Unit Outline

In a globalised and technologically connected world, transnational crime is a growing phenomenon. Crimes perpetrated across national borders and cannot be solved by one agency or jurisdiction alone; they require a unified regional or global response to combat them. This unit will explore a broad range of criminal activities including people trafficking, trafficking of illicit goods (i.e., drugs, arms, wildlife), environmental crime, piracy, corruption, money laundering, terrorism and cybercrime. We will explore the scale of the criminal threat and the complexity of synergising the criminal laws of different states to achieve transnational criminal justice. The unit will critically examine attempts to regulate such crime, asking questions about the principal purpose and effectiveness of transnational enforcement mechanisms, and exploring relevant theory, research, and practical approaches that aim to address the suppression of transnational crime.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1	Explain the main features of transnational crime and criminal activities.
2	Analyse efforts to govern cross-border crime, and the challenges associated with coordinating effective responses.
3	Apply relevant theories and concepts to specific examples and cases of transnational crime.
4	Communicate your ideas clearly in written and verbal form.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	25 credit points at Introductory level or higher

Alterations as a result of student feedback

As a due to student feedback in 2022, the following alterations have been made to the unit:

1) Additional criterion have been added to Assessment 2 to make it clearer how this assessment relates to unit ILOs,

2) Lowered weighting of Assessment 1, and an increase in weighting for Assessments 3 and 4, and

3) Changed Assessment 3 from a essay to a policy brief and presentation.

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Assessment Task 1: Infographic	Week 4	10 %	LO1, LO2, LO4
Assessment Task 2:	Assessment Task 4: Policy Brief and Presentation	Week 14	35 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4
Assessment Task 3:	Assessment Task 2: Participation	Refer to Assessment Description	20 %	LO1, LO2, LO4
Assessment Task 4:	Assessment Task 3: Journal	Refer to Assessment Description	35 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Assessment Task 1: Infographic

Task Description:

You will design an infographic, which is a representation of information in a graphic format designed to make the data easily understandable at a glance. The infographic is used to quickly communicate a message, to simplify the presentation of large amounts of data, and to see data patterns and relationships.

A task descriptor will be provided on MyLO– explaining how to approach this assessment item.

Further details including due dates will be available on MyLO.

Task Length:

250 words

Due Date:

Week 4 (16/Aug/2024)

Weight:

10 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Explain a selected topic in a global context.	LO1
2	Identify issues and analyse efforts to address the challenge.	LO2
3	Communicate complex ideas clearly in a pictorial form.	LO4

Assessment Task 2: Assessment Task 4: Policy Brief and Presentation

Task Description:

You will create a policy briefing document on one element of transnational crime. You will offer insight into your chosen transnational crime type as well as suggest recommended actions for government and stakeholders to take to respond to and prevent your chosen crime. You will also present your findings and recommendations. Further details will be available in MyLO.

Further details including due dates will be available on MyLO.

Task Length:

1,800 words + presentation

Due Date:

Week 14 (01/Nov/2024)

Weight:

35 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Explain the main features of transnational crime and criminal activities.	LO1
2	Analyse efforts to govern cross-border crime, and the challenges associated with coordinating effective responses.	LO2
3	Apply relevant theories and concepts to specific examples and cases of transnational crime.	LO3
4	Communicate your ideas clearly verbally and in writing.	LO4

Assessment Task 3: Assessment Task 2: Participation

Task Description:

Your participation will be measured in 2 ways throughout this unit (regardless of whether you are studying on campus or online).

1. Engagement with others: Participation (10%)
Participation in person (on-campus), online synchronous (online tutorial), or asynchronous.

2. Engagement with Ideas: Online Tasks (10%)
These will occur every in Weeks 3,5,7,9, and 11 for a total of five times.
The length of the tasks will be maximum 200 words.

Further details including due dates will be available on MyLO.

Task Length:

Due Date:

Refer to Assessment Description

Weight:

20 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Explain the main features of transnational crime and criminal activities.	LO1
2	Communicate your ideas clearly in verbally or in writing.	LO4
3	Identify issues and analyse efforts associated with the challenges of transnational crime	LO2

Assessment Task 4: Assessment Task 3: Journal

Task Description:

You will summarise and reflect on unit readings in a reading journal. Readings will be available via the Reading List and will be discussed in tutorials. The readings will also support your research on the final assessment.

Further details including due dates will be available on MyLO.

Task Length:

500 words per diary entry OR 2,500 words in total

Due Date:

Refer to Assessment Description

Weight:

35 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Explain the main features of transnational crime and criminal activities as relevant to a discussion of the readings.	LO1
2	Discuss efforts to govern cross-border crime, and the challenges associated with coordinating effective responses.	LO2
3	Highlight relevant theories and concepts and how they were applied in readings to specific examples and cases of transnational crime.	LO3
4	Communicate your ideas clearly and logically in written form.	LO4

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.

Review of results and appeals

You are entitled to ask for a review of the marking and grading of your assessment task if there is an irregularity in the marking standards or an error in the process for determining the outcome of an assessment. Details on how to request a review of a mark for an assignment are outlined in the Review and Appeal of Academic Decisions Procedure.