HEALTH POLICY ANALYSIS AND RESEARCH
PHE5HPA
2021
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In this advanced health policy subject, students learn how to do policy analysis, methods for policy research and how to evaluate health policy interventions. Students are given the opportunity to explore, within the health field, political institutions, operation and function of government in regulating and funding the health system, and development and implementation of public and other policies. Different theories and frameworks for health policy analysis are explored in depth and applied to a range of health policy problems. Quantitative and qualitative methods used in doing health policy research are discussed (including, for example, case study research, observatory studies, and experimental studies focusing on individual problems and their solutions, political and policy processes, or systems and contexts), and issues involved in designing policy research studies explored. Case studies from domestic and international areas of health policy are presented to illustrate some of the enduring issues of policy analysis as well as exploring specific policy areas.
SchoolPsychology and Public Health
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorDeborah Gleeson
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Available as ElectiveYes
Learning ActivitiesN/A
Capstone subjectNo
Subject particulars
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PrerequisitesPHE5POL
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsPHE5HPI
Equivalent subjectsN/A
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Special conditionsOffered subject to sufficient enrolment numbers. Assumed knowledge: a basic understanding of evaluation methods and research methods.
Minimum credit point requirementN/A
Assumed knowledgeN/A
Learning resources
Analysing health policy: A problem-oriented approach
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementRecommended
AuthorBarraclough, B., and Gardner, H.
Year2008
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PublisherElsevier
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Public policy: An introduction to the theory and practice of policy analysis
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementRecommended
AuthorParsons, W.
Year1995
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PublisherEdward Elgar
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Career Ready
Career-focusedNo
Work-based learningNo
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Subject options
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City Campus, 2021, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorDeborah Gleeson
Class requirements
TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
Twelve 2.00 hours tutorial per week on weekdays at night from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
Twelve 1.00 hour unscheduled online class per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 20 minutes group presentation - 1,000 word equivalent total (500-words per student)Group presentation exploring applicability of theories/frameworks to particular problems. 4 students in a group. | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2 |
Minor written assignment (1,000 words excluding references)Critique of a health policy analysis study | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO5 |
Critique of a health policy analysis study (3,000-words, excluding references)Major written assignment applying a theory/framework to analysing a policy issue | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |
On-Line, 2021, Semester 1, Online
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorDeborah Gleeson
Class requirements
Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
Twelve 2.00 hours scheduled online class per study period on weekdays at night from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
Twelve 1.00 hour unscheduled online class per study period on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.
Assessments
| Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
One 20 minutes group presentation - 1,000 word equivalent total (500-words per student)Group presentation exploring applicability of theories/frameworks to particular problems. 4 students in a group. | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO1, SILO2 |
Minor written assignment (1,000 words excluding references)Critique of a health policy analysis study | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO5 |
Critique of a health policy analysis study (3,000-words, excluding references)Major written assignment applying a theory/framework to analysing a policy issue | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO2, SILO3, SILO4, SILO5 |