AMU3650 A world in crisis: Multilevel responses to global emergencies
Faculty of Arts
AMU3650 A world in crisis: Multilevel responses to global emergencies is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2020 in Semester 2 at Malaysia. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Semester 2
- Malaysia
- Assessment
- No exam
- 4 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before AMU3650
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After AMU3650
No unit lists AMU3650 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Overview
International crises are complex phenomena driven by states and a variety of non-state actors including media conglomerates, epistemic communities and intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations. This unit examines a number of interrelated themes dealing with the development and resolution of various types of global crises.
Students will be assigned specific roles and participate in an extended online and face-to-face crisis simulation. This theoretically grounded simulation requires students to work strategically with classmates to resolve the crisis according to role-specific objectives. Students will explore a number of factors that may prevent or accelerate the escalation of international crises, including: intervention by the international community, international agreements, the increasing concentration of media power, the emergence of social media, and transnational movements.
Offerings in 2020
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Malaysia | On campus |
Assessment
- Tutorial Preparation10%
- Mock Job Interview15%
- Simulation Performance60%
- Reflexive Portfolio15%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify trends in coverage of international crises by the global news media;
- 2
Identify various state and non-state actors and their roles in a crisis;
- 3
Critically analyse the goals and motivations of various actors during a crisis;
- 4
Collaborate effectively with peers in a small group environment;
- 5
Analyse the role of international organizations in resolving international crises;
- 6
Interpret primary and secondary documents through developing critical reading skills;
- 7
Communicate ideas and arguments in verbal form;
- 8
Write research briefs and persuasive press statements.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures24 hours
- Tutorials12 hours
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. A unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Where it fits
AMU3650 is part of 5 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Marek Rutkowski
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Marek Rutkowski
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for AMU3650?
AMU3650 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is AMU3650 offered?
In 2020, AMU3650 runs in Semester 2 at Malaysia.
How much work is AMU3650?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does AMU3650 have an exam?
No. AMU3650 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include AMU3650?
AMU3650 is part of Communication, Global Asia and Global studies.