Equity, Leadership and Policy G (11791.1)
Please note these are the 2024 details for this unit
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | Online |
UC - Canberra, Online |
EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Business, Government & Law |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
Canberra School Of Politics, Economics And Society | Graduate Level | Band 2 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905) |
The distribution of opportunities and resources is a central concern of government policy. The pattern of that distribution, and its implications and consequences, are important in an inward-facing sense in terms of the government's own operations, and in an outward-facing sense in terms of government policy's impact on citizens. Equity concerns are high on the list of potential political, and therefore policy, pressures faced by government and the ability to understand and act effectively upon equity concerns requires both a consciousness of, and insight into, the issues specific issues and their context.
This unit examines the concept of equity from multiple standpoints (including race, class, gender, age and ability), its expression in policy, the forms that contestations over policy in terms of equity occur, and how these things have, and continue to, change over time.
Success factors in dealing with equity challenges in policy will be explored, including the critical role of leadership in effecting equitable outcomes.
1. Understand the complex, dynamic environment and institutional contexts in which equity issues emerge and are addressed;
2. Identify a range of equity concerns, articulate their significance, and analyse the effectiveness of government policy addressing them;
3. Assess success factors, in terms of both policy design and implementation, for effective action on equity dimensions of government policy, including the critical role of leadership; and
4. Develop awareness of a range of approaches and techniques particularly useful in policy development and implementation for equitable outcomes, and demonstrate how they could be used in relation to policy addressing current equity challenges.
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - apply their knowledge to working with Indigenous Australians in socially just ways
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline
This unit examines the concept of equity from multiple standpoints (including race, class, gender, age and ability), its expression in policy, the forms that contestations over policy in terms of equity occur, and how these things have, and continue to, change over time.
Success factors in dealing with equity challenges in policy will be explored, including the critical role of leadership in effecting equitable outcomes.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Understand the complex, dynamic environment and institutional contexts in which equity issues emerge and are addressed;
2. Identify a range of equity concerns, articulate their significance, and analyse the effectiveness of government policy addressing them;
3. Assess success factors, in terms of both policy design and implementation, for effective action on equity dimensions of government policy, including the critical role of leadership; and
4. Develop awareness of a range of approaches and techniques particularly useful in policy development and implementation for equitable outcomes, and demonstrate how they could be used in relation to policy addressing current equity challenges.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - apply their knowledge to working with Indigenous Australians in socially just ways
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline
Prerequisites
None.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
None.
Availability for enrolment in 2024 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2023 | UC - Canberra, Online | Study Block 2 | 06 March 2023 | Online | Dr Chris Wallace |
2023 | UC - Canberra, Online | Study Block 6 | 23 October 2023 | Online | Dr Chris Wallace |
2024 | UC - Canberra, Online | Study Block 2 | 11 March 2024 | Online | Dr Chris Wallace |
2024 | UC - Canberra, Online | Study Block 6 | 21 October 2024 | Online | Dr Chris Wallace |
The information provided should be used as a guide only. Timetables may not be finalised until week 2 of the teaching period and are subject to change. Search for the unit
timetable.
Required texts
Weekly readings are listed in the Reading List on Canvas site.
Recommended:
Bohnet, I.(2016). What Works: Gender Equality By Design, Belknap Press.
Sunstein, C. (2019). How Change Happens, MIT Press.
Participation requirements
Online tutorials
Required IT skills
None
Work placement, internships or practicums
None