third year core unit for Police Studies major in BSocSc(Police Studies) degree, conventional pathway
OFFERINGS
Unit
Sem 1
Sem 2
Full Yr
Spring
Summer
Winter
HSP314
Distance(H,L,W,I,N)
Key Semester Dates
Semester
Campus
Attendance
Note
Start Date
Census Date
Final WW Date*
End Date
Sem 1
H
Distance
25-FEB-2013
23-MAR-2013
15-APR-2013
31-MAY-2013
Sem 1
I
Distance
25-FEB-2013
23-MAR-2013
15-APR-2013
31-MAY-2013
Sem 1
L
Distance
25-FEB-2013
23-MAR-2013
15-APR-2013
31-MAY-2013
Sem 1
N
Distance
25-FEB-2013
23-MAR-2013
15-APR-2013
31-MAY-2013
Sem 1
W
Distance
25-FEB-2013
23-MAR-2013
15-APR-2013
31-MAY-2013
* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see Withdrawal dates explained for more information).
Examines major issues concerning contemporary policing practices, including: the policing of diversity, dissent, illicit drugs and domestic violence; and the militarisation of policing. Crime management strategies and forensic practices will also be examined. Case material will be drawn from Australian, British and American practices.
WEIGHT: 12.5%
ASSESSMENT:
Online Participation to MyLO Discussions (15%) - approx. 750-1000 words; Short Answers questions (15%); Major Essay (30%) - 2,500 words; Final exam (40%)
FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS Note: Class attendance may still be required
Fully online - H,L,I,W This unit is taught entirely online
Resource dependent teaching & learning - H,L,I,W Independent study with provided resources replaces face-to-face or other classes (e.g. lectures)
About Flexible Study Options
INTERNATIONALISATION This unit includes specific international contexts/case studies.
This unit includes international cross-cultural issues/skills.
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
Campus - H Hobart, L Launceston, W Burnie. Study Centre - V Sydney, R Rozelle, P Beauty Point. Distance units may also have a campus identifier of I Isolated, N Interstate, O Overseas. Units delivered in Transnational Education (TNE) Programs have a campus identifier of A Hangzhou, F Fuzhou, G Shanghai, K KDU Malaysia, Q Kuwait or Y Hong Kong.
Special approval is required for enrolment into TNE Program units - campuses A, F, G, K, Q and Y click here for more information.
Fully online - H,L,I,W