Researching Violence Against Women (GEND90015)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Dual-Delivery (Parkville)
Overview
| Availability | December - Dual-Delivery |
|---|---|
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This 1 week, face to face intensive subject draws on international best practice guidelines for measuring violence against women. It is an applied research subject designed to equip students with skills to collect data or conduct research and evaluation with women who have experienced violence. The subject will support students to understand the theory behind the research methods and develop appropriate skills to measure the prevalence, nature and extent of women’s experiences of violence; and to evaluate prevention and response programs to inform evidence-based practice and support funding applications. It will cover skills required to conduct and/or commission research in this sensitive area safely and ethically, thereby preventing further harm to families.
Specific topics that will be covered include: understanding the different ways that data is collected to measure women’s experience of violence including prevalence, reported incidents of violence, and qualitative reports of the nature, severity and impact of the abuse; understanding the important standard co-variables generally collected in order to obtain a more complete picture of the women’s circumstances; skills in conducting ethical and safe research in this area including recruiting, interviewing and post interview support; the strength of triangulating research to gain multiple perspectives; and realistic expectations of how to measure impact of a program and change in a woman’s life.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject, students should be able to:
- Describe the risks involved in researching and collecting data from women who have experienced violence
- Describe the different forms of data collection commonly used to measure violence against women
- Outline the internationally accepted ethical and safety principles to be employed when measuring violence against women
- Identify the different types of violence and time frames used to measure the prevalence and experiences of violence against women, and understand why they are used
- Outline the common covariables generally collected to understand the severity and impact of violence on women
- Apply appropriate interviewing skills for conducting research with women who have experienced violence
- Apply advanced knowledge of ethical and safe practices for research purposes
- Apply the principles of research for program evaluation purposes
Generic skills
- Appropriate data interpretation skills
- Advanced information interpretation skills
- Advanced analytic, integration and problem-solving skills
- Competency in critical and theoretical thinking
Last updated: 24 March 2025
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 24 March 2025
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
In-class practicum, written reflection on research fieldwork scenario - applying theory to interviewing a respondent in a VAW survey
| Day 4 | 10% |
Written critical reflection
| Due 2 weeks after the final day of teaching | 30% |
Written research protocol
| Due 6 weeks after the final day of teaching (excluding additional 2-week holiday period exemption) | 60% |
Active participation Hurdle requirement: Minimum 80% attendance throughout 5 day intensive and participation in discussion. | N/A |
Additional details
Last updated: 24 March 2025
Dates & times
- December
Principal coordinator Kristin Diemer Mode of delivery Dual-Delivery (Parkville) Contact hours The intensive runs over 5 days with 6.5 hours of lectures, tutorials and in-class practicums per day. The subject is delivered face to face with simultaneous online sessions for those unable to attend in person. Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 1 December 2025 to 5 December 2025 Last self-enrol date 2 December 2025 Census date 19 December 2025 Last date to withdraw without fail 9 January 2026 Assessment period ends 30 January 2026 December contact information
Time commitment details
The subject will be delivered as an intensive over 5 days with face to face lectures and small group work. In class practical assessment will occur on day 4 of the subject. Pre-course preparation, reading and final assessment (the research protocol) is expected to take up to 137.5 non-contact hours.
What do these dates mean
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Last updated: 24 March 2025
Further information
- Texts
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Please note Single Subject Studies via Community Access Program is not available to student visa holders or applicants
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 24 March 2025