POGO8101 Policy Process and Analysis
| Offered By | Policy & Governance |
|---|---|
| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Policy and Governance |
| Offered in | Summer Session, 2009, First Semester, 2009, Autumn Session, 2009, Winter Session, 2009, Second Semester, 2009, Spring Session 2009, Summer Session, 2010, First Semester, 2010, Autumn Session, 2010, Winter Session, 2010, Second Semester, 2010, and Spring Session 2010 |
| Unit Value | 6 units |
| Course Description |
The course analyses the process of policy making: how problems come to the attention of governments, and how ways of dealing with them are designed, authorized, funded, implemented and evaluated. The practice of government sometimes differs from an ideal sequence, or cycle. Governments often need to achieve cooperation with the private sector, individual citizens, or other non-government actors to implement policy. The course will develop a framework that can be used to analyse case studies of policy making and implementation, particularly in a comparative context. It also examines the avenues through which 'difficult' decisions can be arrived at in public policies, despite the many different countervailing pressures. |
| Indicative Assessment |
Written assignments and Test |
| Workload |
5 hours equivalent |
| Course Classification(s) | SpecialistSpecialist courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide for the acquisition of specialist skills; or 'second degree' and higher level of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs; or knowledge associated with professional accreditation. |
| Areas of Interest | Policy Studies |
| Prescribed Texts |
Key reading list provided plus specific readings for each session will be provided. |
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