DFVP20011 - Sexual Violence in Domestic and Family Violence Contexts

General Information

Unit Synopsis

Sexual violence is prevalent in contemporary society and it is an integral part of domestic and family violence. This unit provides you with knowledge and skills about sexual violence as it relates to domestic and family violence practice. You will explore contemporary research into the cultural, psychological and social aspects of human sexuality and reflect upon your own attitudes, beliefs and values about sexual violence. This unit will provide you with a foundation that will assist you to work with a range of clients who have been exposed to and/or used sexual violence in the context of domestic and sexual violence. Upon successful completion of this unit, you will be able to integrate specialised knowledge in sexual violence into your professional discipline.

Details

Level Postgraduate
Unit Level Not Applicable
Credit Points 6
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 4
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.125
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites There are no pre-requisites for the unit.

Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

There are no availabilities for this unit on or after Term 3 - 2024

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 6-credit Postgraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Portfolio 30%
2. Portfolio 30%
3. Written Assessment 40%

This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2021 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 75.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 28.57% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: Personal feedback
Feedback
Student experience was positive and personalised approach was valued
Recommendation
Continue personalised and supportive student experience
Action Taken
The Unit Coordinator used a personalised approach and contacted the students by email and phone in addition to conducting Zoom tutorials.
Source: Student feedback via Unit Evaluation Report
Feedback
Students were satisfied with the unit content
Recommendation
Continue to use relevant content
Action Taken
The unit content was updated to ensure continuous relevance of readings and learning materials.
Source: Student feedback via the Unit Evaluation Report
Feedback
Zoom meeting time was inconvenient for some students
Recommendation
Negotiate Zoom tutorial time, considering late afternoon rather than lunch time.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student feedback via the Unit Evaluation Report
Feedback
Assessment feedback was perceived as too detailed
Recommendation
Explain to students the importance of detailed feedback which provides a number of areas for improvement in future performance and ultimately assists student growth
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student feedback via the Unit Evaluation Report
Feedback
Students valued the topics and learning materials including the readings.
Recommendation
Continue updating unit material and readings to ensure relevance and support of knowledge development.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student feedback via email
Feedback
Students valued the personalised interaction via phone, email, individual Zoom meetings
Recommendation
Continue to use different approaches to communicate with students throughout the unit.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Examine and compare types of sexual violence particularly those occurring within a domestic and family violence context
  2. Analyse significant Australian and international research related to sexual violence and interpret implications for practice
  3. Identify and apply relevant mandatory reporting requirements relating to sexual violence based on state and territory and federal legislation
  4. Analyse individual and societal attitudes and values in relation to sexual violence and describe the influence of these on professional conduct of workers in the field in relation to sexual violence
  5. Understand legal and professional standards in relation to working with clients, families and interprofessional teams.

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Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
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