IA3011 - Indigenous Australian Worldviews 3: Indigenous People of High Degree

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 guide students through an examination of Indigenous people who may be considered exemplary samples of champions for success. Students will be introduced to issues and notions through on-line learning including the discussion board and email, 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 email should notify the Subject Co-ordinator. A case study approach will enable students to explore and follow the lives of Indigenous Australians who have been instrumental in highlighting how Indigenous people have attained a noteworthy place in society. Students will have the opportunity to examine how social, political and cultural change has impacted on individual contemporary Indigenous people in Australian society.

Learning Outcomes

• critically analyse the terms success and leadership;
• discuss the hardships encountered by individual Indigenous Australians;
• explore an individuals place within society;
• examine social, political and cultural change from an Indigenous perspective.

Graduate Qualities

• 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 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 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
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
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.