IA1018 - North Queensland Indigenous Historical Voices

Credit points:	03
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Indigenous Australian Studies

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. 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. Students will be introduced to issues and ideas 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.

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 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;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to work individually and independently;
• The ability to use online technologies effectively and ethically.

Availabilities
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2009
Coordinator:	Ms Sharon Moore
Lecturer:	Mrs Valda Wallace.
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU and Printed materials
Assessment:	quizzes or tests (50%); essays (50%).
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2009
Coord/Lect:	Mrs Valda Wallace.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	quizzes or tests (50%); essays (50%).
Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2009
Coord/Lect:	Mrs Valda Wallace.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 12 hours tutorials
Assessment:	quizzes or tests (50%); essays (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.