PL5002 - Policy Analysis and Management

Credit points:	03
Year:	2019
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
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This subject provides an advanced treatment of public policy formulation, implementation and evaluation. It explores alternative approaches to analysing public policy and how governments manage societies and develop policy solutions in seeking to resolve complex and, often, enduring, policy problems. Emphasis will be placed on choosing and managing policies that succeed rather than fail.

Learning Outcomes

• Integrate policy analysis with traditional disciplines in the study of selected policy domains;
• Synthesise established concepts/theories and complex evidence to generate successful policies;
• Communicate policy advice to relevant political audiences.

Prerequisites:	21 CP OF LEVEL 5 LB, CO, CP, TO, EC OR EG SUBJECTS AND PERMISSION OF THE COURSE COORDINATOR
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	PL2002 PL3002

Availabilities
, Study Period 2
Census Date 29-Aug-2019
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	individual assignment (30%); individual presentation (20%); group assignment (50%).

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