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121-454 Computer-aided Policymaking | |
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Note | Formerly available as 166-108 Computer-Aided Policymaking. Students who have completed 166-108 are not eligible to enrol in this subject. This is a web-based subject. Students must have access to a Windows-based computer that has a CD-ROM reader, can connect to the internet, and has a standard form of Internet browser. |
Availability | 4th year |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Ray Wyatt |
Prerequisites | Completion of 200 points of first and second year subjects, or admission to the Bachelor of Public Policy and Management program. |
Semester | 1, repeat 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | One hundred and twenty hours on-line |
Subject Description | This subject derives practical policymaking lessons from the way that well known software has been written. It addresses many current issues within contemporary policymaking practice, such as 'top-down versus bottom-up policymaking'; 'the theory-practice divide'; 'problem decomposition'; and the 'management of uncertainty'. Four key software packages are given particular emphasis: CyberQuest, Strad, Expert Choice and Strategizer. |
Assessment | Written work totalling 5000 words comprising four assignments equivalent to 2000 words and a 3000 word essay. |
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