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Understanding Equality Course

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Course ID:	0000-UEC-D-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED:	14.0 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0310) Social and behavioural sciences, not further defined The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Understanding Equality Course
Name in Polish:	Understanding Equality Course
Organizational unit:	University of Warsaw
Course groups:	Courses in foreign languages General university courses General university courses in the social sciences
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	2.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	English
Type of course:	general courses
Prerequisites (description):	Ability to participate in an online interactive e-learning course.
Mode:	Remote learning
Short description:	The aim of the course is to familiarize the academic community with issues related to equal treatment. Participation in the e-course will enable PhD students and learners to gain knowledge, among others about what discrimination is and what its consequences are, look at your attitude towards gender equality, and finally - develop basic skills to respond to discrimination.
Full description:	Understanding Equality Course is an interactive e-course that you can do by yourself. During the course you will learn what discrimination is, how to recognize it and what to do when you are a witness or a victim. The course consists of 4 modules: 1. Gender equality policy: - the broader social context of gender equality, - historical and social changes in the area of women’s higher education, - basic terminology regarding gender equality policy, - the definition of gender. 2. Equality barriers: - how to identify individual and social barriers of gender equality, - how our personal beliefs and convictions can affect our relations with others, - the relationship between stereotypes, prejudices and discrimination. 3. Discrimination: - different forms of discrimination, - how to recognize discriminatory behaviour, - the consequences of discrimination. 4. Responding to discrimination: - various types of intervention and ways of responding to discrimination, - responses to discrimination and anti-discrimination procedures are available at the University of Warsaw. The course is available on the CKC Kampus platform for people who have enrolled in the course
Learning outcomes:	After completing the course PhD students: - can recognize discrimination, know its kinds, - know the historical contexts of equality policies and the terminology related to equality, - can recognize and diagnose barriers to equality in the individual and social dimension, - know the concepts of stereotypes, prejudices and their impact on discrimination, - can react to discrimination, - know the paths of response to discrimination at the University of Warsaw, - know ideas and vocabulary in English related to equality and antidiscrimination, - can use the knowledge and vocabulary related to equality and antidiscrimination in English.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Completing the entire interactive course equals 5. Lower grades represent the percentage of completion of the course. The lowest positive rating is 60% of the course.

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span:	2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable
Type of class:	Workshops, 30 hours, 20 places more information
Coordinators:	Maria Golińska-Wapińska, Zuzanna Kaszuba
Group instructors:	Julia Kubisa
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Grading Workshops - Grading
Notes:	(in Polish) The course is dedicated to people who are PhD students

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