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PICT8062 – The Crimes of the Powerful
2020 – Session 2, Special circumstance
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.
To check the availability of face to face activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
General Information
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Rolando Ochoa Hernandez
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| Credit points |
Credit points
10
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MSecStrategicStud or MIntell or MCrim or MCyberSec or MCTerrorism or GradCertSecStudCr or GradDipSecStudCr or MPICT or GradDipPICT or MPICTMIntSecSt or MIntSecStud or GradDipIntSecStud or MIntRel or GradDipIntRel or MIntBusMIntRel or MTransInterMIntRel or MCPICT or MCPICTMISS or GradDipCPICT or GradCertCPICT or GradCertISS or MSecStrategicStudMCrim or MSecStrategicStudMIntell or MSecStrategicStudMCyberSec or MSecStrategicStudMCTerrorism or MIntellMCrim or MIntellMCyberSec or MIntellMCTerrorism or MCyberSecMCTerrorism or MCyberSecMCrim or MCTerrorismMCrim or Master of Cyber Security Analysis or admission to BSecStudMCTerrorism or BSecStudMCrim or BSecStudMCyberSecAnalysis or BSecStudMIntell or BSecStudMSecStrategicStud or (10cps at 6000 level or 10cps at 8000 level)
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Corequisites
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Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
This unit examines crimes committed by powerful individuals and institutions: white collar crimes, corporate crimes and state crimes. From the Nazi death camps of WWII, to the Bhopal and BHP Gulf oil spill environmental disasters of more recent decades, the most harmful crimes are not those committed by offenders on the 'street', but rather by individuals and organisations occupying the most influential and privileged positions in our societies. This unit reorients the criminological gaze upwards, away from traditional street offenders and towards the most powerful criminals who occupy corporate boardrooms, parliaments and military organisations. Students will explore contemporary examples of each of these types of offence, examine the characteristics of powerful offenders, and address why crimes of this magnitude often go unaddressed by both contemporary criminologists and our systems of criminal justice.
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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: Demonstate a deep understanding of the problems of definition of the various forms of business, corporate, and State criminality.
- ULO2: Evaluate the role of corporate and State criminality in the context of the social and political life.
- ULO3: Demonstate an understanding of the forms of individual business or corporate and/or State crime, including such forms of financial crime, fraud, genocide and corruption.
- ULO4: Outline the challenges involved in regulating, prosecuting and punishing these crimes from a global and local perspective.
- ULO5: Communicate effectively in oral and written formats.
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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| Mid-Semester quiz | 15% | No | Friday of week 7 before 11:55PM |
| Final Essay | 60% | No | Friday of week 12 before 11:55PM |
| End of semester quiz | 15% | No | Friday of week 13 before 11:55PM |
| Particiation | 10% | No | Weekly |
Mid-Semester quiz
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Friday of week 7 before 11:55PM
Weighting: 15%
A quiz with questions from the readings of weeks 1-7
Due Friday of week 7
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstate a deep understanding of the problems of definition of the various forms of business, corporate, and State criminality.
- Demonstate an understanding of the forms of individual business or corporate and/or State crime, including such forms of financial crime, fraud, genocide and corruption.
- Evaluate the role of corporate and State criminality in the context of the social and political life.
- Outline the challenges involved in regulating, prosecuting and punishing these crimes from a global and local perspective.
- Communicate effectively in oral and written formats.
Final Essay
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: Friday of week 12 before 11:55PM
Weighting: 60%
Students will submit a 2,500 word essay. They choose a case of corporate or state crime and use it to illustrate and discuss the theoretical and empirical issues discussed in class.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstate a deep understanding of the problems of definition of the various forms of business, corporate, and State criminality.
- Demonstate an understanding of the forms of individual business or corporate and/or State crime, including such forms of financial crime, fraud, genocide and corruption.
- Evaluate the role of corporate and State criminality in the context of the social and political life.
- Outline the challenges involved in regulating, prosecuting and punishing these crimes from a global and local perspective.
