Policy Proposal

Policy Proposal Order Description Assessment Task #2 (Take Home Exam) The Take-Home Exam will be available for students to access on�9am Monday 26�September. The Exam will appear on the homepage�of this CloudDeakin" rel="nofollow">in site. Students will have until�12:59 pm�Friday 30 September�to complete the task and submit their work to the relevant dropbox.� The Exam�is worth 25% of your total mark, and should be approximately 1000 words long (excludin" rel="nofollow">ing references). The task: You are workin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in the role of an Adviser to the Australian Min" rel="nofollow">inister for Immigration. At 9am on Monday 26 September�you will be�presented with a�scenario regardin" rel="nofollow">ing an asylum challenge in" rel="nofollow">in Australia and/or Asia. Your task is to advise the Min" rel="nofollow">inister on their�course of action. Note: This task is designed to get you thin" rel="nofollow">inkin" rel="nofollow">ing within" rel="nofollow">in the real political parameters faced by our politicians and their advisers. Your advice should take in" rel="nofollow">into account the real political landscape of Australian asylum policy. Therefore, answers along the lin" rel="nofollow">ines of 'Australia should adopt an open-borders policy and let in" rel="nofollow">in all asylum seekers' are politically unlikely and will not receive a pass mark.� The task comprises three sections requirin" rel="nofollow">ing short answers.�These three sections will be released with the scenario. Together, all three sections should total approximately 1000 words, excludin" rel="nofollow">ing your�reference list. You should address your briefin" rel="nofollow">ing to the relevant Min" rel="nofollow">inister (usin" rel="nofollow">ing his or her name), and format your document professionally. The task is designed to test your understandin" rel="nofollow">ing of various aspects of asylum policy covered in" rel="nofollow">in this unit. These aspects may in" rel="nofollow">include some of the followin" rel="nofollow">ing: � International refugee and human rights law � Australian asylum policy � The asylum policies of various Asian states (generally and/or specifically) � The causes of migration and the protection pathways taken by asylum seekers in" rel="nofollow">in the Asian region � The various debates on asylum policy within" rel="nofollow">in the Australian community � The policies of Australia's major political parties � The role of non-government actors in" rel="nofollow">in the region (for example UNHCR, International Organisation for Migration, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch) � The role of in" rel="nofollow">intra-governmental actors in" rel="nofollow">in the region (for example ASEAN) � The political and diplomatic implications of people seekin" rel="nofollow">ing asylum in" rel="nofollow">in Australia and the Asian region � The human implications of state policy for people seekin" rel="nofollow">ing asylum in" rel="nofollow">in Australia and the Asian region Tip:�You are encouraged to�draw on a range of source material to help you develop your answer. These will in" rel="nofollow">include academic sources (books and journal articles), as well as media�articles and in" rel="nofollow">internet�resources. As always, show good judgment in" rel="nofollow">in your choice of resource material, and aim for a combin" rel="nofollow">ination of academic and non-academic sources.�As a guide, a good reference list for this task will be about�4-8�references long. Markin" rel="nofollow">ing Criteria: When markin" rel="nofollow">ing, the assessor will consider the followin" rel="nofollow">ing: � Has the student followed the in" rel="nofollow">instructions and guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines?� � Has the student demonstrated a good understandin" rel="nofollow">ing of this particular�asylum challenge, in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing (but not limited to) the multiple actors in" rel="nofollow">involved, the various�implications for government and society in" rel="nofollow">in Australia and Asia, and its human impact? � Has the student demonstrated critical thin" rel="nofollow">inkin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in their approach to the problem, and have they offered a reasonable solution? Is the task well presented, in" rel="nofollow">includin" rel="nofollow">ing clear written communication, and the correct use of the Harvard referencin" rel="nofollow">ing system?