NSPO8003 National Security Strategy Planning and Implementation

Offered By	ANU National Security College
Academic Career	Graduate Coursework
Course Subject	National Security Policy
Offered in	Second Semester, 2011
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	This course provides participants with an understanding of, and experience in, strategy planning and implementation in a national security context. Participants will be expected to make a full and creative contribution to a group project concerning a hypothetical national security challenge.
Learning Outcomes	To meet the learning outcomes participants will need to demonstrate and ability to: Understand a strategy planning methodology; Understand ways to assess the strategic environment; Analyse and evaluate strategy aims, instrument and options; Communicate strategy options; Understand the complexity of implementation; and Work collaboratively as part of a small project group.
Indicative Assessment	3,000 word policy paper (50%); small group project (20%); examination (30%).
Workload	Weekly seminars/project team meetings and assessment.
Course Classification(s)	AdvancedAdvanced courses are designed for students having reached 'first degree' level of assumed knowledge, which provide a deep understanding of contemporary issues; or 'second degree' and higher levels of knowledge; or for transition to research training programs.
Areas of Interest	American Studies, Arab and Islamic Studies, Australian Studies, Computer Science, History, Information Technology, International Relations, Non Language Asian Studies, Pacific Studies, Political Communication, Political Sciences, and Science
Requisite Statement	Participants must have completed, or be enrolled in, either NSPO8001 or NSPO8002.
Recommended Courses	Some understanding of Australia’s national security policymaking system and the key security challenges facing Australia is assumed.
Consent Required	Consent is required prior to enrolling in this course.
Prescribed Texts	Terry L. Deibel, Foreign Affairs Strategy: Logic for American Statecraft, Cambridge, 2007
Academic Contact	david.connery@anu.edu.au

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