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Policy Analysis Case Studies - SLSP2002
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Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Social Sciences and International Studies
 
 
Course Outline: http://slsp.arts.unsw.edu.au/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: SLSP1000 or SLSP1002 and 36 uoc overall
 
 
Excluded: SLSP3900
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

Designed to provide students with experience in dealing with 'real world' policy problems through a series of case studies on topics drawn from current policy issues. Aims to develop skills in problem analysis, working in groups and oral and written communication (including submission writing) and to develop an understanding of the practical constraints faced by social scientists working in applied policy settings. Brings academic knowledge to bear on practice, and calls on students to master the analytical and theoretical material in the academic literature, and to bring it to bear on real life policy case studies.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, student should have tested and developed their skills and ability to:
  • Work in a team to formulate goals and schedule tasks
  • Work in an applied policy setting
  • Make oral presentations of proposals
  • Apply policy theory to the analysis of policy problems
  • Write policy documents such as briefing papers, press releases and general analytical background papers and essays
  • Deliver policy work within fixed deadlines.

Assessment

  • Policy briefing paper - 30%
  • Essay - 30%
  • Media release - 15%
  • Reflective journal - 25%

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