A case study of 3500 Problem Based Task (100% of the module mark)
Learning Outcomes 1-4

Through a problem based assignment students will engage in guided study where they will assume the role of an academic who has been asked to report on the current state of academic knowledge on terrorism threats within a particular nation state. Learners will be expected to engage fully and critically with the resources and activities within and outside the scheduled workshops and to engage in detailed discussion with tutors and other learners.

3 x 3 hour 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 module problem based project. Blackboard and additional tutorials through office hours 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

Jackson R (2005) Writing the War on Terrorism: Language, Politics and Counter-Terrorism, Manchester, University of Manchester Press
Martin G (2011) Essentials of Terrorism: Concepts and Controversies, Los Angeles: Sage
Silke A (2004) Research on Terrorism: Trends, Achievments and Failures, Abingdon, Oxon, Routledge

1. DEMONSTRATE AN IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING OF A SPECIFIC TOPIC, INCLUDING A CRITICAL AND COMPARATIVE REVIEW OF THE RELEVANT RESEARCH, EMPIRICAL FINDINGS, THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES AND DEBATES IN THE AREA.
[Knowledge and Understanding; Learning]

2. A CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONCEPT OF TERRORISM WITHIN A WIDER CONTEXT OF POLITICS AND GLOBAL RELATIONSHIPS
[Knowledge and Understanding; Evaluation]

3. PRODUCE A REPORT SUITABLE FOR THE PROFESSIONAL WORKPLACE AND RIGOROUSLY REVISE THE RESEARCH IN LIGHT OF CHANGING CIRCUMSTANCES OR EVIDENCE.
[Analysis; Reflection]

4. DEMONSTRATE A CRITICAL UNDERSTANDING AND ASSESSMENT OF THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF RESEARCH ON TERRORISM
[Enquiry; Problem Solving]