Description of Assessment Task and Purpose: See guidance notes for further information
You are required to choose one of the questions below and write up
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your chosen questions:
Discuss whether Prevent is an appropriate tool to tackle the rising threat of the far-right.
Discuss whether Pursue is the best way to tackle extremism and/or less serious terrorism
offences.
What role should political engagement play in tackling extremism and/or terrorism?
With reference to the Manchester bombings in 2017, evaluate the Prepare workstream of
CONTEST. Please make reference to the Kerslake report (PDF provided on Blackboard
above this assessment form).
Discuss the merits of the concept of ‘Ghost security’ in relation to Protect (PDF of paper
on Ghost security is attached above).
Learning Outcomes Assessed:
This assessment will measure the following Learning outcomes:
Explain the contested nature of extremism and terrorism and apply this to the
discussion on counter-terrorism policies.
Use relevant theories to analyse contemporary counter-terrorism policies, discourses
and their impact on communities/society.
Critique and/or develop alternative counter-terrorism policy solutions.
Knowledge & Skills Assessed: See guidance notes for further information
Subject Specific Knowledge, Skills and Understanding:
Literature searching,
using referencing;
Applying theory to practice
presenting arguments based on your subject knowledge
Professional Graduate Skills:
written communication
critical thinking
IT skills
Time management
Meeting deadlines
Communicating to different audiences
Assessment Submission Instructions: See guidance notes for further information
Submission Date: Mon, 16/12/2019 16:00
Your work must be submitted via the Turnitin tab on Blackboard.
For this module, all essays will be anonymously marked. Your submitted work should follow the
instruction above. You must not put your name or student ID on the document anywhere.
Please place your exam ID, which can be found on your student ID into the Header.
Your work must include the word count either on the front page or in the header/footer.
Format for Assessment: See guidance notes for further information
You must submit either a Word document or PDF. Your work should be spaced at 1.5. Please
use either Arial or Times New Roman.
Only work submitted via Turnitin will be accepted.
Your essay must include a bibliography at the end of your work.
You must use Harvard Referencing throughout your essay and provide a bibliography.
Marking Criteria for Assessment: See guidance notes for further information
The marking criteria are available in the assessment section on Blackboard below this form.
Please note that all work is assessed according to the University of Lincoln Management of
Assessment Policy and that marks awarded are provisional on Examination Board decisions
(which take place at the end of the Academic Year.
Feedback Format: See guidance notes for further information
You will receive written feedback via Turnitin. Once your work has been returned, you will also
be able to seek one-to-one feedback from the tutor who has marked your work, by booking an
appointment via email
Important Information on Dishonesty & Plagiarism:
University of Lincoln Regulations defines plagiarism as 'the passing off of another person's
thoughts, ideas, writings or images as one's own...Examples of plagiarism include the
unacknowledged use of another person's material whether in original or summary form. Plagiarism
also includes the copying of another student's work'.
Plagiarism is a serious offence and is treated by the University as a form of academic dishonesty.
Students are directed to the University Regulations for details of the procedures and penalties
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