SPECIAL NOTE: This unit is one of three core units in the Political Science major. Students must take HSG 2/305 and either HSA 2/341 or HSD 2/343 Understanding Public Policy
OFFERINGS
Unit
Sem 1
Sem 2
Full Yr
Spring
Summer
Winter
HPP303
H Distance(H,L,W,I,N)
Key Semester Dates
Semester
Campus
Attendance
Note
Start Date
Census Date
Final WW Date*
End Date
Sem 2
H
Distance
15-JUL-2013
10-AUG-2013
02-SEP-2013
18-OCT-2013
Sem 2
H
On Campus
15-JUL-2013
10-AUG-2013
02-SEP-2013
18-OCT-2013
Sem 2
I
Distance
15-JUL-2013
10-AUG-2013
02-SEP-2013
18-OCT-2013
Sem 2
L
Distance
15-JUL-2013
10-AUG-2013
02-SEP-2013
18-OCT-2013
Sem 2
N
Distance
15-JUL-2013
10-AUG-2013
02-SEP-2013
18-OCT-2013
Sem 2
W
Distance
15-JUL-2013
10-AUG-2013
02-SEP-2013
18-OCT-2013
* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see Withdrawal dates explained for more information).
This unit deals with contemporary issues in Australian politics framed as they are by Federalism and the challenges of the global economy. The unit explores selected topics to provide students with a platform to debate and critically discuss issues as they are developed and implemented in public policy processes, the public domain and within our political institutions. Specific topics and issues will vary but could include: federation; the Parliament and minority government; climate change; national security, the economy and indigenous affairs.
WEIGHT: 12.5%
ASSESSMENT:
200 Level: 500 word paper (10%); tutorial participation (10%); 2000 word major paper (30%); 2-hr end-of-sem exam (50%); 300 Level: 500 word paper (10%); tutorial participation (10%); 2500 word major paper (30%); 2-hr end-of-sem exam (50%);
TEACHING PATTERN: Int: 2-hr lecture weekly alternating between Launceston and Hobart, 1 tutorial fortnightly; Dist. Ed: web-based delivery of 13 lectures, 1 online tutorial discussion fortnightly
FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS Note: Class attendance may still be required
Web supported - H Online access to some part of this unit online is optional
Fully online - L,N,W,I This unit is taught entirely online
Resource supported teaching & learning - H,L,N,W,I Additional resources are provided for your optional use; e.g. audio taped lectures
About Flexible Study Options
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle, P Beauty Point. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Y Hong Kong.
Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units - campuses A, F, G, K, Q and Y click here for more information.
Web supported - H