9 ECTS credits
225 h study time
Offer 1 with catalog number 1020334ANR for all students in the 1st semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.
This course focusses on basic criminological concepts and the fundamental dimensions of the criminological issue.
The course is structured as follows:
Part 1 What is criminology (Researching criminology
Part 2 Thinking about criminology : Basic criminological theoretical developments (historical)
Part 3 Doing crime: phenomenon of crime (offenders and victims)
Part 4 Controlling crime (policing, punishment, justice and prisons
Part 5 Global(ising) perspective on crime, punishment and criminology
There will be a compulsory language test within this course unit. The result of the language test determines whether you will be part of a STAN class ( less than 60%).
In the course unit, attention is also paid to the language skills of students. Therefore, there will be administered a language test to all students during one of the lectures of this course. The result of the test will determine whether a student will be part of a STAN class (for students who score less than 60%).
For working students, the lectures are available digitally. They can also take the language test at home, subject to prior request.
More specific information will be included in the canvas area of the course unit.
Sutdents:
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 90% of the final mark.
Other Exam determines 10% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Within the Other Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
The evaluation of this course unit consists of a written exam (90%). Examples of exam questions are provided in advance. The exam is primarily a knowledge exam, but also gauges application and skills. The exam contains open-ended questions and a series of multiple-choice questions. The multiple-choice section will be graded by positive scoring by positive scoring with Higher Pass Mark (see additional information on CANVAS). Thus, no points will be deducted for a wrong answer. On the other hand, gaining points by guessing will be incorporated into the final point by increasing the pass mark. The pass mark for the exam and the exact conversion table will be communicated in a timely manner on Canvas and in the exam instructions. The exam strategy by this method is simple: do your best on all of the exam, questions you don't know or partially know, you can guess to the best of your ability, without worrying about possible point deductions.
Students complete an assignment. This is graded at 10% of the point total of the written exam. Included within this 10% is the mandatory completion of the language test, at the beginning of the semester. The students who score less than 60% on the language test are required to follow the STAN track. This track consists of a combination of compulsory language classes and assignments. Both the language test and any participation in the STAN language track are graded within the assignment that determines 10% of the final grade. The written exam is graded at 90%, see also above.
In case of a second session, the assignment will be resubmitted. Those who did not pass the STAN track also take the re-examination module of the STAN track.
Students don't need to pass both sections seperately; a total score of 10 out of 20 is sufficient, regardless of partial points.
The partial points are not automatically transferred tot the second sitting, but students can request this for the assignment (not for the exam).
FORCE MAJEURE
In case of force majeure, student and teacher will mutually consult each other to find a time to catch up, in accordance with the procedure described in article 111 of the Education and Examination Regulations. If
only a limited number of students use the partial examination, the exam will be conducted orally.
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Psychology: Profile Profile Work and Organisational Psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Psychology: Profile Profile Clinical psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Adult Education: Profile Social Studies (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Adult Education: Profile Cultural Studies (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Adult Education: Initial track (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Criminology: Standaard traject (only offered in Dutch)