PHI10007 · Swinburne University of Technology
What is Power?
- Credit points
- 12.5
- Level
- 1
- Workload
- ≈ 13 h / week
- Faculty
- Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
What it covers
This cross-disciplinary, team-taught unit introduces the core themes and breadth of the Politics, Power & Technology major. It introduces fundamentals of political philosophy and presents critical perspectives on the question of power drawn from a range of scholarly approaches.
Assessment
| Task | Type | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Essay Plan and Bibliography | Individual | 10% |
| Group Discussions | Individual | 10% |
| Quizzes | Individual | 20% |
| Essay | Individual | 40% |
| In Class Presentation | Individual | 20% |
When and where
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Hawthorn | On campus |