Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Preventing Violence Against Women.

Credit Points: 12.00

Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
JUST2344	City Campus	Postgraduate	365H Global, Urban and Social Studies	Face-to-Face	Sem 1 2020

Flexible Terms

Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
JUST2344	City Campus	Postgraduate	365H Global, Urban and Social Studies	Internet	PGRDFx2020 (INT)
JUST2344	City Campus	Postgraduate	365H Global, Urban and Social Studies	Internet	PGRDFlex21 (INT), PGRDFlex21 (All)
JUST2344	City Campus	Postgraduate	365H Global, Urban and Social Studies	Internet	PGRDFlex22 (WATH)
JUST2344	City Campus	Postgraduate	365H Global, Urban and Social Studies	Internet	PGRDFlex23 (All)
JUST2344	City Campus	Postgraduate	365H Global, Urban and Social Studies	Internet	PGRDFlex24 (INT)

Course Coordinator: Sharon Simon

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 99250898

Course Coordinator Email: sharon.simon@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: 37.04

Course Coordinator Availability: Email, or by appointment

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

Required Prior Study 

You should have satisfactorily completed JUST2335 Sex, Gender and Justice before you commence this course. 

Alternatively, you may be able to demonstrate the required skills and knowledge before you start this course.  

Contact your course coordinator if you think you may be eligible for recognition of prior learning.

Course Description

Primary prevention refers to efforts at stopping violence before it occurs, by addressing its underlying drivers. Research has frequently identified gender inequality, as well as other intersecting inequalities, as the driving factors underlying violence against women in our community. This course discusses key topics such as: the role of gender and intersecting inequalities in driving violence against women; national, state and territory policy guiding Australian primary prevention efforts; case studies in good practice; primary prevention program design and evaluation; advocacy in primary prevention. The course is structured to equip students with the knowledge to design activities directed at the prevention of violence against women (PVAW) in key settings including: media, education, workplaces, and sports. Students will build on this knowledge to propose their own PVAW program in a selected setting of their choice. 

Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

Program Learning Outcomes 

In course you will develop the following program learning outcomes: 

• Communicate effectively and professionally using a range of modes and genres suitable for stakeholders including women, children, families, bystanders, statutory agencies, government and other professionals 
• Develop appropriate ethical responses to contemporary social and policy issues relevant to domestic and family violence problems 
• Design and conduct respectful and inclusive professional practice and scholarly projects relating in responding to and preventing domestic and family violence 

Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to: 

CLO 1: Deconstruct and reflect on the role of gender inequality and other intersecting inequalities in driving violence against women.

CLO 2: Critically examine and apply theories of socio-cultural, socio-structural, community and organisational change to the problems of gender inequality and violence.

CLO 3: Develop critical analyses of, and propose activities for, the primary prevention of violence against women.

Overview of Learning Activities

Your learning activities in this course include completion of online module content in the Canvas course website, completion of assessments (see below), and contributions to student-led online seminars. The online module content includes video lectures and recorded interviews with sector experts as well as required and suggested readings set by your Course Coordinator.  

The student-led seminars are held in Collaborate Ultra (via the course Canvas website), and provide an opportunity to discuss your reflections on the course content with your peers and your teachers. Learning activities in the student-led online seminars may include: small-group discussions, collaborative work on activities and assessments, and/or verbal presentations.

Overview of Learning Resources

You will be given access to your learning resources online via the course website (Canvas) and the RMIT Library. These resources will include: video lectures and recorded interviews with sector experts; required reading materials; and suggested supplementary reading and/or video materials. Log into the Canvas course website for complete details of the learning resources. 

There are services and resources available to support your learning through the University Library. The Library provides guides on academic referencing and subject specialist help as well as a range of study support services. For further information, please visit the Library page on the RMIT University website and the myRMIT student website. 

Overview of Assessment

You will be assessed on how well you meet the course learning outcomes and on your development against the program learning outcomes. 

Assessment Tasks 

Assessment Task 1: Online Quizzes, 10%, CLO1 and CLO2 

Assessment Task 2: Literature Review on Evidence-Based Practice in PVAW in a selected setting, 40%, CLO1, CLO2 and CLO3 

Assessment Task 3: PVAW Program Design, Delivery & Reflections in a selected setting, 50%, CLO1, CLO2 and CLO3 

Feedback will be given on all assessment tasks. 

If you have a long term medical condition and/or disability it may be possible to negotiate to vary aspects of the learning or assessment methods. You can contact the program coordinator or Equitable Learning Services if you would like to find out more. 

Your course assessment conforms to RMIT assessment principles, regulations, policies, procedures and instructions.