ALR782 - Public Affairs and Opinion Formation

Unit details

Enrolment modes:	(Online)
Credit point(s):	1
EFTSL value:	0.125
Unit chair:	S Mackey
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

Mid trimester individual quiz and essay 50%,
End of trimester group report 50%.

Unit Fee Information

Student Contribution Rate*	Student Contribution Rate**	Student Contribution Rate***	Fee rate - Domestic Students	Fee rate - International students
$1135	$1135	$1135	$1989	$2513

* Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2010
** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2009
*** Student contribution rate for Commonwealth Supported students who commenced studies from 2008
**** Fee rate for students who commenced studies from 2005
***** Fee rate for students who commenced studies from 2006
Please note: Unit fees listed do not apply to Deakin Prime students.