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Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Allon Uhlmann
Jon Cottam
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MPICT or MCPICT or GradDipPICT or GradDipCPICT or PGCertPICT or GradCertPICT or GradCertCPICT or MPICTMIntSecSt or MCPICTMIntSecSt or MIntSecStud or GradDipIntSecStud or GradCertIntell or MIntell or MSecStrategicStudMIntell or MIntellMCrim or MIntellMCyberSec or MIntellMCTerrorism or admission to BSecStudMIntell
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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 students to fundamental skills and concepts in intelligence studies – counterintelligence, and performance evaluation – while providing students with the opportunity to critically reflect on the structure and function of the Australian intelligence community (loosely defined). Students will apply open-source intelligence (OSINT) collection and analysis techniques to elements of the Australian intelligence community and proceed to evaluate the effect and effectiveness of Australia’s intelligence apparatus. All enrolment queries should be directed to Open Universities Australia (OUA): see www.open.edu.au |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Quiz | 30% | No | Weeks 4, 9, 13 |
Preliminary Analysis and Collection Plan | 20% | No | Week 5 |
Collection report | 25% | No | Week 8 |
An intelligence briefing/policy brief | 25% | No | Week 12 |
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 1.5 hours
Due: Weeks 4, 9, 13
Weighting: 30%
3 X Quiz covering the prescribed literature in the course.
Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 31.5 hours
Due: Week 5
Weighting: 20%
A Preliminary analysis of an element of the Australian intelligence community (broadly defined) based on a scan of readily available material culminating in a detailed collection plan with RFIs.
Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 36.5 hours
Due: Week 8
Weighting: 25%
An open-source intelligence collection on an element of the Australian intelligence community (broadly defined) culminating in a structured written report.
Assessment Type 1: Project
Indicative Time on Task 2: 36.5 hours
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 25%
A 10-minute presentation assessing and evaluating an element of the Australian intelligence community (broadly defined)
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2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
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Unit information based on version 2021.01R of the Handbook