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Registry of Standard Policy and Practice Parts


About

Welcome to the Registry of Standard Policy and Practices Parts designed by The University of Sheffield iGEM 2014 Team.

This registry is a repository of standard SocioBrick parts which can be browsed to select components to help guide teams in the process of their human practice project initiatives.


Contents


The Concept

SocioBricks are analogous parts to BioBricks. They are a standardised approach to carrying out policy and practices projects. Teams are able to search and look through the registry to gauge what frameworks and methods they can use for particular project outputs.


The Parts

There are five main collections of parts:


  • Framework – these provide a background and basis for the work you choose to do: from social research to outreach in schools.
  • Ethics – Some frameworks and legislation in different places around the world may require teams to take steps to ensure activities are carried out in an ethical manner.
  • Methods –a diverse group of parts that encompasses strategies to accomplish the work's goals: be they answering a social question to public engagement.
  • Analysis – the research carried out will be subject to analysis. This may be quantitative or qualitative and relates back to the initial framework and the methods employed.
  • Outputs – the communication of the work done can be conveyed in several forms. In this collection, the user can find examples effective outputs from previous iGEM teams


The Approach

The parts can be mixed and matched to shape the processes of projects. For example, The University of Sheffield iGEM 2014 Team carried out a number of projects shown as constructs below:

Notions of Responsibility Research

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Product Design Process

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Outreach Lesson Plan

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Expert Consultation Process

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