A case study of 3500 words negotiated with the module tutor (100% of the module mark)
Learning Outcomes 1-4

In this module you will look at the global nature of risk and insecurity globally and will look at the role played by surveillance in countering risk, reproducing insecurity and in creating a more secure and insecure society. The module will look surveillance practices by both political and civil society and will examine key themes pertaining to: The meaning and definition of surveillance and security; panoptic and synoptic surveillance; the nature of risk and the main sources of insecurity; techniques of surveillance; surveillance in the context of advanced capitalist societies and the consequences of surveillance inclusive of the impact of different identities and groups within society.

The two hour long workshops will be used for the consideration of core issues based on critical discussion of the core material and debates presented alongside discussion and activities related to the weekly guided reading. Tutorials are available to allow discussion of the individual research students are undertaking to prepare their assignments and support for any study skills the tutor and student identify. The independent study will allow reading around selected topics, the development of individual responses to the reading and the preparation for the assessment. Blackboard will offer essential materials including print, audio and visual material pertaining to the course subject matter.

Teaching room with movable furniture
Computers with Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, Internet and Accessibility Software
Blackboard virtual learning environment

Cochrane A & Talbot D (eds) (2008) Security: Welfare, Crime and Society, Maidenhead: Open University Press
Coleman R & McCahill (2011) Surveillance and Crime, London: SAGE
Surveillance and Society Journal Online available from: http://library.queensu.ca/ojs/index.php/surveillance-and-society/

1. DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE MAIN SOURCES OF RISK AND INSECURITY
[Knowledge and Understanding; Enquiry

2. DEMONSTRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE NATURE OF CONTEMPORARY SURVEILLANCE IN THE MODERN WORLD AND ITS USES AND MISUSES
[Knowledge and Understanding; Enquiry]

3. CRITICALLY ANALYSE THE CONSEQUENCES AND EFFECTS OF PANOPTIC AND SYNOPTIC FORMS OF SURVEILLANCE ON THE INDIVIDUAL AND DIVERSE GROUPS WITHIN SOCIETY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO PRIVACY, AND SOCIAL INCLUSION AND EXCLUSION.
[Analysis; Reflection; Evaluation]

4. DEMONSTRATE AN ABILITY TO THEORISE ON THE EXISTENCE, PERSISTENCE AND DEVELOPMENT OF SECURITISATION
[Analysis; Application; Evaluation]

In this module you will look at the global nature of risk and insecurity globally and will look at the role played by surveillance in countering risk, reproducing insecurity and in creating a more secure and insecure society. The module will look surveillance practices by both political and civil society and will examine key themes pertaining to: The meaning and definition of surveillance and security; panoptic and synoptic surveillance; the nature of risk and the main sources of insecurity; techniques of surveillance; surveillance in the context of advanced capitalist societies and the consequences of surveillance inclusive of the impact of different identities and groups within society.