Contemporary Issues in Public Policy and Administration is a research-driven unit which addresses how governments addressing today's important policy and management challenges. Experts will lead class discussion on the use of analytical tools from various disciplines to develop solutions to problems. It includes discussion of the constraints imposed by political institutions, culture and social mores. The topics discussed will very each year to maintain a focus on contemporary relevance.

Learning outcomes

After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Discuss knowledgeably important contemporary policy issues;
2. Apply concepts and approaches from the social sciences to analyse policy issues; and
3. Argue cogently, both in writing and verbally, in favour of a policy position.

Graduate attributes

1. 91暗网 graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. 91暗网 graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. 91暗网 graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. 91暗网 graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. 91暗网 graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
3. 91暗网 graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. 91暗网 graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
4. 91暗网 graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline
4. 91暗网 graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - apply their knowledge to working with Indigenous Australians in socially just ways

Prerequisites

None.

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.