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APG5741 - Supervised reading in criminal justice and criminology

12 points, SCA Band 1, 0.250 EFTSL

Postgraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Arts

Coordinator(s)

Dr Alistair Harkness

Offered

Not offered in 2016

Synopsis

This unit involves focused, independent reading and the presentation of the findings in a scholarly manner, under the supervision of a member of the teaching staff of the department. On completion of the subject students should: demonstrate a thorough understanding of the criminal justice or criminology topic chosen for the subject; understand the nature and scope of scholarly writing on the topic; appreciate the theoretical, methodological and practical dimensions of the topic, be able to present orally and in writing critical thinking and analysis of the criminal justice/criminology topic.

Outcomes

Upon completion of this subject students will be able to:

Demonstrate an in-depth and focused critical understanding of a topic in criminal justice or criminology
Demonstrate an in-depth familiarity with the literature on a topic in criminal justice and criminology
Demonstrate the ability to synthesise a broad range of literature on a topic
Be familiar with the process of researching and writing a comprehensive literature review of a criminal justice or criminology topic
Demonstrate the ability to understand and critically assess the various historical, theoretical and methodological issues and debates around a chosen criminal justice, criminology topic.

Assessment

Within semester assessment: 100%

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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