Each quiz will comprise 10 multiple choice or True and False questions drawn from a question pool.

Each quiz will be time  limited to 20 minutes.

Each students will have one attempt.

Quiz questions will be drawn from the weekly required readings and the focus questions 

Quiz One will cover content from weeks 1, 2, 3, 4 and be held at the end of  week 4.

Quiz Two will cover content from weeks 5, 6, 7 and be held at the end  week 7.

Quiz Three will cover content from weeks 8, 9,10,11 and be held at the end of week 11.

Not applicable

Choose one social policy topic:

- National Disability Insurance Scheme
- Refugee Policy
- Child Protection
- Family Violence
- Housing
- Homelessness

Critically analyse the chosen policy in relation to social work values.

Discuss:

-The history of the policy in terms of welfare state arrangements, changed social contexts and shifting political ideological influences.
- How the problem is currently understood within the policy and the nature of the evidence and values underpinning the policy problem and solution.
- The main elements and strategies of the proposed policy and how they are assumed to address the problem.
- Your evaluation of the policy in relation to its contribution to social justice.

SOWK13014: Policy Analysis

Assessment Two

Select a current social policy campaign being undertaken by a non-government organisation or alliance in Australia.

Critically analyse the campaign in relation to your knowledge about the political and rational processes of policy development.

• Locate the policy in the institutions of Australian Federal Government
• Identify the minister(s) and department(s) responsible, policy decision makers, policy players, policy coalitions and networks who have influence in the policy field.
• Discuss the policy problem as articulated in the field noting where different players and networks have different views and different values
• To what extent does the campaign reflect rational and political aspects of policy making
• Identify the advocacy strategies being used in the campaign by the NGO organisations and networks
• Evaluate the campaign using Hoefer’s (2008)  framework for policy advocacy. Do you think the campaign will succeed or not and why? What else would you do to create policy change in this field.

HD 84.5-100%	D 74.5-84.49%	C 64.50-74.49%	P 49.50-64.49%	F <49.5%	MARKS
Presentation and Structure – overall submission (10%)
Excellent discussion which completely conforms to the Assignment Presentation guidelines. Assignment cover page including name, student number, and word count. Correct spelling, grammar, sentence structure and paragraphs. Correct headings throughout submission. Introduction and Conclusion have been written. Within expected word length.	Discussion mostly conforms to the Assignment Presentation guidelines. Assignment title page including name, student number, and word count. Correct spelling, grammar, sentence structure and paragraphs. Correct headings throughout submission Introduction and conclusion have been written. Within expected word limit.	Discussion adequately conforms to the: Assignment Presentation guidelines. Assignment title page including name, student number, and word count. Mostly correct spelling, grammar, sentence structure and paragraphs, content can occasionally be difficult to follow or understand. Correct headings throughout submission Introduction and conclusion have been written. Within expected word limit.	Discussion occasionally conforms to the: Assignment Presentation guidelines. Assignment title page including name, student number, and word count. Somewhat correct spelling, grammar, sentence structure and paragraphs, content often, can be difficult to follow or understand. Correct headings throughout submission Introduction and conclusion have been written. Within/exceeds expected word limit.	Discussion unsuccessfully conforms to the: Assignment Presentation guidelines. Assignment title page including name, student number, and word count. Poor spelling, grammar, sentence structure and paragraphs, making content difficult to read or follow. Correct headings not used or occasionally used throughout submission. Introduction and conclusion have been included. Deviates from expected word limit.	........./10
Demonstrated understanding of the political institutions involved in policy making……………………… 20%
Excellent demonstration of understanding of the political institutions involved in policy making. welfare provision.	Very good demonstration of understanding of the political institutions involved in policy making.	Good demonstration of understanding of the political institutions involved in policy making.	Fair demonstration of understanding of the political institutions involved in policy making.	Poor or no demonstration of understanding of the political institutions involved in policy making.	........../20
Demonstrated understanding of policy making theories …………………………………………………………………20%
Excellent demonstrated understanding of policy making theories.	Very good demonstrated understanding of policy making theories.	Good demonstrated understanding of policy making theories.	Fair demonstrated understanding of policy making theories.	Poor or no demonstrated understanding of policy making theories.	........../20
Demonstrated understanding of policy advocacy strategies ……………………………………………………………………..20%
Excellent understanding of policy advocacy strategies.	Very good understanding of policy advocacy strategies.	Good understanding of policy advocacy strategies.	Fair understanding of policy advocacy strategies.	Poor or no understanding of policy advocacy strategies.	………./20
Depth of analysis and use of literature ……………………………………………………………………………………………. …(20%)
Excellent analysis and use of literature.	Very good analysis and use of literature.	Good analysis and use of literature.	Fair analysis and use of literature.	Poor or no demonstration of analysis and use of literature.	……../20
Referencing …………………………………………………………………………………………………….(10%)
All literature used is appropriate and scholarly. Minimum of 10 references Harvard referencing formatted used with no mistakes.	Most of the literature used is appropriate and scholarly. Minimum of 8 references. Harvard referencing formatted used with minimal. mistakes	Most of the literature used is appropriate and scholarly. Minimum of 6 references. Harvard referencing formatted used with some mistakes.	Some of literature used is appropriate and scholarly. Minimum of 5 references Harvard referencing formatted used with many mistake	Most of the literature used is inappropriate and not from a scholarly source. Harvard referencing formatted not used. Less than 5 references	……./10
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