Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lecturer
Ben Schreer
By appointment
Tutor
Nicholas Blomfeld
By appointment
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MPICT or MCPICT or PGDipPICT or GradDipPICT or GradDipCPICT or MPICTMIntSecSt or MCPICTMIntSecSt or MIntSecStud or GradDipIntSecStud
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
The rise of China and other regional powers, arms modernisation trends and unresolved territorial disputes in the South China Sea and elsewhere make the Asia Pacific region highly conflict prone. Furthermore, Australia’s major ally, the United States, expects its allies and partners to play a more active role in a more dynamic security environment. Consequently, the debate over Australia’s strategic and defence policy choices has intensified in recent years. The unit provides students with the foundational knowledge of Australia’s strategic and defence policy. It also exposes students to the key strategic and defence policy challenges for Australia as it faces a rapidly changing Asia-Pacific environment.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Engagement | 20% | No | Ongoing |
1,500 word Essay Outline | 30% | No | tbd. |
Research Essay | 50% | No | tbd. |
Due: Ongoing
Weighting: 20%
Ongoing assessment. The recordings of the seminars will be posted and engagement through at minimum 11 online forums is required. Engagement involves demonstrating critical thinking and understanding of the required readings, as well as demonstrated ability to address the focus questions with regards to all unit materials (readings, and pre-recorded lectures and seminars).
Engagement in seminar activities must be completed by the end of the week. Participation will not be counted beyond the allocated timeframe. Grades are dependent on such criteria (but not limited to) the quality of the engagement with the text and any supplementary course materials, new lines of inquiry posed, and engagement with peers and the convener.
Due: tbd.
Weighting: 30%
This 1,500 word essay outline requires students to develop the key questions, rationale, arguments and approach for the major essay. After choosing one major essay question, the outline should:
To do well in this assignment, students will need to familiarise themselves with the key debates on the topics. They will also need to reflect critical thinking and apply their own judgement, simply rephrasing existing arguments in the debate is insufficient. The feedback on the assignment will help students to further refine their thinking and approach to the major essay.
Due: tbd.
Weighting: 50%
The completion of a research essay requires students to develop core disciplinary knowledge, demonstrate research skills, display effective communication through academic writing, and demonstrate original and critical thinking. This final assessment is 3000-word essay and students must choose one essay question from a list of five. Questions will be released by Week 4 on the iLearn site.
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27/01/2017 | One assessment task has been changed from "literature review" to "essay outline". |