Unit aim
Examines the public's perceptions of the legalisation and growth of gambling in Australia and the USA. The teacher-centred instruction focuses on developing student's ability to critically consume gambling related research.
Unit content
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | identify the positive and negative impacts that gambling can have on society | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | |||||
| 2 | critically evaluate the empirical evidence for the global impacts of gambling. | Intellectual rigour | Lifelong learning | |||||
Prescribed texts
Session 1
- No prescribed texts.
Teaching and assessment
Online
| Teaching method |
| Structured online learning 3 hours (12 weeks) |
| Assessment | |
| Annotated bibliography | 10% |
| Literature review | 50% |
| Report | 40% |
Fee information
Domestic
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Commencing 2015 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 3
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