Course overview
This course provides a general introduction to policy making principles and processes for postgraduate students. the course uses Australia as the main case study but provides comparisons to other states as appropriate. The aim of the course is to provide the political context in which debates about cyber security and other international relations issues takes place. The course utilises a number of approaches to public policy and administration so that students emerge from the course with knowledge about decision-making processes but also the assumptions and constraints which guide those decisions. We cover the main political actors, problem definition, agenda-setting, communication, institutional decision-making, and policy implementation and review.
Course learning outcomes
- Evaluate the relevant social, historical, economic, ideological and international context and constraints in which policy debates occur and political institutions function
- Critically analyse the way in which government policies are formulated and given effect, taking into account political, social and economic factors
- Appraise proposals for cultural awareness to be incorporated into public policy processes, including Australian Aboriginal community knowledge and perspectives
- Recommend analytically sound arguments for the purpose of influencing contemporary cyber-security policy, drawing on real-world case studies
Availability
Class details
Online
Class number 32017
Section 01OL
Size 500
Available 500
Class details
Online
Class number 44016
Section 01OL
Size 500
Available 500
Class details
Online
Class number 68016
Section 01OL
Size 500
Available 500
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