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POIR8320 – Europe and the World

2022 – Session 1, Online-flexible

General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff
Steve Wood
steve.wood@mq.edu.au
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
Admission to MIntRel or MSecStrategicStud or MCrim or MIntell or MCyberSecAnalysis or MCTerrorism or MPPP or MPASR or GradCertPP or PGDipIntRel or GradDipIntRel or MIntPubDip.
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description

This unit is for students interested in Europe and the European Union (EU). The unit incorporates historical background, theoretical perspectives on integration, analysis of member states and institutions, and examination of issues and themes such as EU enlargement, the ‘Euro Crisis’, the refugee/migrant crisis, energy and environmental challenges, Brexit, European and national identities, and relations with external actors, including Russia and the USA. Reading, thinking and scholarly engagement are required. At Masters (MIR) level, a high standard of research, analysis, referencing, organization and presentation is expected. The unit aims to enhance these skills and enable a critical understanding of Europe and the EU in the world. There are opportunities for more intensive inquiry in topics selected by students themselves.

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: Demonstrate advanced knowledge and critical understanding of Europe, the EU, and its member states
  • ULO2: apply developed capacities for research and analysis
  • ULO3: apply enhanced verbal presentation and debating skills
  • ULO4: demonstrate special expertise in selected essay and presentation topics

General Assessment Information

Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – 10 marks out of 100 credit will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Participation 10% No Weekly via iLearn site
Research Essay 40% No 1 June 2022, 4pm
Essay #1 1500 words 20% No 8 April 2022, 4pm
Take home exam 30% No 3 June 2022

Participation

Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 19.5 hours
Due: Weekly via iLearn site
Weighting: 10%

 

Weekly participation (for on campus offering or online offering)

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Demonstrate advanced knowledge and critical understanding of Europe, the EU, and its member states
  • apply developed capacities for research and analysis
  • apply enhanced verbal presentation and debating skills
  • demonstrate special expertise in selected essay and presentation topics

Research Essay

Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 40 hours
Due: 1 June 2022, 4pm
Weighting: 40%

 

Research Essay 3000 words

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Demonstrate advanced knowledge and critical understanding of Europe, the EU, and its member states
  • apply developed capacities for research and analysis
  • demonstrate special expertise in selected essay and presentation topics

Essay #1 1500 words

Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 20.5 hours
Due: 8 April 2022, 4pm
Weighting: 20%

 

short essay for external students - this is equivalent to the presentation for internal students (20%); topic selected from prescribed range of options

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Demonstrate advanced knowledge and critical understanding of Europe, the EU, and its member states
  • apply developed capacities for research and analysis
  • demonstrate special expertise in selected essay and presentation topics

Take home exam

Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 31 hours
Due: 3 June 2022
Weighting: 30%

 

Take home exam covering key concepts and topics.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Demonstrate advanced knowledge and critical understanding of Europe, the EU, and its member states
  • apply developed capacities for research and analysis
  • demonstrate special expertise in selected essay and presentation topics

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 and seminars on campus if allowed. Audio lectures and power point slides available via Echo and iLearn. Posts and announcements made as required.

Policies and Procedures

Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au). Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:

Students seeking more policy resources can visit Student Policies (https://students.mq.edu.au/support/study/policies). It is your one-stop-shop for the key policies you need to know about throughout your undergraduate student journey.

To find other policies relating to Teaching and Learning, visit Policy Central (https://policies.mq.edu.au) and use the search tool.

Student Code of Conduct

Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/admin/other-resources/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

Academic Integrity

At Macquarie, we believe academic integrity – honesty, respect, trust, responsibility, fairness and courage – is at the core of learning, teaching and research. We recognise that meeting the expectations required to complete your assessments can be challenging. So, we offer you a range of resources and services to help you reach your potential, including free online writing and maths support, academic skills development and wellbeing consultations.

Student Support

Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/

The Writing Centre

The Writing Centre provides resources to develop your English language proficiency, academic writing, and communication skills.

The Library provides online and face to face support to help you find and use relevant information resources. 

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Unit information based on version 2022.03 of the Handbook