ALR782 - Public Affairs and Opinion Formation

Unit details

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Enrolment modes:(Online)
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value: 0.125
Unit chair:D Quinn-Allan
Incompatible with: ALR383
Contact hours: This unit is offered as a wholly online unit. There will be no face-to-face contact between staff and students in this unit.

Note:

Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications.

Content

Topics to be addressed include:
  • Theories of public opinion formation

  • Structures of government in Australia

  • Government policy formation processes

  • Lobbying, government relations and public affairs activities

  • Peak industry bodies and their activities

  • NGOs and their activities - the 'third sector'

  • Think tanks and their activities

  • Political communication

  • The role of media in opinion formation

  • Trends in public participation in policy formation

  • Trends is public concerns over risk, the environment, and political literacy

  • The ethics of influencing public opinion

  • Comparing Australian public opinion processes globally.

Assessment

1.  Online Quiz 10 questions 10%
2.  Recorded online discussion or wiki discussion 10% (either)
3.  1,500 Word Essay 30%
4.  Major Project 2,000 words 50%

Unit Fee Information

Student Contribution Rate*Student Contribution Rate**Fee rate - Domestic Students Fee rate - International students
$1224$1224$2152$2719

* Rate for all CSP students, except for those who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
** Rate for CSP students who commenced Education and Nursing units pre 2010
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.