APG5075 Using data to understand family violence
Faculty of Arts
APG5075 Using data to understand family violence is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Not offered
- Assessment
- Exam 30%
- and 3 other tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before APG5075
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After APG5075
No unit lists APG5075 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prohibition: APG4075
Overview
In this unit, you will examine key national and international databases that document patterns of gendered family violence. You will use information contained within these databases to develop relevant knowledge about the health and broader societal impacts of family violence. Through this exercise, you will be introduced to new knowledge about the long-term effects of violence within families. Drawing from this knowledge, they will develop a research report supported by the Unit Coordinator, with input from other staff as appropriate.
Offerings in 2025
The 2025 handbook lists no offerings for APG5075.
Assessment
- ReflectionsWritten20%
- QuizQuiz / Test10%
- Analytical exerciseExamination30%
- ReportWritten40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Analyse and interpret key principles of public health and safety frameworks on injury and violence prevention.
- 2
Identify why, how, and where data sources are generated relating to family violence.
- 3
Evaluate data quality principles, implications and ethical issues.
- 4
Apply the principles of public health and safety to family violence data.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures12 hours
- Tutorials24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
This unit engages you in actively applying your knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
Learning resources
Required resources
This unit requires access to a laptop that meets minimum specifications (https://www.monash.edu/esolutions/students/bring-your-own-device-byod).
Free specialist software is available via MoVE (https://www.monash.edu/learning-teaching/innovation/learning-technologies/move).
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Carlyn Muir
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Carlyn Muir
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG5075?
APG5075 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is APG5075 offered?
APG5075 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
How much work is APG5075?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does APG5075 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 30% of the final mark, alongside 3 other tasks.