Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Julian Droogan
Room 555, Level 5, The Arts Precinct
By appointment
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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 MPICTMIntSecSt or MCPICTMIntSecSt or MIntSecStud or GradDipIntSecStud or GradCertIntell or MCTerrorism or MCyberSec or GradDipSecStudCr or GradCertSecStudCr or MIntell or MSecStrategicStud or MCrim 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) and (50 cp at 2000 level))
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
Few security issues define our times more than that of terrorism. This unit provides a solid foundation for terrorism studies at a postgraduate level, encouraging students to build a thorough understanding of the complex definitions, history, manifestations, and transformation of terrorism around the world. Terrorism will be critically examined as a tactic, as a strategy, and as a mode of communication. Students will explore the wider effects that terrorist discourse plays in contemporary global society, including debates around the nature and drivers of Islamist terrorism and key groups such as Al Qaeda and ISIL. The unit will also critically examine a series of current themes and questions in terrorism studies such as relationship between religion and terrorism, the media and terrorism, the realities of cyber and nuclear terrorism, the future of terrorism, and how academics can successfully conduct terrorism field research. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Major Research Essay | 50% | No | Sunday, Week 10 |
Quiz | 20% | No | Week 7 & Week 14 |
Journal article critical review | 30% | No | Sunday, Week 6 |
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 44 hours
Due: Sunday, Week 10
Weighting: 50%
This assessment requires the student to write a sustained 4000 word critical research essay on a key scholarly debate in terrorism studies. The essay will demonstrate that they have engaged with the academic literature on terrorism, that they have critically evaluated a range of perspectives, and synthesised them into a coherent argument.
Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 17.5 hours
Due: Week 7 & Week 14
Weighting: 20%
There will also be two online quizzes that will test knowledge and understanding gained from lectures and the readings. The quizzes will consist of multiple choice and true/false questions.
Assessment Type 1: Case study/analysis
Indicative Time on Task 2: 26.5 hours
Due: Sunday, Week 6
Weighting: 30%
This assessment requires students to compare, contrast and critically assess two peer-reviewed academic journal articles from the terrorism studies literature. They will be expected to identify and cogently argue the strengths and weaknesses of these pieces, and to contextualise them within the broader field of research on terrorism.
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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 2022.02 of the Handbook