Students
POIR2580 – Political Violence
2020 – Session 2, Weekday attendance, North Ryde
Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
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General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Steve Wood
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
40cp at 1000 level or above OR (10cp in HIST or MHIS or POL or POIR or MHIX or POIX units)
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
Humans are creatures that i) engage in politics; and ii) have a history of violence through all ages and across all cultures. This unit explores intersections of these two expressions of human behaviour: politics and violence. It incorporates theoretical and philosophical perspectives and empirical analyses, including on war, terrorism, authoritarianism and totalitarianism, genocide and ethnic cleansing, insurgencies and revolutions, assassinations, death squads, protest, and humanitarian intervention. |
Important Academic Dates
Information about important academic dates including deadlines for withdrawing from units are available at https://www.mq.edu.au/study/calendar-of-dates
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- ULO1: acquire knowledge and understanding about varieties of political violence, includingrelevant concepts, actors, theoretical perspectives, processes and contexts
- ULO2: develop abilities to conduct independent research and deploy appropriate sources in ascholarly way
- ULO3: understand the importance of organisation and time management of workloads, andstudent responsiblities in this area
- ULO4: build capacity to apply critical evaluation and debating skills, and enhance presentationin written and verbal forms
- ULO5: develop a more intensive knowledge of particular sub-themes, which could be expandedon in later postgraduate study
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| tutorial on-campus or online participation | 10% | No | throughout the semester |
| Research Essay | 35% | No | 5 November 2020 |
| Exam | 35% | No | If exam: decided by APS. If test: in exam period |
| tutorial presentation (in class or online) | 20% | No | On selected week |
tutorial on-campus or online participation
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: throughout the semester
Weighting: 10%
contribution to weekly tutorials (for internal students = 10%)
online participation (for external students = 10%)
On successful completion you will be able to:
- acquire knowledge and understanding about varieties of political violence, includingrelevant concepts, actors, theoretical perspectives, processes and contexts
- develop abilities to conduct independent research and deploy appropriate sources in ascholarly way
- understand the importance of organisation and time management of workloads, andstudent responsiblities in this area
- build capacity to apply critical evaluation and debating skills, and enhance presentationin written and verbal forms
- develop a more intensive knowledge of particular sub-themes, which could be expandedon in later postgraduate study
Research Essay
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: 5 November 2020
Weighting: 35%
Research Essay
On successful completion you will be able to:
- acquire knowledge and understanding about varieties of political violence, includingrelevant concepts, actors, theoretical perspectives, processes and contexts
- develop abilities to conduct independent research and deploy appropriate sources in ascholarly way
- understand the importance of organisation and time management of workloads, andstudent responsiblities in this area
- build capacity to apply critical evaluation and debating skills, and enhance presentationin written and verbal forms
- develop a more intensive knowledge of particular sub-themes, which could be expandedon in later postgraduate study
Exam
Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: If exam: decided by APS. If test: in exam period
Weighting: 35%
Authentic invigilated examination on campus. North Ryde and approved exam centre.
If an exam is not allowed on campus, an end of semester online test will replace the exam. In that event. expectations re: academic standards will be higher than for an exam.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- acquire knowledge and understanding about varieties of political violence, includingrelevant concepts, actors, theoretical perspectives, processes and contexts
- develop abilities to conduct independent research and deploy appropriate sources in ascholarly way
- understand the importance of organisation and time management of workloads, andstudent responsiblities in this area
- build capacity to apply critical evaluation and debating skills, and enhance presentationin written and verbal forms
- develop a more intensive knowledge of particular sub-themes, which could be expandedon in later postgraduate study
tutorial presentation (in class or online)
Assessment Type 1: Presentation
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: On selected week
Weighting: 20%
tutorial presentation (in class or online)
in-class presentations (for internal students = 20%) - students to send these to the tutor if the University cancels in-class presentations, the presentation materials (slides, accompanying text, etc) are to be sent to the tutor
On successful completion you will be able to:
- acquire knowledge and understanding about varieties of political violence, includingrelevant concepts, actors, theoretical perspectives, processes and contexts
- develop abilities to conduct independent research and deploy appropriate sources in ascholarly way
- understand the importance of organisation and time management of workloads, andstudent responsiblities in this area
- build capacity to apply critical evaluation and debating skills, and enhance presentationin written and verbal forms
- develop a more intensive knowledge of particular sub-themes, which could be expandedon in later postgraduate study
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
- the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
- the Writing Centre for academic skills support.
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
Delivery and Resources
Lectures with power point slides will be either recorded or live from the set times of 11am Tuesday and 10am Thursday
There is considerable uncertainty about on-campus tutorials - capacity, times, and if they will be held for the entire semester.
'special circumstances' effectively means the same as for 'online/external' students
An on-campus invigilated exam was planned for the end of semester. If that cannot be held then a test will replace this assessment component. Because the test will be online, expectations re: academic standards will be high.
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- Academic Appeals Policy
- Academic Integrity Policy
- Academic Progression Policy
- Assessment Policy
- Fitness to Practice Procedure
- Grade Appeal Policy
- Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public
- Special Consideration Policy (Note: The Special Consideration Policy is effective from 4 December 2017 and replaces the Disruption to Studies Policy.)
Students seeking more policy resources can visit the Student Policy Gateway (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/student-policy-gateway). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.
If you would like to see all the policies relevant to Learning and Teaching visit Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central).
Student Code of Conduct
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/study/getting-started/student-conduct
Results
Results published on platform other than eStudent, (eg. iLearn, Coursera etc.) or released directly by your Unit Convenor, are not confirmed as they are subject to final approval by the University. Once approved, final results will be sent to your student email address and will be made available in eStudent. For more information visit ask.mq.edu.au or if you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au
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