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Introduction to Criminology
Department of Centre for Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism
Faculty of Arts
Unit Guide
S1 Day Session 1, North Ryde, Day 2014
Table of Content
Table of Content
General Information
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Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks
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Tutorial/online participation
Online Quiz - Mid-Semester
Online Quiz - End of Semester
Annotated Bibliography
Research Essay Plan
Research Essay
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Unit Schedule
Delivery and Resources
Policies and Procedures
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Learning Skills
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Graduate Capabilities
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Learning Outcome
Assessment Task
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Learning Outcome
Assessment Task
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Effective Communication
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Learning Outcome
Assessment Task
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Learning Outcome
Assessment Task
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General Information
Convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor: James Martin
Email: james.martin@mq.edu.au
Phone: 9850 1439
Office: Y3A 227
Credit Points
3
Prerequisites
N/A
Corequisites
N/A
Co-badged status
N/A
Unit Description
This unit aims to introduce students to the theory and practice of Criminology. It will explore definitions of
crime, theories of crime and criminality and contemporary issues in criminology. With reference to
relevant research and theory the unit aims to give students an appreciation of three broad areas, what is
crime? who is a criminal? and the application of contemporary theory to contemporary social issues.
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Learning Outcomes
1. Identify and distinguish between major criminological theories, e.g. strain theory, differential
association, biological positivism;
2. Research and locate different academic sources and express judgement about their validity;
3. Engage in informed criminological discussion with criminology staff and other students;
4. Analyse and demonstrate critical understanding of major criminological theories with regard to
particular types of criminal offence.
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Assessment Tasks
Task
Weight
Due Date
Linked
Learning
Outcomes
Linked
Graduate
Capabilities
Tutorial/online
participation
10%
Throughout
semester
2, 6
10%
Monday
14/4
10%
Friday 13/6
Annotated
Bibliography
20%
Friday 21/3
1, 2, 3, 5, 8
Research Essay
Plan
10%
Monday
28/4
1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9
Research Essay
40%
Friday 6/6
1, 2, 4
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,
8, 9
Tutorial/online participation
Due Date: Throughout semester
Weight: 10%
Annotated Bibliography
Due Date: Friday 21/3
Weight: 20%
Research Essay
Due Date: Friday 6/6
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Brief
Description
Weight: 40%
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Unit Schedule
Module 1 - Introduction to criminology
Module 2 - Measuring crime
Module 3 - Crime in the news
Module 4 - The criminal mind
Module 5 - The criminal world
Module 6 - Serious assault and homicide
Module 7 - Youth crime
Module 8 - Gender and crime
Module 9 - Race and crime
Module 10 - Illicit drugs and crime
Module 11 - Gangs and gangsters
Module 12 - Crimes of the powerful
Module 13 - Environmental crime
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course convener or tutor, will incur a deduction of 5% for the first day, and 2% for each subsequent day
including the day on which the work is received. Weekends and public holidays are included.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION
Students who are prevented from completing any of the work required to complete this unit should
report the circumstances via an Application for Special Consideration form to the Registrar's Office. This
letter must be accompanied by a completed Professional Authority Form
(http://www.student.mq.edu.au/ses/Special%20Consideration.html) or other proper evidence.
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Student Support
Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details,
visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
Learning Skills
Learning Skills (mq.edu.au/learningskills) provides academic writing resources and study strategies to
improve your marks and take control of your study.
Workshops
StudyWise
Academic Integrity Module for Students
Ask a Learning Adviser
Equity Support
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Students with a disability are encouraged to contact the Disability Service who can provide appropriate
help with any issues that arise during their studies.
IT Help
For help with University computer systems and technology, visit http://informatics.mq.edu.au/help/.
When using the University's IT, you must adhere to the Acceptable Use Policy. The policy applies to all
who connect to the MQ network including students.
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Graduate Capabilities
Discipline Specific Knowledge and Skills
Our graduates will take with them the intellectual development, depth and breadth of knowledge,
scholarly understanding, and specific subject content in their chosen fields to make them competent and
confident in their subject or profession. They will be able to demonstrate, where relevant, professional
technical competence and meet professional standards. They will be able to articulate the structure of
knowledge of their discipline, be able to adapt discipline-specific knowledge to novel situations, and be
able to contribute from their discipline to inter-disciplinary solutions to problems.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning Outcome
1. Identify and distinguish between major criminological theories, e.g. strain theory, differential
association, biological positivism;
2. Research and locate different academic sources and express judgement about their validity;
3. Engage in informed criminological discussion with criminology staff and other students;
4. Analyse and demonstrate critical understanding of major criminological theories with regard to
particular types of criminal offence.
Assessment Task
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Learning Outcome
1. Identify and distinguish between major criminological theories, e.g. strain theory, differential
association, biological positivism;
2. Research and locate different academic sources and express judgement about their validity;
3. Engage in informed criminological discussion with criminology staff and other students;
4. Analyse and demonstrate critical understanding of major criminological theories with regard to
particular types of criminal offence.
Assessment Task
1.
2.
3.
4.
Learning Outcome
1. Research and locate different academic sources and express judgement about their validity;
2. Analyse and demonstrate critical understanding of major criminological theories with regard to
particular types of criminal offence.
Assessment Task
1.
2.
3.
Learning Outcome
1. Research and locate different academic sources and express judgement about their validity;
2. Analyse and demonstrate critical understanding of major criminological theories with regard to
particular types of criminal offence.
Assessment Task
1.
Effective Communication
We want to develop in our students the ability to communicate and convey their views in forms effective
with different audiences. We want our graduates to take with them the capability to read, listen, question,
gather and evaluate information resources in a variety of formats, assess, write clearly, speak effectively,
and to use visual communication and communication technologies as appropriate.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning Outcome
1. Identify and distinguish between major criminological theories, e.g. strain theory, differential
association, biological positivism;
2. Research and locate different academic sources and express judgement about their validity;
3. Engage in informed criminological discussion with criminology staff and other students;
4. Analyse and demonstrate critical understanding of major criminological theories with regard to
particular types of criminal offence.
Assessment Task
1.
2.
3.
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Learning Outcome
1. Engage in informed criminological discussion with criminology staff and other students;
2. Analyse and demonstrate critical understanding of major criminological theories with regard to
particular types of criminal offence.
Assessment Task
1.
2.
3.
Learning Outcome
1. Engage in informed criminological discussion with criminology staff and other students;
2. Analyse and demonstrate critical understanding of major criminological theories with regard to
particular types of criminal offence.
Assessment Task
1.
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Learning Outcome
1. Identify and distinguish between major criminological theories, e.g. strain theory, differential
association, biological positivism;
2. Research and locate different academic sources and express judgement about their validity;
3. Engage in informed criminological discussion with criminology staff and other students;
4. Analyse and demonstrate critical understanding of major criminological theories with regard to
particular types of criminal offence.
Assessment Task
1.
2.
3.
Learning Outcome
1. Research and locate different academic sources and express judgement about their validity;
2. Engage in informed criminological discussion with criminology staff and other students;
3. Analyse and demonstrate critical understanding of major criminological theories with regard to
particular types of criminal offence.
Assessment Task
1.
2.
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