Courses & Units
Professional Policing in Practice HSP315
This unit is being phased out, no new enrolments are being taken.
Please note: this unit is only available to students accepted into the In-Service Pathway of 13D Bachelor of Social Sciences (Police Studies).
Introduction
This unit engages police officers in intensive reflective practice. The core focus is having police officers think about their policing practice during period since completion of their recruit training and engaging in reflective thinking about how they might improve their practice. Students are required to reflect on their policing practice as an operational police officer and consider how they might improve this practice into the future. The unit also provides students with oral presentation skills. Students enrolled in this unit have already completed most of the syllabus (and assessment requirements) at the Tasmania Police Academy while undertaking their Recruit Course. The students in the Professionalisation program have already provided evidence of probation workbooks in their eportfolio units undertaken as part of the program. This component requires TP3 students to reflect on their overall practice as an operational police officer in terms of improving their practice.
Summary
| Unit name | Professional Policing in Practice |
|---|---|
| Unit code | HSP315 |
| Credit points | 25 |
| College/School | College of Arts, Law and Education School of Social Sciences |
| Discipline | Policing and Emergency Management |
| Coordinator | Associate Professor Angela Dwyer |
| Available as an elective? | No |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
Availability
This unit is currently unavailable.
Note
Please check that your computer meets the minimum System Requirements if you are attending via Distance/Off-Campus.
Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.
* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).
Unit census dates currently displaying for 2024 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2024 will be available from the 1st October 2023. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).
Learning Outcomes
- Reflect critically on difficult elements of police practice, using research literature to develop improved future policing practice.
- Identify and analyse the social, cultural, historical contexts of difficult police practice.
- Communicate knowledge and research/investigation related to the subject matter in a narrated PowerPoint presentation.
Fee Information
| Field of Education | Commencing Student Contribution 1,3 | Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3 | Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3 | Domestic Full Fee 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| not applicable |
1 Please refer to more information on student contribution amounts.
2 Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
3 Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
4 Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.
If you have any questions in relation to the fees, please contact UConnect or more information is available on StudyAssist.
Please note: international students should refer to What is an indicative Fee? to get an indicative course cost.
Teaching
| Assessment | Reflection (100%) |
|---|---|
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes. |
Links | Booktopia textbook finder |
|---|
The University reserves the right to amend or remove courses and unit availabilities, as appropriate.