ATS3081 Investigation and intelligence
Faculty of Arts
ATS3081 Investigation and intelligence is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2027 in Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
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Requisites
Before ATS3081
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After ATS3081
No unit lists ATS3081 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Pre-requisite: Must have passed 12 credit points of level 2 Arts units.
Overview
In this unit, you will explore the practices of criminal investigation and intelligence used in policing, law enforcement, and intelligence agencies. The first half explores how eyewitness testimony, investigative interviewing, and physical and digital crime scenes and evidence are used in criminal investigation. The second half will focus on how the intelligence cycle, sources, criminal intelligence, security intelligence and espionage influence decision-making. In doing so, you will critically assess how analysts, investigators and agencies use information to hypothesise, identify persons of interest, formulate suspicion, and generate belief.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- In-Class Participation ActivityExercise30%
- Critical analysisWritten35%
- Policy briefWritten35%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
identify key criminological issues relating to investigation and intelligence gathering;
- 2
explain methods of intelligence and evidence collection;
- 3
critically assess how information, intelligence, and evidence are collected and used;
- 4
engage actively and effectively in teamwork;
- 5
demonstrate effective and persuasive written and oral communication skills.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per teaching period typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
You will work through in-class activities during workshops to apply your knowledge and skills in interactive and collaborative settings.
In your own time and during in-class activities, you will work to apply knowledge and skills to assess and critique contemporary practice.
Where it fits
ATS3081 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2027 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Ross Hendy
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Ross Hendy
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3081?
ATS3081 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is ATS3081 offered?
In 2027, ATS3081 runs in Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is ATS3081?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3081 have an exam?
No. ATS3081 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include ATS3081?
ATS3081 is part of Criminology.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 3
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Arts
- Organisational unit
- Criminology
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 4
- Study abroad
- Available
- Handbook years
- 20262027