Decision Making, Scenario Planning and Simulation in Intelligence

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  On successful completion, a student will be able to

  1. Apply scenario-planning techniques to major contemporary security- and criminology-related issues
  2. Demonstrate understanding of decision-making, bargaining situations and group dynamics in a political-strategic context.
  3. Communicate disciplinary knowledge to professional audiences.
  4. Apply intelligence analysis to complex and evolving real-world situations.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About Macquarie University

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Elective

• MAQ-INT-MAS-2024 - Master of Intelligence

Prior study

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

one of

• MAQ-PICX8951-Simulation in Security and Strategy
• MAQ-PICX8952-Simulation in Criminology
• MAQ-PICX8954-Simulation in Cyber Security
• MAQ-PICX8955-Simulation in Counter Terrorism

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or enrol in the following subject(s) to study at the same time or prior to this subject:

• MAQ-PICX8013-History of Intelligence

• MAQ-PICX8014-The Intelligence Community in Australia

• MAQ-PICX8044-Intelligence Analysis

• MAQ-PICX8045-Intelligence : Theory and Practice

Equivalent subjects

You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:

• MAQ-PICX953 (Not currently available)

Others

Admission to MIntel and (PICT8951 or PICT951 or PICT8952 or PICT952 or PICT8954 or PICT954 or PICT8955 or PICT955)
Co-requisite (PICX8013 or PICX813) and (PICX8014 or PICX814) and (PICX8044 or PICX844) and (PICX8045 or PICX845)
NCCW (pre-2020 units)
NCCW (2020 and onwards)
PICT8953 Simulation in Intelligence

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.