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2022 unit information
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Last updated: 4 March 2022
Trimester 1: Cloud (online), CBD*
Nil
AIL772, AIP240, AIP340, AIP440, AIP640, AIP772
Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
Online independent and collaborative learning activities equivalent to 1 x 1-hour per week
*CBD refers to the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute; Community Based Delivery
Public policy analysis is increasingly becoming internationally comparative. This unit will therefore analyse current Australian public policy in key fields and consider ideas for changes of policy direction in those fields drawing on lessons from overseas.
In the introductory week, we establish the premises for this unit and outline the possibilities of students arguing for and against the directions discussed in nine further weekly policy topics, prior to concluding and reflecting in the final week. These topics will cover: Early Childhood Education and Care; the equitable provision of vocational education in schools; innovation policy; skills retraining for mature-age workers displaced by job losses; taxation and regulation of natural resource wealth to meet national revenue challenges; healthier and more sustainable urban design; more balanced population distribution through regional development; the importance of aesthetics, ergonomics and nature in people’s workplace environments; greater emphasis on prevention of crime and the rehabilitation of persons convicted of crimes; and effective foreign policy including provision of extensive and quality foreign aid.
Review and critically analyse ideas in key public policy fields and possible changes to current Australian approaches drawing on lessons from overseas, taking into account institutions, actors and policy context
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO4: Critical thinking
Effectively communicate the findings and analyses of ideas in key public policy fields, i.e. in case studies, in a selection of written formats to various audiences
GLO2: Communication
GLO5: Problem solving
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year
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.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: AIP740 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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