Public Policy Teaching and Learning Philosophy

PUBLIC POLICY TEACHING AND LEARNING PHILOSOPHY

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Public Policy Teaching and Learning Philosophy

The approach to public policy teaching and learning is based on adult learning techniques. Adults learn best by doing and solving problems of relevance. Therefore, the programs are designed to facilitate interactivity using the latest, most relevant case studies selected with participant interests in mind.
The distinction between teaching and learning is irrelevant in the social media age, that learning is not communicated to but produced by adult learners. As a consequence, the public policy programs feature team-based learning built around the case method. ‘Live’ cases work best, where participants are actively engaged in solving a case problem, the resolution of which is unknown or not yet decided. Therefore cases are used as a ‘slice of life’ to place participants in a problem solving context requiring all their skills of research, analysis, problem solving, formulation, advice and implementation to produce the best possible policy on time and on budget.
Skills inventory provided are:
• Political context
• Political Nous
• Policy context
• Public policy analysis
• Public policy problem definition and problem solving
• Policy formulation
• Outcomes analysis
• Outcomes mapping
• Commissioning for outcomes
• Policy advice
• Network analysis for policy
• Briefing decision makers
• Influencing decision makers
• Managing upwards
• Citizen engagement and empowerment
• Whole of Government policy formulation and advice
• Developing Cabinet Submissions
• Program management in policy context
• Policy implementation
• Measuring policy performance
• Evaluating policy
• Policy for regulatory agencies

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