This course provides participants with an understanding of, and experience in, strategy planning and implementation in the context of national security crisis situations. Participants will be expected to make a full and creative contribution to a simulation concerning a hypothetical national security crisis.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
To meet the learning outcomes participants will need to demonstrate the ability to:
- Understand the dynamics of national security crises;
- Understand Australia’s system for crisis policymaking;
- Appreciate the needs of decision-makers in national security crises; and
- Work collaboratively to produce strategic advice in a simulated crisis.
Indicative Assessment
3,000 word policy paper (50%); small group project or issues brief (20%); examination (30%).
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Workload
Weekly seminars, crisis simulation and assessment
Prescribed Texts
Course reader.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $2958 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $4350 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
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Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3554 | 20 Jul 2015 | 07 Aug 2015 | 31 Aug 2015 | 30 Oct 2015 | In Person | N/A |
