Overview

This unit introduces you to the world of advocacy and its role in addressing the key challenges facing the global community. You are introduced to the key frameworks, considerations and stakeholders to help students critically evaluate the opportunities and limitations of advocacy. This unit enables you to continue practicing core … For more content click the Read More button below.

Offerings

S2-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Associate Professor Djuke Veldhuis

Unit Coordinator(s)

Mr Jake Port

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:
1.

Develop a comprehensive advocacy strategy on how an advocacy group will operate. This includes a brief to a government official, a digital and written appeal to a relevant stakeholder and an organisational memo outlining how you operate as an advocacy group;

2.

Consider the ways in which groups of people strategically undertake advocacy campaigns to affect change;

3.

Work with others to critically evaluate advocacy opportunities and develop targeted strategies which enable impactful change;

4.

Integrate feedback from peers and mentors to make improvements in how you collaborate as a team and organise yourself within an advocacy group pushing for change;

5.

Develop a deeper understanding of the importance of tailoring information and content to specific audiences to maximise the accessibility and impact of information;

6.

Demonstrate teamwork capacity and knowledge of leadership by using a collaborative approach to examine the advocacy and communication strategies needed to maximise impact and change;

7.

Develop a plan for their first internship.

Teaching approach

Enquiry-based learning
Simulation or virtual practice
Active learning
Case-based teaching
Role play

Assessment

1 - Advocacy appeal (group)
2 - Reflection on advocacy (individual)
3 - Communicating in different contexts (group)
4 - Feedback fruits (individual)
5 - Reflection on feedback fruits (individual)

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Workshops

Workload requirements

Workload

Learning resources

Required resources