Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
To check the availability of face to face activities for your unit, please go to timetable viewer. To check detailed information on unit assessments visit your unit's iLearn space or consult your unit convenor.
Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit convenor
Jyhene Kebsi
Contact via Email
New Arts Precinct Sociology Department C312
Email to arrange
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
130cp at 1000 level or above
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
A growing body of research from criminology, psychology, sociology, media studies, and gender studies focuses on gender in relation to crime and violence. How are the social constructions of masculinity and femininity, within and across cultures, implicated in the conduct and character of crime and violence? The unit explores this question across a range of topics. Gender is complicated by other dimensions of difference: race and ethnicity, class, religion, nationality and sexuality, and these are also considered. The gendered constructions of both perpetrators and victims of crime and violence are considered. The focus on conflicts and displacements makes the unit go from the personal to the transnational and from the intimate sphere to global geopolitics.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Detailed Assessment Guidelines explaining the requirements for each assignment are available on the GEND3010 iLearn page in the Assessment Resources section. It is necessary to have read these guidelines in order to successfully complete each task.
All essays are to be submitted electronically through Turnitin on the GEND3010 iLearn page.
For any extensions please lodge a special consideration request via http://ask.mq.edu.au . Approved extensions will not incur a late penalty.
Late Submission Penalty
“Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – Two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.”
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Weekly Answers | 20% | No | Throughout the semester |
Critical Analysis | 35% | No | Sunday of Week 6 6/9/2020 |
Research Essay | 45% | No | Sunday of Week 13 8/11/2020 |
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 26 hours
Due: Throughout the semester
Weighting: 20%
Regular contribution to the weekly group discussion forum is a requirement of this unit. Participation should provide evidence of the student having done the readings, listened to the lecture and thought about the topics in relation to both local and global contexts.
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 15 hours
Due: Sunday of Week 6 6/9/2020
Weighting: 35%
This task requires students to critically analyse a selected media article using academic reference material. The length of the essay is 1500 words (10% leeway accepted)
Assessment Type 1: Essay
Indicative Time on Task 2: 31 hours
Due: Sunday of Week 13 8/11/2020
Weighting: 45%
Research and compose a 2000 word essay in response to one of the questions provided.
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
External enrolment for GEND3010 comprises of one 2hrs lecture and one 1h participation in the Discussion Forum each week. Both Lectures and Tutorials begin in Week One.
Due to the COVID-19 instructions, the lectures will be delivered online.
Technologies used and required
This unit has an online presence in iLearn (http://ilearn.mq.edu.au). Students are required to have regular access to a computer and reliable broadband internet. Mobile devices alone are not sufficient.
This unit will use Echo lecture recording (accessed via iLearn).
Required Readings
Required readings can be accessed through the Leganto link on iLearn.
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