MGX9230 - Public policy

Offered

Caulfield First semester 2007 (Evening)
Caulfield First semester 2007 (Off-campus)

Synopsis

This unit introduces public policy and includes theories of public policy, models of decision-making, methods of evaluation and implementation. Case studies in Australian public policy will be analysed within this course.

Objectives

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

• define a range of models and theories that help explain how public policy is made
• Analyse the role in policy making of the institutions and processes of government
• analyse the need for governments to respond creatively to both external pressures, including globalisation, and demands for greater community involvement in policy making and service delivery
• evaluate the contribution and limits of policy analysis
• evaluate the dynamics of public policy in which patterns emerge, often untidily, from both conscious decisions and the interaction of officeholders and stakeholders.

Assessment

Assignment 1 (2,500 words): 30%
Assignment 2 (3,500 words): 40%
Assignment 3 (2,500 words): 30%

Contact hours

3-hour class per week