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Public Policy Design and Implementation (PPMN90007)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 25On Campus (Parkville)
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March
Dr. Erik Baekkeskov
July
Dr. Erik Baekkeskov
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This compulsory subject in the Master of Public Policy and Management and will provide students with the key theoretical and analytical perspectives and debates in public policy. Students will be introduced to key competing theoretical models explaining policy design and implementation processes. We will explore how policy problems are identified, framed and contested; examine the influence of local and global actors and institutions; and discuss roles that ideas, evidence, and norms play in the design process. As well as exposing students to key theoretical models, case study analysis and practice-based assessment tasks will be used to develop student’s hands-on skills in policy analysis and design.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should:
- have developed high level skills in policy analysis;
- have developed capacities to analyze the context in which policies are developed and implemented;
- have developed a research capacity suitable for high level policy analysis;
- have developed the capacity to review and critique the various sources of data used in policy analysis;
- have developed a high level understanding of the principles of governance and administration as they apply to public policy.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should:
- be able to demonstrate competence in critical, creative and theoretical thinking through essay writing, seminar discussion and presentations, conceptualising theoretical problems, forming judgments and arguments from conflicting evidence, and by critical analysis;
- be able to demonstrate proficiency in the application of policy analysis skills to empirical problems;
- be able to demonstrate an understanding of the academic protocols of research and presentation.
Last updated: 3 November 2022