The Politics of Public Policy
24 hours face to face + blended
One Semester or equivalent
Hawthorn
Available to incoming Study Abroad and Exchange students
Overview
This Unit of Study is designed to provide students with a conceptual framework through which the formulation of public policies in Australia can be analysed. Online resources and exercises are designed to provide the theoretical and conceptual background to the subject while the seminars will provide students with an opportunity to further explore these ideas and concepts and to apply them to practical policy issues.
Requisites
Teaching Periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
29-July-2024
27-October-2024
27-October-2024
Last self-enrolment date
11-August-2024
Census date
31-August-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
13-September-2024
Results released date
03-December-2024
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Examine and apply the key theoretical frameworks used to explain how public policy is developed
- Analyse the roles and relationships between key policy actors, institutions, and processes central to contemporary Australian public policy making
- Reflect on the challenges facing policy actors in complex contemporary settings
- Research and analyse public policy issues using primary and secondary sources
- Use professional standard tools and approaches to develop an evidence-based written report addressing a specific policy problem.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
---|---|---|---|
On-campus Class | 2.00 | 12 weeks | 24 |
Online Learning activities | 1.00 | 12 weeks | 12 |
Unspecified Activities Various | 10.00 | 12 weeks | 120 |
TOTAL | 156 |
Assessment
Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
---|---|---|---|
Analysis | Individual | 15% | 2,3,4,5 |
Briefing Report | Individual | 35% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Position Paper | Individual | 50% | 1,2,3,4,5 |
Content
- This Unit of Study is designed to provide students with a conceptual framework through which the formulation of public policies in Australia can be analysed.
- Case studies of policy success and policy failure are used to explore the complex nature of ‘wicked’ challenges facing policy-makers in contemporary Australia and beyond, such as climate change, social disadvantage, and mass people movement.
- There is a strong focus on mixing theory and practice and on helping students to understand, develop and apply the relevant skills required to analyse complex policy issues and to develop and present policy solutions.
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.