APG5993 - Designing public policies and programs - 2017

0 points, SCA Band 1, 0.000 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Arts

Organisational Unit

School of Social Sciences

Coordinator(s)

Professor Michael Mintrom

Unit guides

Offered

Australia (Other)

  • Second semester 2017 (Day)

Notes

For more information please visit the ANZSOG webpageANZSOG webpage (https://www.anzsog.edu.au/).

Synopsis

Designing Public Policies and Programs offers a framework for considering government responses to contemporary public problems. Students are encouraged to think analytically about problems, identify alternative ways of tackling them, and assess the likely results of changes in current policies and programs. Emphasis is given to the role of effective teamwork and clear communication in any well functioning advisory system.

Outcomes

On successful completion of the unit, students will be able to:

  1. design policies and programs that can yield ongoing public benefit
  2. understand how to inform politicians, stakeholders and citizens about necessary government actions
  3. establish high-performing policy project teams

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Prerequisites

Students must be enrolled in Executive Master of Public Administration (A6014) to undertake this unit.

Prohibitions

MPA5902, MPA9002