ACR101 - Introducing Crime and Criminology
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online, Community Based Delivery (CBD)* Trimester 3: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Previously coded as: | ASL113 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Mark Wood Trimester 3: Danielle Tyson |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ASL113 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1-hour on-campus lecture per week 1 x 1-hour on-campus seminar per week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 1-hour online lecture per week (recordings provided) 1 x 1-hour online seminar per week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Note:*Community Based Delivery (CBD): only for students of the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute (located at the Waurn Ponds campus) | |
Content
This unit introduces students to the various ways in which we think about and respond to crime and its control. It introduces some of the key frameworks for understanding and explaining crime and examines some of the main types of crime. Examples include crimes between persons, groups and organisations, and crimes at local, national and international levels. The unit also provides a foundation for future study in criminology subjects.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Conduct and record an independent audit of your own knowledge and understanding of crime and criminology in your portfolio and critically reflect on the knowledge, skills and abilities that you wish to develop throughout your criminological studies | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO2 | Evaluate and reflect on existing knowledge and understanding of crime and criminology against international, local and First Nations definitions, concepts and analytical approaches to crime | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO6: Self-management GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO3 | Analyse international, local and First Nations concepts, principles and approaches to understanding crime, and apply this knowledge to a range of crime problems and communicate this orally and in writing | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO4 | Evaluate how popular perceptions of crime, including those concerning the causes and consequences of crime as often portrayed in the media, relate to research-based evidence on significant crime problems | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO2: Communication GLO4: Critical thinking |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Seminar/Online Exercise | 400 words or equivalent | 10% | Week 4 |
| Assessment 2: Quiz | 800 words or equivalent | 20% | Week 6 |
| Assessment 3: Research and Writing Exercise | 1200 words or equivalent | 30% | Week 8 |
| Assessment 4: Essay | 1600 words or equivalent | 40% | Week 12 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for ACR101 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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