APG5109 Family violence prevention practicum
Faculty of Arts
APG5109 Family violence prevention practicum is a level 5, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts, offered in 2023 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2023
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 8 tasks
- Workload
- 288 hours
- per semester
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2026 entry.
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Requisites
Before APG5109
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After APG5109
No unit lists APG5109 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Must be enrolled in Graduate Diploma in Family Violence Prevention and must have completed 36 points of this program prior to taking this unit.
In some cases, students may enrol in APG5109 prior to completing 36 points. Please contact the Unit Coordinator to discuss this.
Overview
In the Family Violence Prevention Practicum you select an issue or topic and examine the response of current policy, practice and programs. As one of the final units in the Graduate Diploma of Family Violence Prevention, the Practicum gives you the opportunity to draw on the knowledge and experience gained from previous units and focus on one key issue or topic of interest. Evidence-informed policy and practice is crucial in the specialist family violence sector. The Practicum is designed to develop your understanding of the importance of research and evidence in this space. You will conduct in-depth research on your chosen topic to deliver a major project, supervised by the Unit Coordinator with input from specialists and experts in family violence from Monash University and external organisations as appropriate.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | Flexible |
| Second semester | Clayton | Flexible |
| Trimester 1 | Clayton | Flexible |
Assessment
- ExerciseAssignment10%
- ReflectionAssignment30%
- Project60%
- ExerciseAssignment5%
- Annotated bibliographyResearch assignment20%
- Case studyAssignment30%
- ReflectionAssignment5%
- Research projectResearch assignment40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Reflect on their own experience to identify strategies and policies to support family violence prevention in a range of workplace, policy and clinical settings;
- 2
Develop professional knowledges about family violence prevention and associated leadership skills in a range of environments;
- 3
Apply theoretical knowledge and skills to develop programs and responses in everyday contexts of family violence prevention;
- 4
Construct a culturally sensitive approach to the recognition and management of different needs and objectives in effective family violence prevention;
- 5
Critically evaluate the operational outcomes of policies and programs to support family violence prevention.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures1 hours
- Workshops3 hours
- Teaching approachProblem-based learning
- Teaching approachActive learning
- Teaching approachResearch activities
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 288 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 includes problem-based learning approaches, where students engage in research, integrate theory and practice and apply knowledge and skills to develop viable solutions in response to a problem or set of problems.
This unit engages students in actively applying their knowledge, skills and attributes in interactive, collaborative and reflective activities.
This unit allows students to develop their research skills by engaging in structured inquiry using a systematic approach and discipline-specific methodologies.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Dr Jasmine Mcgowan
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Kate Fitz-Gibbon
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for APG5109?
APG5109 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is APG5109 offered?
In 2023, APG5109 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is APG5109?
The handbook expects about 288 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does APG5109 have an exam?
No. APG5109 has 8 assessment tasks and no exam.