable: A peacebuilding plan.

  5. 5Week 5

    Governance & Security

    Do: Assess the governance and security factors in the case.

    Deliverable: A governance and security assessment.

  6. 6Week 6

    Practice & Capstone

    Do: Present a full conflict-resolution proposal.

    Deliverable: A resolution proposal (capstone).

Environmental Sustainability & Green Business

Integrate sustainability into strategy for people, planet, and profit.

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  1. 1Week 1

    Sustainability Foundations

    Do: Conduct a sustainability audit of an organisation.

    Deliverable: A sustainability audit.

  2. 2Week 2

    Environmental Systems

    Do: Map environmental impacts and estimate a footprint.

    Deliverable: An impact and footprint assessment.

  3. 3Week 3

    Green Business Models

    Do: Design a green business model or a product improvement.

    Deliverable: A green business proposal.

  4. 4Week 4

    Governance & Reporting

    Do: Draft an ESG reporting framework with metrics.

    Deliverable: An ESG metrics sheet.

  5. 5Week 5

    Policy & Compliance

    Do: Map the environmental policy and compliance requirements that apply.

    Deliverable: A compliance checklist.

  6. 6Week 6

    Strategy & Capstone

    Do: Present a sustainability strategy and action plan.

    Deliverable: A sustainability strategy (capstone).

Human Rights & Civic Education

Understand rights, duties, and active citizenship in democratic societies.

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  1. 1Week 1

    Foundations of Human Rights

    Do: Map core human rights and identify a local rights issue.

    Deliverable: A rights-issue brief.

  2. 2Week 2

    Human Rights Systems

    Do: Analyse the human-rights systems and instruments relevant to a case.

    Deliverable: A legal-framework summary.

  3. 3Week 3

    Civic Education & Citizenship

    Do: Design a civic-education session or lesson plan.

    Deliverable: A civic-education lesson plan.

  4. 4Week 4

    Governance & Accountability

    Do: Assess an accountability or governance gap in a scenario.

    Deliverable: A governance assessment.

  5. 5Week 5

    Rights in Practice

    Do: Document a rights case and possible remedies.

    Deliverable: A case documentation.

  6. 6Week 6

    Advocacy & Capstone

    Do: Build and present an advocacy campaign.

    Deliverable: An advocacy campaign (capstone).

Political Leadership

Develop the ethics, strategy, and skills to lead in public life.

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  1. 1Week 1

    Foundations of Leadership

    Do: Write a personal leadership philosophy and self-assessment.

    Deliverable: A leadership statement.

  2. 2Week 2

    Political Systems & Governance

    Do: Analyse a political system and a governance challenge.

    Deliverable: A governance analysis.

  3. 3Week 3

    Strategy & Campaigns

    Do: Design a campaign strategy with messaging and targeting.

    Deliverable: A campaign strategy.

  4. 4Week 4

    Communication & Influence

    Do: Craft and deliver a political speech or message.

    Deliverable: A speech and message plan.

  5. 5Week 5

    Policy & Public Service

    Do: Draft a policy position on a public issue.

    Deliverable: A policy brief.

  6. 6Week 6

    Ethics & Capstone

    Do: Present a leadership platform with an ethics statement.

    Deliverable: A leadership platform (capstone).

Project Proposal & Grant Writing

Write compelling, fundable proposals that win grants and support.

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  1. 1Week 1

    Foundations of Proposal Writing

    Do: Identify a funding need and analyse a call for proposals.

    Deliverable: A needs statement and donor analysis.

  2. 2Week 2

    Project Design

    Do: Draft a problem statement, goals, and objectives.

    Deliverable: An objectives and logframe draft.

  3. 3Week 3

    Writing the Narrative

    Do: Write the methodology and activity plan.

    Deliverable: A methodology section.

  4. 4Week 4

    Budgeting

    Do: Build a budget and a budget narrative.

    Deliverable: A proposal budget.

  5. 5Week 5

    M&E & Compliance

    Do: Add monitoring, sustainability, and organisational-capacity sections.

    Deliverable: Completed supporting sections.

  6. 6Week 6

    Submission & Capstone

    Do: Assemble and present a full grant proposal.

    Deliverable: A complete proposal (capstone).

Public Administration

Manage public institutions effectively, ethically, and for citizens.

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  1. 1Week 1

    Foundations of Public Administration

    Do: Map a public institution's structure and mandate.

    Deliverable: An institutional profile.

  2. 2Week 2

    Governance & Institutions

    Do: Analyse a public-service delivery problem.

    Deliverable: A service analysis.

  3. 3Week 3

    Public Policy

    Do: Draft an administrative policy or standard operating procedure.

    Deliverable: A policy/SOP document.

  4. 4Week 4

    Public Finance & HR

    Do: Build a public budget and resource plan.

    Deliverable: A public budget draft.

  5. 5Week 5

    Service Delivery & Ethics

    Do: Design an accountability and monitoring mechanism.

    Deliverable: An accountability framework.

  6. 6Week 6

    Reform & Capstone

    Do: Present a public-sector reform proposal.

    Deliverable: A reform proposal (capstone).

Public Advocacy & Policy Engagement

Influence policy and mobilize communities for social change.

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  1. 1Week 1

    Foundations of Advocacy

    Do: Choose a policy issue and analyse the landscape and stakeholders.

    Deliverable: A policy-issue analysis.

  2. 2Week 2

    Issue & Stakeholder Analysis

    Do: Develop an advocacy strategy and theory of change.

    Deliverable: An advocacy strategy.

  3. 3Week 3

    Advocacy Strategy

    Do: Craft key messages and a policy brief.

    Deliverable: A policy brief.

  4. 4Week 4

    Campaigns & Mobilization

    Do: Plan a stakeholder engagement and lobbying approach.

    Deliverable: An engagement plan.

  5. 5Week 5

    Policy Engagement

    Do: Design a campaign with media and coalition tactics.

    Deliverable: A campaign plan.

  6. 6Week 6

    Monitoring & Capstone

    Do: Present a full advocacy campaign with success metrics.

    Deliverable: An advocacy campaign (capstone).

International Relations & Diplomacy

Understand global affairs and the practice of diplomacy and negotiation.

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  1. 1Week 1

    Foundations of International Relations

    Do: Analyse an international issue and identify the key actors.

    Deliverable: An issue brief.

  2. 2Week 2

    Global Governance

    Do: Map a country's foreign policy and national interests.

    Deliverable: A foreign-policy profile.

  3. 3Week 3

    Foreign Policy

    Do: Prepare a position paper for a simulated negotiation.

    Deliverable: A position paper.

  4. 4Week 4

    Diplomacy in Practice

    Do: Take part in a mock diplomatic negotiation or Model UN.

    Deliverable: A negotiation record.

  5. 5Week 5

    Security & Economy

    Do: Draft a diplomatic communiqué or treaty clause.

    Deliverable: A diplomatic document.

  6. 6Week 6

    Contemporary Issues & Capstone

    Do: Present a foreign-policy strategy or resolution.

    Deliverable: A policy strategy (capstone).

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