Pre-requisites

CD530 Applied Human Rights

Co-requisites

None.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:

• Critically review the interplay of policy, practice and advocacy

• Discuss policy and advocacy in its contextual setting integrating a Christian world view

• Investigate values, goals and aims of stakeholders and advocates in specific policy situations

• Implement policy advocacy

Unit Description

This unit will introduce students to factors to consider with regards to equality, diversity, human rights and inclusion. The engagement and exploration into navigating the policy and advocacy systems. Students will learn skills such as agenda setting, problem analysing and proposal writing. The unit will develop student’s abilities to critically evaluate policy enacting, policy implementing and policy assessing

Topics

• Introduction to Advocacy
• Revisiting key legislation regarding human rights, equality and anti-discrimination
• The Policy and Advocacy systems - State, Federal and International
• Values, goals and aims of stakeholders and advocates in specific policy situations
• Agenda Setting
• Evaluating and Assessing Policy
• Policy Problem Analysis
• Proposal Writing
• Proposal Writing Workshop
• Implementing Policy

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Unit offerings

Face to face: (Every 2nd Year (Even), Semester 1)
Face to face: (Every Year, Semester 1)

Please note

The Unit Offerings listed above are a guide only and the timetable for any year is the final authority. The College may vary offerings based on demand, regulatory requirements, continual improvement processes or other conditions.

This unit may be available in different modes of delivery i.e. online and face-to-face as listed above. The unit content will not differ between these modes of delivery. There will possibly be a difference in the schedule and/or the prescribed assessment tasks, however both will cover and assess the same content.