PAIS411 Policy Analysis
Updated: 17 November 2006| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
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| Online level | Level B - Internet access required | |||||||||
| Intensive School(s) | None | |||||||||
| Supervised Exam | None | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | candidature in a postgraduate award | |||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Restrictions | PAIS 311; POLS 311, 411; PUBP 311, 411 | |||||||||
| Notes | None | |||||||||
| Combined Units |
PAIS311 - Policy Analysis |
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| Coordinator(s) | Neil Marshall (nmarshal@une.edu.au) | |||||||||
| Unit Description |
This unit introduces students to what public policy is and how to study it. Topics include a discussion of the nature of the policy sciences with special consideration given to economic and political approaches. Actors in the policy process are considered in some detail along with the role of institutions and policy instruments. Particular emphasis is placed on developing an appreciation of the policy cycle: agenda setting, policy formulation, decision-making, implementation, and evaluation. The unit concludes with an analysis of knowledge and power in the policy process. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Recommended Material Optional |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |