Monash University Handbook 2010 Postgraduate - Unit

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

Within semester assessment: 100%

Chief examiner(s)

Linda McGuire

Contact hours

3 hours per week