IA3007 - Linking Indigenousness 3

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

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

In this subject students will engage with a number of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders in a variety of settings in order to develop a greater knowledge and understanding of their world views and cultures. 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. The information provided by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people teaching this subject will enhance the student's capacity to analyse issues from a different cultural perspective within the context of lifestyle pre contact with European people, initial contact and post-contact time frames. It is intended that the focus of this subject will be determined by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people providing the teaching activities in the various locations. This will not only reflect the diversity of the people but will also enable students to gain valuable insights into the dynamic nature of the different cultures. Students will be challenged to consider the social construction of the learning environment and the power dynamics attached to the way they are positioned within society.

Learning Outcomes

• examine their own world views and cultural values and beliefs and examine these from an Indigenous perspective;
• analyse the historical, political, social and cultural frameworks of Australian society from different perspectives - Indigenous and non Indigenous; government and community perspectives;
• develop insights into the processes of Indigenous epistemological and ontological perspectives;
• explore the working relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples and communities and factors which impact on these relationships;
• critically analyse issues of social justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in contemporary society.

Inadmissible Subject Combinations:

IA3021 and IA5007 and IA1007 and IA2007

Availabilities
, , Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Face to face teaching (Consult School for on-campus attendance requirements)
Coordinator:	Professor Yvonne Cadet-James
Lecturer:	Mrs Val Wallace.
Contact hours:	0 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).
, , Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Face to face teaching 18-Apr-2006 to 21-Apr-2006
Coord/Lect:	Professor Yvonne Cadet-James.
Contact hours:	0 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).
, , Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2006
Face to face teaching (Consult School for on-campus attendance requirements)
Coord/Lect:	Professor Yvonne Cadet-James.
Contact hours:	0 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Face to face teaching (Consult School for on-campus attendance requirements)
Coordinator:	Professor Yvonne Cadet-James
Lecturer:	Mrs Val Wallace.
Contact hours:	0 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Face to face teaching 25-Sep-2006 to 28-Sep-2006
Coord/Lect:	Professor Yvonne Cadet-James.
Contact hours:	0 hours
Assessment:	(50%); (50%).
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 08-Sep-2006
Face to face teaching (Consult School for on-campus attendance requirements)
Coord/Lect:	Professor Yvonne Cadet-James.
Contact hours:	0 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.