The Asia-Pacific region is undergoing rapid changes that present both great opportunities and enormous challenges in a number of areas. The complex interactions across states, institutions, and local communities in the region will determine how the region addresses its major governance challenges, such terrorism, refugees, health, drugs, economic development, and the environment. Using these issues as weekly topical case studies, this course focuses on how the wide range of actors in the Asia-Pacific region attempt to comprehend and resolve governance and policy problems.
This course will be taught in Japan (in English) as part of the Bachelor of Asia Pacific Affairs.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Identify the key concepts, issues and challenges that influence the dynamics of policymaking in the Asia-Pacific today and into the future;
- demonstrate an understanding of the sources of these concepts, issues and challenges and their historical development in the region;
- use these concepts in order to critically analyse and evaluate alternative policymaking dilemmas and solutions across the region and globally; and
- develop the writing, research, and analytical skills needed to effectively communicate, orally and in writing, their own perspectives on these issues, both to scholarly audiences and to practitioners in the field, whether in government or the non-governmental sector
Indicative Assessment
- Tutorial participation - 10% [Learning Outcomes 1,2,3,4] (10) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Online quizzes - 10% [Learning Outcomes 1,2] (10) [LO 1,2]
- Asia-Pacific governance concept paper - 20% [Learning Outcomes 1,2,4] (20) [LO 1,2,4]
- Policy Proposal paper - 40% [Learning Outcomes 1,3,4] (40) [LO 1,3,4]
- In-class test - 20% [Learning Outcomes 1,3,4] (20) [LO 1,3,4]
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Workload
Students should devote 10 hours per week over 12 weeks to formal and informal study.
Inherent Requirements
Not applicable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
None specified
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 14
- Unit value:
- 6 units
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Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $4440 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $6000 |
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Spring Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9406 | 30 Sep 2024 | 25 Oct 2024 | 25 Oct 2024 | 31 Jan 2025 | In Person | N/A |