Who?

This course is aimed at employees and PhD-students at AU who wish to qualify for the ability to deliver research-based public sector consultancy.

The course is compulsory for all employees who will be working with science-based advice (e.g. researchers, senior researchers, senior advisers, professors, AC's, research assistants), both newly hired and experienced, as well as being an offer to PhD students.

For a given consultancy assignment the participant can...

• Describe the individual steps in the advisory process and associated quality assurance and justify them, based on knowledge of agreements made and agreed quality assurance procedures
• Explain the formal background for different types of orders, based on the relevant legislation and knowledge of the politico-administrative system
• Outline a plan for communication and stakeholder involvement, based on considerations of good communication to the given target group in relation to different types of orders
• Reflect on their own role as a Researcher or Adviser, in relation to other stakeholders in the research-based public sector consultancy, including considerations of arm's length and freedom of speech.