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Inclusive Policy Development (SOCI90012)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
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Contact information
Semester 1
Email: ahaw@unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This unit of study will provide students with an introduction to contemporary approaches to the development and evaluation of social policy. In particular, it will enable students to explore ways of involving those whose lives are to be affected by social policy, in the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of such policy (e.g., using co-production). The unit will use social, community, human and health services policy as case studies, with a particular emphasis on contemporary social policy as it relate to people with disability and disability service provisions. The seminars will include the participation of people with disability as experts in their lived experience of the implementation of social policy, as well as 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 lived experience of social policy development and implementation.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject students 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
- Have 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
- Have 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
On completion of this subject students should demonstrate:
- Problem-solving skills and the confidence to tackle unfamiliar problems; applied to the development of policy with populations involving those with complex social, legal, and clinical support needs, including persons with disability
- Analytic skills; applied to the evaluation of policy with populations involving those with complex social, legal, and clinical support needs, including persons with disability
- Improved skills in written communication; applied to the preparation of policy consultation, development and dissemination material designed for persons with complex communication support needs
- The ability to 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, including persons with disability.
Last updated: 12 February 2024
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: 12 February 2024
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: 12 February 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Ashleigh Haw Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 24 hours: A 4 hour seminar every second week, across 12 weeks of semester. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
Email: ahaw@unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
170 hours
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Last updated: 12 February 2024
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Readings will be provided online through the subject's LMS site prior to the commencement of semester.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Public Policy and Management Course Master of Social Policy 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.
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
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 12 February 2024