Decision Making, Scenario Planning and Simulation in Counter Terrorism

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On successful completion of this subject, you will be able to

  1. Apply scenario planning techniques to major contemporary security and criminology-related issues.
  2. Communicate disciplinary knowledge to professional audiences.
  3. Demonstrate understanding of decision-making, bargaining situations and group dynamics in a political-strategic context.
  4. Apply Counter Terrorism analytical concepts to complex and evolving real-world situations.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Macquarie University

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

• MAQ-MCT-MAS-2024 - Master of Counter Terrorism

Prior study

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

one of

• MAQ-PICX8951-Simulation in Security and Strategy
• MAQ-PICX8952-Simulation in Criminology
• MAQ-PICX8953-Simulation in Intelligence
• MAQ-PICX8954-Simulation in Cyber Security

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or enrol in the following subject(s) to study at the same time or prior to this subject:

• MAQ-PICX8018-Counter Terrorism in the Global and Australian Contexts

• MAQ-PICX8020-Advanced Terrorism Studies

• MAQ-PICX8043-International Terrorism

and one of

• MAQ-PICX8037-Choosing Terror: Pathways into Terrorism

• MAQ-PICX837 (Not currently available)

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• MAQ-PICX8955-Simulation in Counter Terrorism

• MAQ-PICX955 (Not currently available)

Others

Admission to MCTerrorism and (PICX8951 or PICX951 or PICX8952 or PICX952 or PICX8953 or PICX953 or PICX8954 or PICX954)
Co-requisite (PICX8020 or PICX802) and (PICX8037 or PICX837) and (PICX8018 or PICX818) and (PICX8043 or PICX843)
NCCW (pre-2020 units) PICX955
NCCW (2020 and onwards)
PICX8955 Simulation in Counter Terrorism

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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