Course Title: Undertake a gender assessment within a work context
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2021
Course Code: HUSO5232
Course Title: Undertake a gender assessment within a work context
School: 375T Vocational Design and Social Context
Campus: City Campus
Program: C0048 - Course in Gender Equity
Course Contact: Brownyn Tanti
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9079
Course Contact Email: bronwyn.tanti@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 42
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
VU22770: Develop a gender lens to support gender equity work
Course Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to undertake an assessment of a policy, program, service, project or other work context using a gender lens.
This course is delivered and assessed in a cluster with;
VU22776: Develop gender equity strategies
VU22777: Implement and monitor gender equity strategies
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
VU22775 Undertake a gender assessment within a work context |
Element: |
1. Plan for gender assessment |
Performance Criteria: |
1.1 Undertake information gathering to determine the scope of a gender assessment within a work context 1.2 Assess actions required to establish an enabling environment for the gender assessment 1.3 Identify methodology for gender assessment and prepare tools for data collection 1.4 Develop and document an implementation plan and communication plan for undertaking a gender assessment 1.5 Communicate gender assessment activities in line with the communication plan |
Element: |
2. Collect data for gender assessment |
Performance Criteria: |
2.1 Review secondary data relevant to the scope of the gender assessment 2.2 Collect primary data relevant to the scope of the gender assessment |
Element: |
3. Analyse data for gender assessment |
Performance Criteria: |
3.1 Prepare data for analysis 3.2 Undertake analysis of data 3.3 Identify areas for improvement |
Element: |
4. Report findings on gender assessment |
Performance Criteria: |
4.1 Document gender assessment findings 4.2 Communicate gender assessment findings |
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course you will have developed the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate competency in the above elements.
Details of Learning Activities
This course is delivered using a blended model. There are online readings and activities, an online class weekly with the facilitator and fortnightly face to face workshops to demonstrate skill.
Teaching Schedule
TBC
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Overview of Assessment
There are five assessments tasks in this cluster. They include knowledge questions, a gender assessment, development, implementation and monitoring a gender strategy and a reflective journal.
Assessment Tasks
Assessment Task 1: Knowledge Questions
Assessment Task 2: Gender Assessment
Assessment Task 3: Gender strategy development
Assessment Task 4: Implement and monitor the strategy
Assessment Task 5: Reflective Journal
Assessment Matrix
Assessment matrix can be found in Canvas under the assignment section
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