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AIP704 - Making Policy

Year:

2021 unit information

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Last updated: 4 June 2021

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Andrew Scott
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

AIP747

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - cloud:

Online independent and collaborative learning activities equivalent to 1-hour per week

Content

This unit explains the process of Policy Making as distinct from most other units in this degree which are concerned with policy content and particular policy issues. This unit therefore considers, and critically engages with, a conventional classification of eight stages in ‘the policy cycle’. Students will be encouraged to identify into which stages of the cycle various particular policy activities are best classified. The relative importance in determining outcomes of different ‘policy actors’ will be discussed and analysed. The need for effective policy evaluation, and challenges in how to achieve this, will be given particular attention.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1 Critically analyse policy issues to determine into which stages of the conventional cycle various policy activities are best classified

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO5: Problem solving
ULO2 Convincingly and persuasively argue for the relative importance of different stages of, and different players in, the policy cycle

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO2: Communication

GLO4: Critical thinking
ULO3 Critically debate with peers the stages of the conventional policy cycle into which various activities are best classified

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO7: Teamwork

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)		 Indicative due week
Assessment 1 - Research and writing exercise 2000 words
or equivalent		 40% Week 5
Assessment 2 - Research essay 3000 words
or equivalent		 60% Week 11

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: AIP704 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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