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CRIM11001 Foundations of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Foundations of Criminology and Criminal Justice
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General Information

Overview

This unit introduces you to the basic elements of criminology and criminal justice. The nature and trends associated with crime are examined, together with how it relates to dimensions such as social class, age, gender and ethnicity. You will examine crime in the context of contemporary criminology theory. This unit also introduces you to the institutional response to Criminal Justice in Australia, how society responds to offensive behaviour and the roles of key agencies and individuals within the justice system.

Details

Career Level: Undergraduate
Unit Level: Level 1
Credit Points: 6
Student Contribution Band: 10
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load: 0.125

Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

There are no requisites for this unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

Offerings For Term 2 - 2024

Online

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Website

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Class and Assessment Overview

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This information will be available on Monday 13 May 2024
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Previous Student Feedback

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Feedback from SUTE survey

Feedback

Students do not want to be compelled to participate in learning activities.

Recommendation

Assessment allow choices about level of participation but still provide encouragement to engage in the learning community.

Feedback from SUTE survey

Feedback

Some students found the assessment tasks confusing

Recommendation

This was not substantially raised via the multiple methods of contact with the UC - there were a few typical questions that were immediately answered. Students will be encouraged to become more autonomous learners and ask questions and express themselves before the end of term SUTE survey.

Feedback from Feedback from markers.

Feedback

Many students struggle with basic academic literacies.

Recommendation

There is a proposal to use gradeless, competency-based assessment in term 1 of the criminology courses which would reduce student anxiety and allow potential to develop core literacies.

Unit Learning Outcomes

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This information will be available on Monday 13 May 2024
Alignment of Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Graduate Attributes

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Textbooks and Resources

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This information will be available on Monday 17 June 2024
Academic Integrity Statement

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