Units

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Sample subject outline - Semester 2 2013

Note: Subject outlines often change before the semester begins. Below is a sample outline.

Rationale

Violence and abuse of girls and women is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in all countries around the world. There is a need for education on these issues within all sections of society and across disciplines. Without cooperation and recognition of the contribution of many sectors including health, welfare, law, environment, and the arts, there will not be effective identification of and response to violence and abuse. This unit aims to provide professionals from all sectors an understanding of violence against women issues and the role in professionals in addressing such issues.

Aims

The unit is designed to explore the prevalence, incidence, and impact of abuse on the individual, family, community and society. A range of approaches to prevention and intervention will be explored, from local, national and international perspectives, to enable students to contextualise the learning to their discipline area.

Objectives

This unit aims to provide learning opportunities to enable you to:

1. Describe the political, social and cultural factors that support or inhibit violence and abuse of women and girls (GC 1,2; ANMC [M] 1,2; 7-10);



2. Compare and contrast national and international legal, political, economic and legal systems as they respond to violence and abuse of women (GC 1,2; ANMC [M] 7-10);



3. Critically analyse the influence/outcomes of violence and abuse on the health of women (GC 1,2,3; ANMC [M] 7-10);



4. Critically examine evidence based interventions that are being used to limit the impact of violence and abuse in women?s lives (GC 1,2,3,4; ANMC [M] 11-14);



5. Critically examine the responses of health and other professionals to violence/ abuse of women (GC 1,2,3,4,5; ANMC [M] 7-10); and



6. Describe and demonstrate appropriate interventions applied to the education of professionals responding to violence/abuse (GC 1-7; ANMC [M] 7-14).

QUT Graduate Capabilities:
GC 1 - Knowledge & Skills
GC 2 - Critical & Creative Thinking
GC 3 - Effective Communication
GC 4 - Lifelong Learning
GC 5 - Independence & Collaboration
GC 6 - Social & Ethical Responsibility
GC 7 - Self Reliance & Leadership

ANMC Competencies [M] (2006):
Legal and Professional Practice 1-2
Midwifery Knowledge & Practice 3-6
Midwifery as Primary Health Care 7-10
Reflective & Ethical Practice 11-14

Content

The content of this unit is organised in a series of 5 modules. Specific learning objectives for each module are included in the Study Guide. These modules include:

• Overview of abuse and violence against women across the lifespan;



• Political, social and cultural factors affecting individual, community and societal responses to gender-based violence/abuse;



• Law, policy and government roles in addressing violence and abuse;



• Women, work and abuse; and



• Educational and training responses to violence and abuse.

Approaches to Teaching and Learning

The approaches to teaching and learning will include the use of a study guide and the On-line Teaching (Blackboard) web-based facility. The study guide will provide the framework for student reading and activities designed to support and encourage critical analysis of the relevant issues. Participation in on-line discussion forums on topics and issues generated from their reading and activities will be an integral component of the learning. The OLT will be used to provide access to relevant web-based resources, communicate with students and enable access to timely additions and changes to teaching material for all students.

Assessment

There are two assessment items for this unit. You must complete both items to obtain a passing grade. The aim of the assessment is to provide you with on-going feedback.

Assessment name: Written Assignment
Description: Compare and contrast, from a national and international perspective, the current prevalence, effects and approaches to prevention related to a particular form of abuse of women (for example, intimate partner abuse, sexual assault, trafficking and forced prostitution, sex selection policies). Structured criteria will be provided to guide the presentation and direction of your assignment, and will be used as a framework for evaluation and feedback. Word limit: 2500-3000 words.
Relates to objectives: 1, 2, 3, 6.
Weight: 50%
Internal or external: Both
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: TBA

Assessment name: Workbooks: Parts A & B
Description: You will be asked to complete a number of activities from the study guide. These should be completed in the form of a workbook that you submit as part of your overall assessment for this unit. The workbook will be submitted in two parts. Workbook Part A should contain all of your responses to the activities listed in Modules 1-3 and Workbook Part B should contain all of your responses to the activities listed in Modules 4-10. Feedback provided by your marker on Workbook Part A will enable you to improve the quality and content of Workbook Part B. It is essential that you re-submit Workbook Part A when you submit Workbook Part B, so that your marker can assess the extent that you have responded to the feedback you received early in the semester. Word limit: 150-250 words per activity.
Relates to objectives: 4, 5.
Weight: 50%
Internal or external: Both
Group or individual: Individual
Due date: TBA

Academic Honesty

QUT is committed to maintaining high academic standards to protect the value of its qualifications. To assist you in assuring the academic integrity of your assessment you are encouraged to make use of the support materials and services available to help you consider and check your assessment items. Important information about the university's approach to academic integrity of assessment is on your unit Blackboard site.

A breach of academic integrity is regarded as Student Misconduct and can lead to the imposition of penalties.

Resource materials

There is not set text for this unit. Students will be required to access a range of journals and texts through the library, lists of which will be provided to students.

Risk assessment statement

Students will be advised that if they are distressed by issues explored in the content of this unit they should approach staff or consult the University counselling service.

Disclaimer - Offer of some units is subject to viability, and information in these Unit Outlines is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.

Last modified: 13-Jul-2012