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Governance, Power and Public Policy
Undergraduate | MAQ-POIX2070 | 2020
Previously MAQ-POIX207
Course information for 2020 intake
View information for 2021 course intakeGet a thorough overview of the process of developing Australian government policy. Query the role of the public service. Shine a light on dilemmas that can arise. Draw on local examples that illustrate the complexity of the policy-making process.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Prior study needed
- Duration
- 18 weeks
HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Governance, Power and Public Policy
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- show that different theoretical lenses can be used to explain the development of public policy, and expound conflicts and agreements between different approaches
- analyse the links between information, 'facts' and judgment in explaining policy outcomes
- use intelligible argument to explicate dilemmas and issues in policy making
- undertake research within guidance against stated problems
- rehearse controversies around selected contemporary and historical issues of policy
- show abilities in written and oral form in communicating ideas, arguments and conclusions.
- Introduction; Government
- Parliament and Policy
- Policy Actors
- The Media as Policy Agenda Settlers; ideology Economics and Public Policy
- Keynes and Neo-Liberalism
- Market Failure
- Globalisation
- Power
- Governance
- Economic Policy
- Social Policy
This subject was previously known as POIX207 Governance, Power and Public Policy.
Explore policy studies and analysis by examining the process of policy making within governmental and other organisations. Questions are raised about the state in contemporary society and the distribution of power in the stages of policy development, implementation and evaluation. The unit draws on analytical literature from a variety of sources, but its empirical content is supported mainly by Australian examples. Knowledge of the institutions of Australian government is important for the unit.
- Online/in-class (10%)
- Online Quizzes (20%)
- Research Essay (50%)
- Take-Home Exam (20%)
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Entry requirements
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
MAQ-PLTX270 (Not currently available)
MAQ-PLT370 (Not currently available)
MAQ-POIX207-Governance, Power and Public Policy (no longer available)
Others
Knowledge of the institutions of Australian government is important for the subject.
Students should have studied some politics at 100 level prior to undertaking this subject.
Additional requirements
- Other requirements -
Students who have an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion under Macquarie University's Academic Progression Policy are not permitted to enrol in OUA units offered by Macquarie University. Students with an Academic Standing of Suspension or Exclusion who have enrolled in units through OUA will be withdrawn.
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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What to study next?
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Undergraduate
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