Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit convenor
Jon Cottam
Building Y3A, Level 2
By appointment
Unit convenor
Kathryn Mohr
Building Y3A, Level 2
By appointment
Tutor
George Leach
Building Y3A, Level 2
By appointment
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
PICT102 or PICT111
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit introduces the emerging field of homeland security. It has a particular focus on the role of law enforcement and intelligence organisations in protecting the state from threats from within and without The unit provides an introduction to the field of policing, intelligence and counterterrorism and focuses on the operational level of national security. It begins with an overview of public and private law enforcement roles and policing theories. It also examines private sector security organisations. This approach distinguishes homeland security from national security, which is a broader, all-hazards concept. The unit complements PICT211, which focuses on government and private sector strategies for national security, and PICT213, which focuses on disaster resilience and crisis response.
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Name | Weighting | Due |
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Issue Briefing (5min Vodcast) | 10% | 27 March 2016 at 11:59pm |
Analytical Report | 20% | 3 April 2016 at 11:59pm |
Research Essay | 40% | 15 May 2016 at 11:59pm |
Take Home Exam | 30% | 12 June 2016 at 11:59pm |
Due: 27 March 2016 at 11:59pm
Weighting: 10%
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Due: 3 April 2016 at 11:59pm
Weighting: 20%
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Due: 15 May 2016 at 11:59pm
Weighting: 40%
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Due: 12 June 2016 at 11:59pm
Weighting: 30%
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UNIT REQUIREMENTS AND EXPECTATIONS
REQUIRED READINGS
TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED
SUBMITTING ASSESSMENT TASKS
LATE SUBMISSION OF ASSESSMENT TASKS
WORD LIMITS FOR ASSESSMENT TASKS
REASSESSMENT OF ASSIGNMENTS DURING THE SEMESTER
Week |
Topic
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Lecturer |
1 |
Introduction |
Jon Cottam/Kathryn Mohr |
2 |
History of Intelligence: Part 1 |
Fred Smith |
3 |
History of Intelligence: Part 2 |
Fred Smith |
4 |
The Australian Intelligence Community |
Becky Vogel |
5 |
The Intelligence Cycle |
Becky Vogel |
6 |
Security Threats – the Australian and US perspectives |
Speech from Aspin Institute and National Press Club
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7 |
The Role of Intelligence in Domestic Security (with a focus on the Boston Marathon Bombing)
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Fred Smith |
8 |
Ethics, Oversight, and the Intelligence Community |
Lise Waldek |
9 |
History of Policing |
Vince Hurley |
10 |
Two Types of Global Policing: Policing in France and England |
Vince Hurley |
11 |
Law Enforcement Models and Law Enforcement Use of Intelligence |
Lesley Honeyman |
12 |
Conclusion |
Jon Cottam/Kathryn Mohr |
13 |
Exam prep |
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Updated unit schedule and assignments
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18/02/2016 | Changes to assessments and week by week structure of course. |
11/01/2016 | For approval by HoD. |