Gender and Development G (8766.4)

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Gender and Development G
Available teaching periods Delivery mode Location
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 Bruce, Canberra
EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Arts And Design
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
School Of Arts And Communications Graduate Level Band 2 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905)
This unit examines the key debates about gender and development and will give an understanding of the context of gender in theories, practice as well as policies in the development sector. It provides a critique of the issues around gender in the developed and developing world, and the role played by international institutions in broadening the scope of such debates in international development. It also provides a critique of the diversity amongst Western and Third World Feminists, examining - Women in Development; Women and Development; Gender and Development; Women's Empowerment, and Gender Mainstreaming. It also analyses the relationship between sustainable development and feminism; Gender and globalization; and eco-feminism and development. The unit will explore interactions between gender and local/global processes and policies and its impact on women's empowerment.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of key debates around gender and Development;
2. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the role played by gender issues in the socio-economic and political transformations in the developed and developing worlds;
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the theories and practice of incorporating gender in International Development;
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the Gender policy and practice in International Development;
5. Recognise the ways in which diverse theoretical perspectives lead to alternative and competing possibilities for practice and advocacy; and
6. Demonstrate the skills to articulate and present critique appropriate for studies at post-graduate level.


Graduate attributes

1. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology
3. 黑料吃瓜网 graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development


Prerequisites

None

Corequisites

None

Incompatible units

None

Equivalent units

None

Assumed knowledge

None
Availability for enrolment in 2025 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
2024 Bruce, Canberra Semester 1 05 February 2024 On-campus Mrs Senada Meskin
2025 Bruce, Canberra Semester 1 03 February 2025 On-campus Mrs Senada Meskin
2025 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 28 July 2025 On-campus Mrs Senada Meskin
The information provided should be used as a guide only. Timetables may not be finalised until week 2 of the teaching period and are subject to change. Search for the unit timetable.

Required texts

All Required Readings are available on the unit Canvas site - reading list and PDF files or URLs in the weekly modules. Students will have access to additional resources through the library.

Submission of assessment items

Extensions & Late submissions

Work submitted without a cover sheet that includes the student ID and Title of the assessment task will not be marked and will incur a late penalty when resubmitted. The student must check the cover sheet before submitting assessments 1 & 2 and all relevant documents for assessment 3.

All students are recommended to submit a draft on URKUND before final submission. Students should submit their draft without the cover sheet and bibliography/reference list. If the URKUND report (it may take up to 24 hours to generate) indicates that the matching text is above 10%, students must pay close attention to the matching text and appropriately reference it. Once the student has revised the essay, it is required to resubmit it on 黑料吃瓜网Learn/Canvas site for final submission. URKUND will generate the report (it may take up to 24 hours to generate a report).

Assessment items 1 & 2 will be submitted online via units 黑料吃瓜网Learn/Canvas site; no hard copy is required.

Assessment 3 Magazine & Poster must be submitted as a soft as well as a hard copy to the lecturer by 5 PM on the due date. 

All late submissions will incur a penalty of 5% for all additional days including weekends.

Important:

**Any plagiarised work will not be marked and will be returned to the student; resubmission will be considered late submission and will incur a late penalty when resubmitted.

Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at 黑料吃瓜网. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.

Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.

黑料吃瓜网 students have to complete the annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).

黑料吃瓜网 uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.

Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.

Learner engagement

The unit requires student engagement in all in-class discussions to broaden their understanding.

Participation requirements

Active participation in workshops positively impacts student performance.

Assessment-3 requires participation in assessment related in-class and group activities.

Required IT skills

Ability to use search engines and journal data bases. Assistance is available in the library, and students will be given a quick tutorial during the first tutorial.

Work placement, internships or practicums

None

Additional information

Moderation Process:

PHASE 1: ASSESSMENT DESIGN

Assessment design and marking rubrics/guides are peer reviewed by members of the Global Studies team alongside the Unit Outline approval process. Student feedback is taken into consideration while reviewing the assessment tasks. Assessment design has taken into consideration the flexibility required in unforeseen circumstances.

8766 Assessment Structure: Persuasive Essay (20%), Case Study Research (40%); Group Project (40%)

PHASE II: MARKING & GRADING

  1. Assessment design and marking rubrics are explained to teaching team prior to being made available to students.
  2. In the marking process, all Fails are double marked by another member of the teaching team, a random sample of CR, DI, HD's is also double marked. Double-marking responsibilities are distributed across the teaching team.
  3. Assessment items awarded marks on the borderline between grades (eg. CR/DI) and given particular focus in this process.
  4. After all marking and double marking of a given assessment item has taken place, the teaching team meets for a moderation meeting, reviewing, and finalising all marks and discussing any issues that have arisen.
  5. Final grades and grade distribution for the unit are discussed in the final moderation meeting. A sample of work at each level is collected/identified for benchmarking purposes.

PHASE III: REVIEW & EVALUATION

Results and grade distributions are evaluated via (1) meeting of the Global Studies/International Development course team, (2) Discipline Assessment Board, and (3) Faculty Assessment Boards.

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