The prevention of sexual harassment at the university 0000-PMSnU-OG

Prevention of sexual harassment at University is an interactive e-course that you will go through on your own.
During the course, you will learn what sexual harassment is, what forms it can have and who most often experiences it. You will also discover the issues related to the concept of consent - given with full knowledge. The course will conclude with a section dedicated to self-evaluation. In that section, male and female students will reflect on their daily behaviour while checking whether the environment in which they function is safe as a working and learning environment.
The course consists of 4 modules:
1. Definitions and fundamental issues related to sexual harassment. Legal contexts, EU and Polish regulations as well as the application of the law in practice. Examples of sexual harassment.

2. The concept of consent. In this module, you will learn about the origin of the term, what influenced its evolution and how it affects the social, political and moral dimensions of sexual harassment. You will also find out how different stereotypes influence our perception of this phenomenon.

3. Rape culture. In this module you will be introduced to the concepts of sexist hate speech, sexualised cyberbullying, sexualisation of women and girls as well as mansplaining. Each of these phenomena is related to sexual harassment and sexism.

4. Responding to sexual harassment, which demonstrates how to act against this phenomenon at the University of Warsaw. What can you do when you're experiencing or witnessing this kind of situation? We will answer the questions on how to use the pathways to respond and report sexual harassment cases at the UW and outside of it.

Registration for the Prevention of sexual harassment at University course is carried out through the Kampus platform of the Digital Competence Centre of the University of Warsaw.

Type of course

general courses

Mode

Remote learning

Prerequisites (description)

Ability to undertake and complete an interactive course in an online format.

Course coordinators

Term 2023L:

Zuzanna Kaszuba

Term 2024Z:

Zuzanna Kaszuba

Term 2024L:

Zuzanna Kaszuba
Julia Kubisa

Term 2023Z:

Zuzanna Kaszuba

Learning outcomes

On completion of the course, students:
- can recognise cases of sexual harassment and are aware that it is a kind of continuum, i.e. that certain behaviours are sometimes disregarded because of their persistent presence in the culture,
- understand what informed consent is and know the consequences of its absence,
- can identify the legal aspects of sexual harassment and know what were the most important changes in national and EU law concerning sexual harassment
- are familiar with the concepts of rape culture, sexist hate speech, mansplaining and sexism,
- can respond to sexual harassment and support those who have experienced it with their knowledge,
- know the pathways for responding to sexual harassment at University of Warsaw and outside of it.

Assessment criteria

Successful completion of the interactive course in its entirety is equal to a “very good” grade.
Lower grades represent a percentage of course completion. The lowest positive grade is granted after obtaining at least 60% of all the points available in the course.

Additional information

Information on level of this course, year of study and semester when the course unit is delivered, types and amount of class hours - can be found in course structure diagrams of apropriate study programmes. This course is related to the following study programmes:

Additional information (registration calendar, class conductors, localization and schedules of classes), might be available in the USOSweb system:

Description of 0000-PMSnU-OG in USOSweb