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INR1001 Global Transitions and Human Security

Semester 2, 2020 Online
Short Description: Global Transitions & Human Sec
Units : 1
Faculty or Section : Faculty of Business, Education, Law and Arts
School or Department : School of Humanities & Communication
Student contribution band : Band 1
ASCED code : 090101 - Political Science
Grading basis : Graded

Staffing

Examiner:

Other requisites

Students will require access to e-mail and have internet access to UConnect for this course.

Rationale

An understanding of international relations, both historically and in the contemporary world, is crucial in understanding the processes and impacts of globalisation. The competing interests and actors in world politics have increasingly shaped perspectives about and analyses of global, regional, national and local environments. This has led to new formulations on security thinking, with human security emerging as an important consideration in international relations and world politics. These elements are all vital parts of contemporary understandings of the globalised world.

Synopsis

INR1001 develops students' knowledge and analytical skills by focusing on several issues including human security, Australia's role in international politics, international security, and issues of global interest. These topics are considered within a human security framework, and have a particular emphasis on their currency to Australia and its region.

Objectives

On successful completion of this course students should be able to demonstrate:

  1. academic and professional skills by applying their comprehension of the nature and evolution of "International Relations" as series of processes in and of themselves as well as an interdisciplinary field of academic study;
  2. an understanding of the nature and evolution of the international system and the practice of diplomacy and other forms of interaction at the various levels of the system, including globalisation and evolving state sovereignty;
  3. academic and professional skills by analysing an issue through different perspectives;
  4. communication skills appropriate to the discipline by preparing and submitting a research essay and completing readings-based quizzes;
  5. analytical and problem solving skills by researching and writing research essay and readings-based quizzes;
  6. ethical research and inquiry skills by comprehending and applying referencing norms and practices;
  7. cultural literacy skills by describing, analysing and applying international perspectives using discipline-specific analytical frameworks.

Topics

Description Weighting(%)
1. Historical contexts and theories of international relations 15.00
2. Actors in world politics 10.00
3. The contemporary world: interdependence and conflict; international law and international regimes 15.00
4. Global interests: The IPE; growth, scarcity and the environment; gender issues and cultural difference 20.00
5. Global and human security: military power and national security; human security and human rights 20.00
6. Australia in the world: historical considerations and power and security 20.00

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

ALL textbooks and materials available to be purchased can be sourced from (unless otherwise stated). (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/textbooks/?year=2020&sem=02&subject1=INR1001)

Please for alternative purchase options from USQ Bookshop. (https://omnia.usq.edu.au/info/contact/)

Hubbard, C 2008, An Australian introduction to International Relations, Pearson Longman, Frenchs Forest.

Reference materials

Reference materials are materials that, if accessed by students, may improve their knowledge and understanding of the material in the course and enrich their learning experience.
Devetak, R, Burke, A & George, J 2017, An introduction to international relations: Australian perspectives, 3rd edn, Cambridge ¾«¶«´«Ã½app Press, Cambridge.
Edkins, J & Vaughan-Williams, N 2009, Critical theorists and international relations, Routledge, New York.
Gurtov, M 2007, Global politics in the human interest, 5th edn, Lynne Reinner Publishers, Boulder.
Jackson, RH 2016, Introduction to international relations theories and approaches, 6th edn, Oxford ¾«¶«´«Ã½app Press, Oxford.
Solomon, H 2008, Challenges to global security geopolitics and power in an age of transition, IB Tauris, London.

Student workload expectations

Activity Hours
Directed ¾«¶«´«Ã½app 39.00
Independent ¾«¶«´«Ã½app 126.00

Assessment details

Description Marks out of Wtg (%) Due Date Notes
QUIZZES 100 20 14 Jul 2020 (see note 1)
RESEARCH ESSAY 2000 WORDS 100 30 12 Oct 2020
ONLINE EXAM 100 50 End S2 (see note 2)

Notes
  1. Ten (10) quizzes to be completed in nominated weeks and submitted online throughout the semester. Further details on this assessment can be found in the Course Materials on ¾«¶«´«Ã½app Desk (including dates for quizzes). Each quiz is worth 2% with a total of 100 marks available overall for this assessment. This assessment is weighted at 20% of the total course marks. These tasks must be completed online
  2. This will be a online exam. Students will be provided further instruction regarding the exam by their examiner via ¾«¶«´«Ã½appDesk. The examination date will be available via UConnect when the Alternate Assessment Schedule has been released.

Important assessment information

  1. Attendance requirements:
    Students must attend and complete the requirements of the Workplace Health and Safety training program for this course where required.

    There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students’ responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.

  2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
    Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S2 2020 are: To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item.

    Requirements after S2, 2020:
    To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks.

  3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
    Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4)

  4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
    Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S2 2020 are: To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.

    Requirements after S2, 2020:
    To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.

  5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
    The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.

  6. Examination information:
    Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S2 2020 are: An Open Examination is one in which candidates may have access to any printed or written material and a calculator during the examination.

    Requirements after S2, 2020:
    Restricted Examination
    Candidates are allowed access only to specific materials during a Restricted Examination. The only materials that candidates may use in the restricted examination for this course are:
    • writing materials (non-electronic and free from material which could give the student an unfair advantage in the examination);
    • Students whose first language is not English, may, take an appropriate unmarked nonelectronic translation dictionary (but not technical dictionary) into the examination.
    • Dictionaries with any handwritten notes will not be permitted. Translation dictionaries will be subject to perusal and may be removed from the candidate’s possession until appropriate disciplinary action is completed if found to contain material that could give the candidate an unfair advantage.


  7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
    Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S2 2020 are: The details regarding deferred/supplementary examinations will be communicated at a later date.

    Requirements after S2, 2020:
    Any Deferred or Supplementary examinations for this course will be held during the next examination period.

  8. ¾«¶«´«Ã½app Student Policies:
    Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene ¾«¶«´«Ã½app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .

Assessment notes

  1. All students are to submit nominated assignments through Turnitin. Non-compliance with this request could result in assignment marks being withheld. Students should refer to the USQ instructions on how to set up a Turnitin account and submit assignments into Turnitin.

Other requirements

  1. Students can expect that questions in assessment items in this course may draw upon knowledge and skills that they can reasonably be expected to have acquired before enrolling in the course. This includes knowledge contained in pre-requisite courses and appropriate communication, information literacy, analytical, critical thinking, problem solving or numeracy skills. Students who do not possess such knowledge and skills should not expect to achieve the same grades as those students who do possess them.

Date printed 6 November 2020