Description
Unit 1: Review of Strategic Tools and Formats
Reinforces use of briefings, scenario planning, policy memos, and diplomacy strategy tools.
Learning Objectives:
– Integrate strategic thinking from across the program into one final project.
– Analyze global challenges and opportunities through a national interest lens.
Content: Reinforces use of briefings, scenario planning, policy memos, and diplomacy strategy tools.
Activity: Create a strategy map aligning objectives and diplomatic tools.
Assessment: Strategy map rubric and instructor approval notes.
Unit 2: Scoping the Challenge: Country, Sector, and Priorities
Students define a challenge and scope their capstone proposal.
Learning Objectives:
– Analyze global challenges and opportunities through a national interest lens.
– Develop a cross-sector diplomatic engagement strategy.
Content: Students define a challenge and scope their capstone proposal.
Activity: Scope and pitch your project for instructor approval.
Assessment: Project pitch clarity and feasibility rubric.
Unit 3: Drafting a Comprehensive Strategy Framework
Drafts a strategy document integrating diplomacy, policy, and global analysis.
Learning Objectives:
– Develop a cross-sector diplomatic engagement strategy.
– Draft policy briefings, strategic plans, and diplomatic memos.
Content: Drafts a strategy document integrating diplomacy, policy, and global analysis.
Activity: Develop first and second drafts with iterative feedback.
Assessment: Draft development tracking and feedback logs.
Unit 4: Integrating Foresight, Crisis Readiness, and Cultural Sensitivity
Incorporates preparedness, cultural intelligence, and diplomacy ethics.
Learning Objectives:
– Draft policy briefings, strategic plans, and diplomatic memos.
– Coordinate interagency and multilateral priorities within one document.
Content: Incorporates preparedness, cultural intelligence, and diplomacy ethics.
Activity: Conduct cultural and geopolitical scenario testing.
Assessment: Scenario testing log and policy adjustment memo.
Unit 5: Designing Diplomatic Engagement Pathways
Lays out strategy rollouts including bilateral, multilateral, and public diplomacy tactics.
Learning Objectives:
– Coordinate interagency and multilateral priorities within one document.
– Present a cohesive argument to a high-level decision-making panel.
Content: Lays out strategy rollouts including bilateral, multilateral, and public diplomacy tactics.
Activity: Map strategic partners and sequencing of diplomatic efforts.
Assessment: Stakeholder plan quality review.
Unit 6: Internal Coordination and External Stakeholder Mapping
Analyzes interagency alignment and global stakeholder engagement.
Learning Objectives:
– Present a cohesive argument to a high-level decision-making panel.
– Simulate real-time Q&A and cabinet-style policy interrogation.
Content: Analyzes interagency alignment and global stakeholder engagement.
Activity: Develop a Q&A playbook for high-level presentations.
Assessment: Q&A playbook completeness and response rehearsal.
Unit 7: Building the Cabinet Presentation and Q&A Response Book
Develops visuals, narratives, and responses to expected challenges.
Learning Objectives:
– Simulate real-time Q&A and cabinet-style policy interrogation.
– Demonstrate leadership, persuasion, and negotiation under scrutiny.
Content: Develops visuals, narratives, and responses to expected challenges.
Activity: Deliver a mock pitch to faculty or visiting diplomats.
Assessment: Mock pitch evaluation and peer critique.
Unit 8: Mock Cabinet Presentations: Team I
Team I presents to a simulated cabinet panel; peers observe and evaluate.
Learning Objectives:
– Demonstrate leadership, persuasion, and negotiation under scrutiny.
– Evaluate peer presentations and provide strategic feedback.
Content: Team I presents to a simulated cabinet panel; peers observe and evaluate.
Activity: Present to a simulated national leadership team (Group I).
Assessment: Cabinet presentation rubric (Group I).
Unit 9: Mock Cabinet Presentations: Team II
Team II presents to a simulated cabinet panel; peers observe and evaluate.
Learning Objectives:
– Evaluate peer presentations and provide strategic feedback.
– Produce a full strategy document with clear objectives, tactics, and impact metrics.
Content: Team II presents to a simulated cabinet panel; peers observe and evaluate.
Activity: Present to a simulated national leadership team (Group II).
Assessment: Cabinet presentation rubric (Group II).
Unit 10: Debrief, Feedback, and Final Submission
Final adjustments and formal capstone submission with reflection and review.
Learning Objectives:
– Produce a full strategy document with clear objectives, tactics, and impact metrics.
– Integrate strategic thinking from across the program into one final project.
Content: Final adjustments and formal capstone submission with reflection and review.
Activity: Submit final document and participate in reflective roundtable.
Assessment: Capstone document, peer feedback, and instructor oral defense.
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