UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

APG5195 Implementation and service delivery

Faculty of Arts

APG5195 Implementation and service delivery is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2021. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2021
Other periods
Caulfield, Clayton
Assessment
No exam
5 tasks
Workload
144 hours
per semester

This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Overview

This unit is about the governance of policy projects. Students will learn about the choices that governments must make in delivering goods and services to the public and about the values that inform those choices. The unit will cover some of the technical aspects of project delivery, such as objective setting, project definition, and procurement, and the focus will be on understanding the political context in which public policies are designed, managed, and delivered.

Offerings in 2021

Teaching periodCampusMode
Term 2CaulfieldFlexible
Term 2ClaytonBlock on

Assessment

  • Viewpoint Statement
    5%
  • Weekly quizzes
    15%
  • Midterm Case Analysis Assignment
    30%
  • Final Case Analysis Assignment
    40%
  • Online and Workshop Participation
    10%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Understand key challenges facing governments in delivering goods and services to the public;

  2. 2

    Understand how theoretical issues of policy implementation and service delivery can be applied to real-life examples;

  3. 3

    Apply problem-solving strategies to common policy implementation challenges.

Workload and teaching

  • Tutorials12 hours
  • Teaching approachActive learning

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Associate Professor Joshua Newman
Chief Examiners
Associate Professor Joshua Newman

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for APG5195?

APG5195 has no prerequisites.

When is APG5195 offered?

APG5195 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.

How much work is APG5195?

The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does APG5195 have an exam?

No. APG5195 has 5 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Arts
Organisational unit
Politics and International Relations
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Available
Handbook years
2021202220232024202520262027