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). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
Unit Availabilities from Term 1 - 2026
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).
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%).
Past Exams
All University policies are available on the Policy web site, however you may wish to directly view the following policies below.
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of policies are available on the Policy web site .
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
Student experience was positive and personalised approach was valued
Continue personalised and supportive student experience
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
Students were satisfied with the unit content
Continue to use relevant content
The unit content was updated to ensure continuous relevance of readings and learning materials.
Source: Student feedback via the Unit Evaluation Report
Zoom meeting time was inconvenient for some students
Negotiate Zoom tutorial time, considering late afternoon rather than lunch time.
In Progress
Source: Student feedback via the Unit Evaluation Report
Assessment feedback was perceived as too detailed
Explain to students the importance of detailed feedback which provides a number of areas for improvement in future performance and ultimately assists student growth
In Progress
Source: Student feedback via the Unit Evaluation Report
Students valued the topics and learning materials including the readings.
Continue updating unit material and readings to ensure relevance and support of knowledge development.
In Progress
Source: Student feedback via email
Students valued the personalised interaction via phone, email, individual Zoom meetings
Continue to use different approaches to communicate with students throughout the unit.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Examine and compare types of sexual violence particularly those occurring within a domestic and family violence context
- Analyse significant Australian and international research related to sexual violence and interpret implications for practice
- Identify and apply relevant mandatory reporting requirements relating to sexual violence based on state and territory and federal legislation
- 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
- Understand legal and professional standards in relation to working with clients, families and interprofessional teams.
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