IA1018 - North Queensland Society - Indigenous Voices

Credit points:	03
Year:	2006
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:

Available to Bachelor of Indigenous Studies students and other undergraduate students.

This subject is designed to lead students through an examination of North Queensland society from an Indigenous perspective. Students will be introduced to issues and notions through online learning including the discussion board and e-mail, digital medium and reading materials. Therefore it is essential that students have access to the World Wide Web to complete this subject, students who do not have access to e-mail should notify the subject coordinator. A case study approach will allow students to explore Government policies and historical factors and the impact on political, social and cultural change in specific areas of North Queensland. Encounters between European settlers and Indigenous people and relationships between different Indigenous groups existing in a changing world will be studied. This subject will provide students with an understanding of contemporary Indigenous societies in North Queensland, and their resilience in surviving and the struggle for equity in Australian society.

Learning Outcomes

• Examine North Queensland society from an Indigenous perspective;
• Critically analyse the impact of historical policies and events on Indigenous people;
• Explore political, social and cultural change, encounters between European settlers and Indigenous people and relationships between different Indigenous groups;
• Identify issues of resilience and survival in contemporary society.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments, and to reason and deploy evidence clearly and logically;
• The ability to find and access information using appropriate media and technologies;
• The ability to evaluate that information;
• An understanding of the economic, legal, ethical, social and cultural issues involved in the use of information;
• The ability to select and organise information and to communicate it accurately, cogently, coherently, creatively and ethically;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to generate, calculate, interpret and communicate numerical information in ways appropriate to a given discipline or discourse;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to work with people of different gender, age, ethnicity, culture, religion and political persuasion;
• The ability to work individually and independently;
• The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.

Availabilities
, , Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Coordinator:	Mrs Val Wallace
Contact hours:	26 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).
, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Coordinator:	Mrs Val Wallace
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU and Printed materials
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).
, , Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Coordinator:	Mrs Val Wallace
Contact hours:	26 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.