Inclusive Policy Development (SOCI90012)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
Overview
| Availability | April |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This unit of study will provide students with an introduction to contemporary approaches to the development and evaluation of social policy. The unit will use social, community, human and health services policy as case studies, with a particular emphasis on contemporary social policy as it relates to older adults and service provisions. The seminars will include case studies of programs and policies in supporting adults in later life, as well as with insights from industry experts from community services and government agencies. Students will be expected to contribute to seminars based on both their own research conducted as part of the unit and, wherever possible, from their own experience of social policy development and implementation.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject should be able to:
- Have enhanced skills in research: through competent use of advanced information sources and retrieval of appropriate information
- Identify, and retrieve international, national, and state social policy, together with supporting documentation, relevant to a given topic of inquiry
- Summarise and catalogue international, national, and state social policy, together with supporting documentation relevant to a given topic of inquiry
- Developed critical and theoretical thinking: through presentation of research papers, conceptualising theoretical problems, forming judgements and arguments from conflicting evidence, and by critical analysis
- Critically evaluate international, national, and state social policy relevant to a given topic of inquiry, together with any supporting evidence used as the basis of the policy, and any evidence by which its effective implementation might be evaluated
- Formulate recommendations for the review and enhancement of international, national, and state policy relevant to a given topic of inquiry
- Developed time management and planning: through managing and organising workloads
- Establish a social policy development and evaluation framework, that maximises stakeholder involvement (e.g., co-production), and with attention to time and resource allocation
- Have enhanced skills in team work: through small group discussions
- Communicate convincingly with others by means of a presentation concerning a contemporary social policy, its development, implementation, and evaluation
- Facilitate and support a critical discussion concerning a contemporary social policy, its development, implementation, and evaluation.
Generic skills
Students who successfully complete this subject should be able to:
- Demonstrate problem-solving skills and the confidence to tackle unfamiliar problems; applied to the development of policy with the older adult population
- Demonstrate analytic skills; applied to the evaluation of policy with populations involving those with complex social, legal, and clinical support needs
- Demonstrate improved skills in written communication; applied to the preparation of policy consultation, development and dissemination material
- Design and plan individual work activities and to work as a team member; exemplified in the role of a policy maker working in collaboration with persons with complex social, legal, and clinical support needs.
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
A 15 minute individual presentation on a contemporary social policy issue and a facilitated class discussion
| End of the teaching period | 25% |
An annotated bioliography of social policy documents and any evidence supporting the development of said policies
| During the teaching period | 35% |
A social policy development and evaluation plan incorporating the principles and practises of co-production
| 1 Weeks after the end of teaching | 40% |
| Hurdle requirement: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials, seminars, or workshops. There is an expectation that students attend lectures where offered. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
| Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Last updated: 4 March 2025
Dates & times
- April
Coordinator Jack Lam Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24 hours: Two 2-hour seminar for six weeks from the teaching start date. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 14 April 2025 to 30 May 2025 Last self-enrol date 23 April 2025 Census date 2 May 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 30 May 2025 Assessment period ends 27 June 2025 April contact information
Dr Jack Lam jack.lam@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
170 hours
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Last updated: 4 March 2025
Further information
- Texts
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Social Policy Course Master of Public Policy and Management Course Master of Criminology - Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
Subject coordinator approval required
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
Last updated: 4 March 2025