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ADH714 - Gender and Development

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2020 unit information

Important Update:

Classes and seminars in Trimester 2/Semester 2, 2020 will be online. Physical distancing for coronavirus (COVID-19) will affect delivery of other learning experiences in this unit. Please check your unit sites for announcements and updates one week prior to the start of your trimester or semester.

Last updated: 2 June 2020

Enrolment modes:

Trimester 2: Cloud (online)*

Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Helen M Dalton
Cohort rule:

Nil

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

AID614, AID714, ADS714

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - cloud:

Learning experiences are via FutureLearn and will include 5 x scheduled online seminars PLUS online independent and collaborative discussions and learning activities

Note:

*This unit uses the FutureLearn online learning platform. Learn more about studying through FutureLearn

Content

Topics to be addressed in this unit include: key debates in gender and development (human rights, feminisation of poverty, historical treatment of gender and development); major theories of gender, sexuality and power; gender and development institutions; case studies (gender-based violence, gender and economic participation, health and reproduction, education)

 

These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit

At the completion of this unit, successful students can:

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes

ULO1

Identify and critically analyse the gendered dimensions of contemporary international and community development

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO2

Critically evaluate the evolution of theories of gender and sexuality in the context of gender and development

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO3

Generate informed approaches to address intersecting issues of gender, culture and development

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO5: Problem solving

ULO4

Apply community development principles and practices to contextually informed gender interventions

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

GLO4: Critical thinking

GLO5: Problem solving

GLO6: Self-management

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Trimester 2:
Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)		 Indicative due week
Assessment 1 (Individual) - Essay 1500 words 25% Week 5
Assessment 2 (Individual) - Presentation 1500 words 25% Week 8
Assessment 3 (Individual) - Report 2000 words 50% Week 11

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link ADH714
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list.

Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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