Unit name | Digital Technologies, Harm and Criminal Justice |
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Unit code | SPOL30078 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | H/6 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
Unit director | Dr. Milivojevic |
Open unit status | Not open |
Units you must take before you take this one (pre-requisite units) |
None |
Units you must take alongside this one (co-requisite units) |
None |
Units you may not take alongside this one |
None |
School/department | School for Policy Studies |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit investigates key concepts, debates, and challenges linked to crime-technology nexus. It looks at the development and impact of new technologies, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), the Internet of things (IoT), autonomous mobile robots, quantum computing, blockchain, and other emerging frontier technologies on offending, crime control, the criminal justice system, and the discipline of criminology.
In this unit, we consider:
In this unit, we start the conversation about challenges we face now, and will be facing in the future, and how best to address them.
The aims of this unit are:
At the end of this unit, students will be able to:
This unit will draw on a blended learning approach. Students will engage with taught content and other teaching and research materials and will be tasked to complete activities in preparation for synchronous sessions to present and discuss ideas and clarify learning. Students will undertake formative assessment in preparation for their assessed work.
3000 word Policy Report (100%)
Assesses Learning Outcomes 1-4.
Final year students are not usually given the opportunity to retake assessments, if they do need to submit in a reassessment period due to ECs, the reassessment would be the same as the original assessment.
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How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.