- Communicate effectively in oral and written formats.
End of semester quiz
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20 hours
Due: Friday of week 13 before 11:55PM
Weighting: 15%
A quiz with questions on the readings of weeks 8-13.
Due Friday of week 13.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstate a deep understanding of the problems of definition of the various forms of business, corporate, and State criminality.
- Demonstate an understanding of the forms of individual business or corporate and/or State crime, including such forms of financial crime, fraud, genocide and corruption.
- Evaluate the role of corporate and State criminality in the context of the social and political life.
- Communicate effectively in oral and written formats.
Particiation
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 8 hours
Due: Weekly
Weighting: 10%
Students will have to actively participate in the class and external forums as needed.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstate a deep understanding of the problems of definition of the various forms of business, corporate, and State criminality.
- Communicate effectively in oral and written formats.
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
Delivery and Resources
THE UNIT CONSISTS OF 13 2-HOUR LECTURES AS WELL AS TUTORIALS. STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND THE LECTURE AS THE SECOND HOUR OF SAID LECTURE WILL BE USED TO HAVE DISCUSSIONS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES (ONLINE FOR S2 2020).
PARTICIPATION IS EXPECTED OF ALL STUDENTS IN LECTURES AND TUTORIALS.
UNIT REQUIREMENTS AND EXPECTATIONS
•You should spend an average of 12 hours per week on this unit. This includes listening to lectures prior to seminar or tutorial, reading weekly required materials as detailed in iLearn, and preparing assessments.
•Internal students are expected to attend all seminar or tutorial sessions, and external students are expected to make significant contributions to on-line activities.
•In most cases students are required to attempt and submit all major assessment tasks in order to pass the unit.
•The citations for all the required readings for this unit are available to enrolled students through the unit iLearn site, and at Macquarie University's library site.
Electronic copies of required readings may be accessed through the library or will be made available by other means.
TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED
•Computer and internet access are essential for this unit. Basic computer skills and skills in word processing are also a requirement.
•This unit has an online presence. Login is via:https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/
•Students are required to have regular access to a computer and the internet. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient.
SUBMITTING ASSESSMENT TASKS
•All text-based assessment tasks are to be submitted, marked and returned electronically.This will only happen through the unit iLearn site.
•Assessment tasks must be submitted as a MS word document by the due date.
•Most assessment tasks will be subject to a 'TurnitIn' review as an automatic part of the submission process.
•The granting of extensions of up to one week are at the discretion of the unit convener or nominated delegate such as a tutor. Any requests for extensions must be before the due date for the submission of the assessment task.Extensions beyond one week are subject to the university’s Disruptions Policy.
LATE SUBMISSION OF ASSESSMENT TASKS
•If an assignment is submitted late, 5% of the available mark will be deducted for each day (including weekends) the paper is late.
•For example, if a paper is worth 20 marks, 1 mark will be deducted from the grade given for each day that it is late (i.e. a student given 15/20 who submitted 4 days late will lose 4marks = 11/20).
•The same principle applies if an extension is granted and the assignment is submitted later than the amended date.
WORD LIMITS FOR ASSESSMENT TASKS
•Stated word limits include footnotes and footnoted references, but not bibliography, or title page.
•Word limits can generally deviate by 10% either over or under the stated figure.
Policies and Procedures
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://staff.mq.edu.au/work/strategy-planning-and-governance/university-policies-and-procedures/policy-central). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
- 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
Student Support
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Learning Skills
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to help you improve your marks and take control of your study.
The Library provides online and face to face support to help you find and use relevant information resources.
Student Services and Support
Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate help with any issues that arise during their studies.
Student Enquiries
For all student enquiries, visit Student Connect at ask.mq.edu.au
If you are a Global MBA student contact globalmba.support@mq.edu.au
IT Help
For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://www.mq.edu.au/about_us/offices_and_units/information_technology/help/.
When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use of IT Resources Policy. The policy applies to all who connect to the MQ network including students.